How does an exhaust catalytic converter work?

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  • Опубликовано: 11 окт 2024
  • In this video, you'll learn how a catalytic converter (cat) works.
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  • @ivanthebelow-average2192
    @ivanthebelow-average2192 Год назад +176

    It also serves an alternate function:
    It works as a source of income for anyone with a hacksaw

    • @gimpygardner3377
      @gimpygardner3377 Год назад +16

      And your mechanic also makes money. That's 2 people employed. Cats save the environment and the economy!!

    • @loopylad96
      @loopylad96 Год назад +3

      😂😂😂

    • @AmatsukiHussain
      @AmatsukiHussain Месяц назад +2

      Yeee sum dude my friend works with just got his ripped out from underneath lool

  • @scrambaba
    @scrambaba 5 месяцев назад +4

    Cats have saved millions of lives around the world. Thank God we have them.

  • @bottomtext593
    @bottomtext593 Год назад +30

    Fun fact: While you were distracted watching this video, I have stolen your Catalytic Converter

    • @fancy3774
      @fancy3774 5 месяцев назад

      good luck I have a straight pipe 😂😂

    • @KateZhou-gl9pw
      @KateZhou-gl9pw Месяц назад +1

      Looks very good👍

  • @grein545
    @grein545 Год назад +105

    It doesn’t work if it gets stolen 😂

    • @HeckerPlays.
      @HeckerPlays. Год назад

      FRRR

    • @Fred_the_1996
      @Fred_the_1996 Год назад +4

      Mate you joking???? Free straight pipe hell yeah

    • @J4NOObs
      @J4NOObs Год назад

      @@Fred_the_1996 also how boring is the voice in this video lol

  • @Автомобилнидейности

    The catalytic converter work by blocking the horsepower

    • @AhrkFinTey
      @AhrkFinTey Год назад +4

      yeah by like 0.5%

    • @alexwithanx
      @alexwithanx Год назад +5

      @@AhrkFinTey By a bit more than that, but since most vehicles are set up for a certain setup, like having a kat in them, it will probably make you lose hp/torque if you remove it without remapping the ecu. On bikes for example it can really screw with the engine and make it run much much fatter. However removing it then remapping can give up to 5-10% HP gain.

    • @ALittleBitOfGay
      @ALittleBitOfGay Год назад +8

      @@alexwithanxmodern cats flow incredibly well, and this isn’t really true anymore. Way back in the day catalytic converters hurt performance a lot more than they do now. There is really very little reason to not run a cat on a car now, unless you are doing proper race car things (like running high zinc content oil, anti-lag/2 step all the time, etc. all of which you really won’t be doing with a street car)

    • @Pilariepa
      @Pilariepa 3 месяца назад

      The you get a high flow sport cat..

    • @KateZhou-gl9pw
      @KateZhou-gl9pw Месяц назад

      You seem to know something about this?

  • @mohamedyusufmohamud8193
    @mohamedyusufmohamud8193 Год назад +53

    the downside of this technology is that over time , the catalytic converter will be useless due to the deactivation of the active precious metal to avoid this we can develop a regeneration system for the active catalyst which enables them to self-regeneration after it is used for long time.

    • @kevinbrown1368
      @kevinbrown1368 Год назад +18

      catalytic converters are designed, developed and tested to last the full useful life of the vehicle and overwhelmingly the original OE converters are still in place when vehicles are recycled . In fact, the precious metal containing catalytic converters are typically the first parts removed from a vehicle when it enters a automotive recycling facility and are recycled into new catalytic converters.

    • @pierpaoloscian5926
      @pierpaoloscian5926 Год назад +13

      Well if it's a catalyst I don't get how it would be consumed overtime. As everybody has studied in chemistry class, a catalyst doesn't get used up, since it's not a reagent. It only allows a chemical reaction to undergo faster, without adding products or changing the equilibrium constant

    • @kevinbrown1368
      @kevinbrown1368 Год назад +1

      @@pierpaoloscian5926 an engine, especially an old one or one that is passing unburnt fuel can poison or reduce the surface area of the ceramic support used in the converter. This is why lead and zinc additives were eliminated or reduced as well as fuel sulfur which has been reduced to well below 10 ppm. Unburnt lubricant which contains phosphorus, magnesium, etc can also poison the converter. But as I said previously, overwhelmingly, converters on modern cars last longer than the car itself.

