catalytic converter question
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catalytic converter question
When I got home from work today, I smelled something strange. I thought that something like a twig or paper might have been touching the exhaust, but when I look under the 8, I saw that the cat was glowing bright red (by the 02 sensor, the only place I could see through the heat shield), is this normal?
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Something might be wrong if it is glowing bright red. I drove mine like mad before I went and swapped my midpipe in. While the cat was hot... it was certainly not glowing.
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I have the rough idle problem as others are having and my gas mileage is still about 13 mpg. I think maybe my plugs are fouled and maybe there is unburnt gas heating up the cat. I took it to the dealer for the idle and gas mileage problem and got a responce of its the "nature of the beast" in referance to the rotary motor. So I'm not sure what to do.
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that isnt' abnormal for a rotary engine...teh exhaust gasses in a rotary normaly are around 1600-2000 (if you get on it)...teh rx-8 with it's 13b-msp is supposed to be around 1200-1600 deg. So you are within operating specs there.
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Originally posted by Boilermaker
I have the rough idle problem as others are having and my gas mileage is still about 13 mpg. I think maybe my plugs are fouled and maybe there is unburnt gas heating up the cat. I took it to the dealer for the idle and gas mileage problem and got a responce of its the "nature of the beast" in referance to the rotary motor. So I'm not sure what to do.
I have the rough idle problem as others are having and my gas mileage is still about 13 mpg. I think maybe my plugs are fouled and maybe there is unburnt gas heating up the cat. I took it to the dealer for the idle and gas mileage problem and got a responce of its the "nature of the beast" in referance to the rotary motor. So I'm not sure what to do.
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Originally posted by Omicron
As others have said, it sounds like your cat is partially plugged. Take a trip to the dealership.
As others have said, it sounds like your cat is partially plugged. Take a trip to the dealership.
wouldn't that cause a CEL to go on? Better not park over leaves if that is normal.
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Originally posted by flatso
wouldn't that cause a CEL to go on? Better not park over leaves if that is normal.
wouldn't that cause a CEL to go on? Better not park over leaves if that is normal.
It does tend to cool down fast.
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