Intake and exhaust system

4.10.11 Catalytic converter

A catalytic converter is a device, which is designed for "burning out" unburned fuel contained in exhaust gases and "removing" some of the harmful substances. We will not go into the details of the chemical processes that take place inside this device, just say that the installation of this device has significantly reduced the emissions of harmful substances contained in the exhaust gases.

Note
Basically, the service life of the catalytic converter is the same as that of the vehicle. However, in domestic operating conditions, when using low-quality fuel, to which leaded additives are added contrary to the norms, the special porous filling of the catalyst is destroyed. This leads to a deterioration in the operation of the engine as a whole. In some cases, particles of a collapsing working element fall into the cylinders, which leads to the failure of the piston group.