ThreeWayCatalyticConverter
Thethreewaycatalyticconverter
containspreciousmetalsthatserve
ascatalysts,promotingchemical
reactionstoconverttheexhaust
gasseswithoutaffectingthemetals.
Thecatalyticconverterisreferredto
asathree-waycatalyst,sinceitacts
onHC,CO,andNOx.Areplacement
unitmustbeanoriginalHondapart
oritsequivalent.
Alwaysuseunleadedgasoline.
Evenasmallamountofleaded
gasolinecancontaminatethe
catalystmetals,makingthethree
waycatalyticconverterineffective.
THREEWAYCATALYTICCONVERTERS
Keeptheenginewellmaintained.
Haveyourvehiclediagnosedand
repairedifitismisfiring,back-
firing,stalling,orotherwisenot
runningproperly.
Thethreewaycatalyticconverter
mustoperateatahightemperature
forthechemicalreactionstotake
place.Itcansetonfireany
combustiblematerialsthatcome
nearit.Parkyourvehicleawayfrom
highgrass,dryleaves,orother
flammables.
U.S.modelisshown
Adefectivethreewaycatalytic
convertercontributestoairpollution,
andcanimpairyourengine’sper-
formance.Followtheseguidelinesto
protectyourvehicle’sthreeway
catalyticconverter.
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| Categories | Honda Civic Manuals, Honda Manuals |
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| Tags | Hybrid |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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