    • @mohamedyusufmohamud8193
      @mohamedyusufmohamud8193 Год назад +1

      @@pierpaoloscian5926 Thanks, your reply to this matter. you are right as we studied in school the job of the catalyst is only to accelerate the chemical reaction. but, let me explain to you what I mean by catalyst deactivation, for example, in water purification we use filters and membranes, over time what will happen to the filters, all the particles in the polluted water will accumulate in the pores of the filter. so we have either change the filter or we have to clean it. so as the catalytic converter precious metals pt or Pd which are the active site and responsible for the conversion of toxic CO to CO2. when it is used for a long time it will lose reactivity by accumulating carbon and causing deactivation. so it needs the filters either regenerate or change it. that is what I am talking about .

    • @Wildminecraftwolf
      @Wildminecraftwolf Год назад

      @@mohamedyusufmohamud8193 No precious metals dont reduce in reactivity in the process as they are not consumed in the reaction as they are in other kinds of filtration reactions.

  • @warmfeelings4063
    @warmfeelings4063 Год назад +14

    I am not a chemist neither an engineer, I am a technician ( Grease monkey)and I work on cars for many years, what I’ve seen over the years (some cases)broken cats from inside making rattle noises, melted ones from overheating due to engine misfiring pushing raw fuel through the exhaust along with all other emissions that burned in the catalyst, some cases head gasket or intake plenum gasket failure caused internal antifreeze (cooling system)leak into exhaust system through valve’s then trapped inside catalyst

  • @KinitoCheetos
    @KinitoCheetos Год назад +42

    I chopped mine off and threw it in the trash. Replaced the section with 2.5 inch steel pipe

    • @AustriackiMalarz39
      @AustriackiMalarz39 Год назад +14

      You could sell it :P

    • @KDMFrost
      @KDMFrost Год назад

      you just threw away $600 or more. dummy

    • @blazexiytb
      @blazexiytb Год назад

      best decision mate XD

    • @sandasturner9529
      @sandasturner9529 Год назад +17

      You threw away Platinum, which is worth more than gold.

    • @botandrew1
      @botandrew1 Год назад +4

      Stupid decision mate
      You could sell it

  • @SirChakaWilliam321
    @SirChakaWilliam321 Год назад +24

    That thing is damn expensive

    • @fancy3774
      @fancy3774 5 месяцев назад

      blame palladium and platinum for that

  • @michaelmcfeely6588
    @michaelmcfeely6588 Год назад +9

    Catalytic converters have been used since the later half of the 1970s.

  • @NoReverse77
    @NoReverse77 Год назад +9

    You take your whole exhaust off. Then wait.. get this… one solid pipe from the turbo back….

  • @thegreatafrican3367
    @thegreatafrican3367 Год назад +4

    These rare metals are mainly found in South Africa and are very expensive

    • @KateZhou-gl9pw
      @KateZhou-gl9pw Месяц назад

      You seem to know something about this?

  • @TriPham-j3b
    @TriPham-j3b Месяц назад +1

    So if catalic converter had a columetric element can distillate some gasoline back to gas tamk and the rest mix with air to second chamber to return as gasoline too

  • @BWalker-yg9en
    @BWalker-yg9en 6 месяцев назад +3

    I just put a turbo on my Jeep. I didn't think the cat is gonna last very long. 😂

  • @David___y8f
    @David___y8f 2 месяца назад +1

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  • @justjordan8018
    @justjordan8018 2 месяца назад +4

    Coooool so it costs 500$ and my car can run without it. Got it.

  • @lobbyrobby
    @lobbyrobby Год назад +13

    90% of my cats end up laying on the ground of an exhaust shop.

    • @Fred_the_1996
      @Fred_the_1996 Год назад

      Even on the daily???

    • @lifeischeesy
      @lifeischeesy Год назад +1

      @@Fred_the_1996ESPECIALLY the daily

    • @scrambaba
      @scrambaba 5 месяцев назад

      I think that‘s illegal.

    • @KateZhou-gl9pw
      @KateZhou-gl9pw Месяц назад

      You seem to know something about this?

  • @geraldbull9272
    @geraldbull9272 Год назад +1

    Very good explanation but why do we have to have noise in the background, how can we learn with noise in the background.

