ok here is the deal. My cat clogged a few months back,and my question is would light driving around town for a couple months hurt my engine? I was just wondering if any problems could arise from driving on a clogged cat. It is a 2000 neon 2.0, atx. Thanks for the help.

 

I dont think it would hurt it alot but your engine wouldnt have much power at all and probably soon just stop working due to no exhuast flow.

 

yeah, i noticed a dramatic loss of power when it was clogged. i just hope there is no long term damage.

 

Yeah, anything can happen on an automobile so, are youor have you beenrunning any cleaners thru this vehicle?

 

umm, i ran a fuel injector cleaner through it...what other cleaners should i run?

 

driving with clogged cats= blown head gaskets. it happened on my wifes old cavelier when we were younger.

 

Plus a clogged cat can get very hot.

 

cut it off or hollow it out makes it louder and it will have more power but make sure you get all the stuff out cause i didnt on mine and i have converter parts sliding out my exhaust and getting stuck at the bends

 

I would remove it but i would not hollow it out as it will reduce performance.

 

just replace it, i would run combustion chamber cleaner through it just incase that light slow city driving built up carbon elsewhere. clogged cats are the worst for engines, exhaust gasses cant escape so they put backpressure on the exhaust valves and everything just gets really hot.