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Catalytic Converter done at 88k

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Not sure if anybody else has ran into this but my last two tanks of gas my ST has had a rotten egg smell to it and it feels like it’s down on power. I know the Ford exhaust are crap on these. I already have a thermal cat back and I just purchased the CVF down pipes. I am just wondering if anybody else has had these issues with their catalytic converters.

I’m not sure if it’s the winter gas or something else.
 

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I wouldn't judge based on smell. If the cats were bad, there'd be a cat insufficiency code. The problem with some of the cheaper downpipes is people are getting codes, even with defoulers!
 

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My left side cat has been replaced twice. First time was early on with exhaust smell inside the vehicle. The second time it went bad there was a weird exhaust sound at around 60K miles.
 

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My left side cat has been replaced twice. First time was early on with exhaust smell inside the vehicle. The second time it went bad there was a weird exhaust sound at around 60K miles.
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If I’m a betting man, I think it’s my left side one that went bad. I was picking up my daughter from basketball practice and I had my window down while idling and that’s when I started to smell of the rotten egg smell
 

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I guess I assumed you meant the catalyst was spent. Certainly the downpipe could be cracked leaking exhaust fumes. Even the revised oe downpipe has had failures.
 

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2020STAWD said:
Not sure if anybody else has ran into this but my last two tanks of gas my ST has had a rotten egg smell to it and it feels like it’s down on power. I know the Ford exhaust are crap on these. I already have a thermal cat back and I just purchased the CVF down pipes. I am just wondering if anybody else has had these issues with their catalytic converters.

I’m not sure if it’s the winter gas or something else.
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So you have CVF downpipes installed or not? If not it’s very likely the stock downpipes are cracked.
 

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So you have CVF downpipes installed or not? If not it’s very likely the stock downpipes are cracked.
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CVF downpipes are being install on Monday. I will inspect the OEM for cracks.
 

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