  • @blazexiytb
    @blazexiytb Год назад +365

    I dont care for nature, i want flames out of my exhaust

    • @smallengines1018
      @smallengines1018 Год назад +7

      FRRRRR

    • @osamaalawadhi9764
      @osamaalawadhi9764 Год назад +3

      Same here

    • @enhancementtank5876
      @enhancementtank5876 Год назад +23

      No man can influence nature. Has the seasons changed I'm 29 haven't seen it

    • @faiz-fitness2870
      @faiz-fitness2870 Год назад

      cause you are a bad and selfish for other things around us

    • @cockus4192
      @cockus4192 Год назад

      carbon monoxide actually is very harmful to human beings. Besides that, I agree with you, "environment" concerns are bullshitery

  • @indahn8972
    @indahn8972 4 месяца назад +1

    Halo, video Anda sangat bagus dan mudah dipahami. Saat ini saya sedang mengembangkan sebuah e-book kimia untuk skripsi saya. Saya izin menggunakan videonya untuk dicantumkan ke dalam e-book ya. Saya akan cantumkan sumbernya juga. Terima kasih banyak dan sukses selalu🙏🏻

    • @KateZhou-gl9pw
      @KateZhou-gl9pw Месяц назад

      You seem to know something about this?

  • @isiaharauz8959
    @isiaharauz8959 Год назад +3

    Watching this video i didnt realize i didnt have a catalytic converter and how important it is but now after watching, after 7 years i will invest into one

    • @KateZhou-gl9pw
      @KateZhou-gl9pw Месяц назад

      You seem to know something about this?

  • @Greatwrx
    @Greatwrx 4 месяца назад +2

    So do private jets have a cat because I’m pretty sure they also dump fuel

  • @Zukojumo
    @Zukojumo 5 месяцев назад

    I am your 1000th subscriber

  • @bunnyhops477
    @bunnyhops477 Год назад +3

    Why won’t they just put the parts in a catalyst converter inside the muffler and just have a huge muffler

    • @theangrycanuck8331
      @theangrycanuck8331 Год назад

      ​@@SLAPDOORSf that imagine borla exhaust prices. 2-3k a muffler easy.

  • @elephant35e
    @elephant35e Год назад +2

    Wow, I always thought they were called Cadillac converters!

  • @VinylToVideo
    @VinylToVideo 11 месяцев назад

    Catalytic converters were required on cars in North America in about 1972..

  • @allahsnackbar9915
    @allahsnackbar9915 Год назад +3

    the best is to cut it out with a grinder and weld in a piece of pipe

  • @Vedant_Research
    @Vedant_Research 9 месяцев назад +1

    I am form India 🇮🇳

  • @desertcamel
    @desertcamel Год назад

    in a large period is a headache the best thing a downpipe up to the motor, this new sheets including the EGR in a large period of time start to fail, and you think that is the motor but its a computer automatic response when they start to fail.

  • @craigr306
    @craigr306 4 месяца назад +1

    Dose this apply to vw ;)

  • @IkeTurner2.0
    @IkeTurner2.0 11 месяцев назад +2

    What are catalytic converters ????What is new oil tech and will it minimize chemicals in oil and relieve the stress on catalyic converts????

    • @KateZhou-gl9pw
      @KateZhou-gl9pw Месяц назад

      This technology is developing day by day, you still need to watch and learn more

  • @davidchapman1519
    @davidchapman1519 Год назад +2

    I'm so glad none of my vehicles have this garbage on them

  • @IkeTurner2.0
    @IkeTurner2.0 11 месяцев назад +1

    What will new oil tech bring to the oil sector????? Invitation,jobs,and a safe environment.....

  • @jaroslavhakl2270
    @jaroslavhakl2270 Год назад +8

    Cut the cat off on my 1.9 TDI. Now it smokes funny and drives better.

  • @LawatheMEid
    @LawatheMEid Год назад +1

    How to clean it? And when we must clean it?

    • @x88MasterLooser
      @x88MasterLooser Год назад +5

      u clean it by driving, just need to get it up to temperatur, its mentioned in the video at the end. other than that you dont need to do anything yourself

  • @BilleHtun
    @BilleHtun 26 дней назад

    Exhuast pressure low, Engine heat decrease and little noise rise but it not illegal 😅

  • @johnericteves9406
    @johnericteves9406 2 года назад +13

    spending too much fuel…engine choking

    • @ramycraft5349
      @ramycraft5349 Год назад

      Does removing it reduces fuel consumption?

