01-22-2015, 04:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by upallnight
Once you get the engine to run, if the engine is blowing a lot of smoke from the exhaust, your cats are toasted.
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Not always the case... you can try running the car for awhile to attempt to clear out the cats. We had a Volvo that was really bad that had a turbo failure and dumped a ton of oil into the exhaust (at the indy I worked at) that took literally a week of running/driving to stop smoking. But once it did clear... all was well. Might be worth a shot before replacing the expensive cat... can't hurt.
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