Catalytic Converter - Problems

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Catalytic Converter - Problems

I have a Civic 2008, barely done 40,000 KM and I noticed a huge dip in fuel efficiency. I'm generally quick to push the pedal and so my civic's fuel efficiency is low, but recently it touched 8 KM/liter. Thats just shocking!
Also, in second gear, when I have the accelerator lightly pressed, the car jerks every now and then.

I believe I have a bad Catalytic Converter, and a quick googling lead me to this great site:

What Causes a Bad Catalytic Converter? | eHow.com

I have another civic 1.8 (2007 model), which had its catalytic converter problem and we recently got it taken out. The sad thing is there were eight other civics at the repair shop getting the same thing done!

In the US, the catalytic converters have a life of over 100K miles, thats 160,000 KM!! And yet, reading through different posts, it seems in Pakistan the life is around 40,000 KM.

If its a fuel issue, we, the consumers should be fuming. We pay excessively for fuel (no subsidization, in fact huge profit making by the refinery's), and yet the quality of fuel we're getting is crap. Bad fuel is another form of tax, that we pay through regular engine maintenance, health bills due to excessive air pollution of using low fuel, and bad fuel economy!

Gari.pk User 823 asked on 17 Jun 2010 17:46:51 pm

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Rayan - on 17 Jun 2010 17:47:14 pm

dude i dont know how much you were getting on your civic before cuz if you are getting 8( in city driving) i think you are getting really cool mileage cuz i myself get 7 or sometimes 8 and my other friends get 7 - 8 max

yes if pick has dropped thn high chances that your catalytic converter screwed. ready for around 40k duz - - i saw people normally removing the converter and running without it as they give a dam about euro 4 compliance