    • @nathan_nyc8366
      @nathan_nyc8366 Год назад +3

      @@ramycraft5349 improves it

    • @kevinbrown1368
      @kevinbrown1368 Год назад +5

      @@ramycraft5349 removing a catalytic converter typically does not improve fuel economy or power on an electronically controlled engine unless the ECM is re-tuned for the reduction in exhaust restriction. However, the act of removing a catalytic converter or re-tuning an ECM is illegal in most jurisdictions.

    • @stevenpollard5171
      @stevenpollard5171 Год назад +2

      Twenty years ago, EPA agents came to the Western Auto store in my little East Texas town and confiscated all the replacement pipes that were on the shelf for sale to put on your car temporarily to see if your Catalytic converter was clogged. People were leaving them on their cars permanently, and the EPA knew it. They said if they found any there later, the store would be fined and closed.

    • @kevinbrown1368
      @kevinbrown1368 Год назад +4

      @@stevenpollard5171 GOOD!! And so they should. Tampering with your vehicle’s emission control system is illegal. Preventing tampering is intended to protect vulnerable communities from dangerous amounts of pollution.

  • @harrazmasri2805
    @harrazmasri2805 Год назад +1

    can't have shit in Detroit

  • @muhammedalazaizeh6637
    @muhammedalazaizeh6637 5 месяцев назад +1

    2023 kia shortage , has 2 cats …9k to replace ….warranty didn’t cover

  • @chrisvanorsdale5485
    @chrisvanorsdale5485 Год назад

    No I took drilll bits and just went right through them

  • @INDIANSinghX
    @INDIANSinghX Год назад +1

    i love it

  • @nachocheese6107
    @nachocheese6107 Год назад +1

    Less hp soooo it has to go sorry not sorry world

  • @davidlawand2805
    @davidlawand2805 Год назад

    i dont have one :))))))

  • @Knox242
    @Knox242 Год назад

    Why do people even want to steal this

  • @Leunam-n7d
    @Leunam-n7d Год назад

    Fuk i it I was worry it was finna fuck my truck up

  • @AlienPizza38
    @AlienPizza38 4 месяца назад

    I don’t really care for these things because they make cars quiet and rob power… But after seeing what toxic gases are filtered from it I almost wana put the catyl back on…😅

  • @itzguru7925
    @itzguru7925 Год назад

    i cut mine off

  • @benhartmann2793
    @benhartmann2793 Год назад

    This explained nothing

  • @dr.jiIIaIicecooper2587
    @dr.jiIIaIicecooper2587 Год назад +1

    Thanks for the lie Ms. female alien robot

  • @Benjamin06267485
    @Benjamin06267485 Год назад

    Miau

  • @enhancementtank5876
    @enhancementtank5876 Год назад +7

    Catalytic converter are the end game of society. Ruin a car for no reason and fool buyers coinciding

    • @enhancementtank5876
      @enhancementtank5876 Год назад

      @justinthor you think citizens have control over the system. Also catalytic converters and o2 sensors are the biggest mistakes followed by dual overhead cam motors. You son are ignorant

    • @christofferhansson7950
      @christofferhansson7950 Год назад +1

      Catalytic converters vastly reduce the amount of CO, HC, and NOx in your exhaust. These gases are harmful to the environment and to you. A modern cat only sips a percent or two of HP, so it’s really a no brainer.

    • @enhancementtank5876
      @enhancementtank5876 Год назад

      @@christofferhansson7950 when the mean reduce carbon emissions they mean from you also

    • @christofferhansson7950
      @christofferhansson7950 Год назад +2

      @@enhancementtank5876 Yes? Everyone must pitch in to combat the climate crisis.

    • @enhancementtank5876
      @enhancementtank5876 Год назад

      @@christofferhansson7950 you are brain washed, climate change is a hoax buddy

  • @tyvoneharrison9418
    @tyvoneharrison9418 Месяц назад

    I believe this is 🐂💩💩. This is the best excuse to check if you altered your vehicle. AKA: convert the vehicle to only take water instead of gasoline