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james497
02-17-2010, 05:32 PM
The other day i was driving and hit a pot hole hard,my car lost power and i pulled over looked under the car and the cat was red hot. The car won't start now does anyone know whats wrong? I think the cat is clogged.:thinking:
98blackcivic
02-17-2010, 05:51 PM
did you get the temperature readings on that cat?
james497
02-17-2010, 05:58 PM
naw i was on the side of the highway,but when i tried to start it i get a rattle in the exhaust,plus there was some white stuff in the end of the exhaust
james497
02-17-2010, 06:17 PM
and after a while it started back up and pushed on the gas pedal but no power,and then it cut back off.
james497
02-17-2010, 07:59 PM
damn nobody can help
james497
02-17-2010, 08:47 PM
well answer me this will a clogged cat stop your car from starting?
james497
02-18-2010, 12:34 AM
damn anyone ever had this problem
BrandonR
02-18-2010, 12:56 AM
Why don't you unbolt the cat from the header pipe and see if it helps? It's two bolts.... And yes a totally clogged cat can cause no start/low power.
Patterson
02-18-2010, 05:33 AM
Why don't you unbolt the cat from the header pipe and see if it helps? It's two bolts.... And yes a totally clogged cat can cause no start/low power.

X2 sounds like one or both bricks have busted and has stopped the flow. unbolt it and it should run.
james497
02-18-2010, 10:21 AM
Why don't you unbolt the cat from the header pipe and see if it helps? It's two bolts.... And yes a totally clogged cat can cause no start/low power.thanks

[QUOTE=Patterson]X2 sounds like one or both bricks have busted and has stopped the flow. unbolt it and it should run.[\QUOTE]thanks
KevinT707
02-18-2010, 10:45 AM
As someone else say, sounds like there's some internal damage to the cat. Get it replaced.
88civic_hatc
02-18-2010, 12:14 PM
common sense would be to unbolt it
james497
02-18-2010, 07:35 PM
yea i know just double checking before i go pick it up from the wrecker
Barefoot
02-18-2010, 07:44 PM
Why don't you unbolt the cat from the header pipe and see if it helps? It's two bolts.... And yes a totally clogged cat can cause no start/low power.
ding ding ding right answers
preferredduck
02-19-2010, 11:12 PM
Why don't you unbolt the cat from the header pipe and see if it helps? It's two bolts.... And yes a totally clogged cat can cause no start/low power.

depending on where you live and if an o2 sensor plugs into it, hollow it out and go, mine is hollowed out and i have it modified so i don't get a CEL, i know the tree huggers hate me but i couldn't find a high flow cat and a new one is really expensive.