I have a rattling noise in my car, I took it to get it checked out and they said it was the catalytic converter, and that I needed to replace it. How accurate is this diagnosis? And what else if anything could be rattling?
97 Ford Explorer Sport
Oct 13, 2004
2 Replies
If that's the case, I'd pull the cat and shake it around myself. Don't know about this year/model, but on the 96 sport it's held on by 4 bolts. You'll probably need to buy some new bolts to reattach it (if yours are as rusted as mine were).
One place I took mine to suggested tapping it with a hammer to check for rattling. Maybe a rubber hammer would be best :-)
Paul
I had a rattling noise coming from around my catalytic converter. One day after getting sick of hearing it, I climbed under my truck and found a loose clamp. 30 seconds later it was fixed.
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