2003 Volkswagen Passat "monolith" Questions

...needs attention. It sounds like it will be a Lambda, the problem is if ignored you will burn the monolith out of the cat. Bite the bullet buddy and get the codes read. Let me know the codes and ...

...give me some suggestions. Thanks, Bill Buck Check your catalytic convertor, these have a ceramic monolith inside which degrades and becomes loose in the housing, easily checked ! with the engine ...

Rattling sound near the exaust system. nothing is loose. If at the front, near the catalyst, then possibly the monolith in the catalyst is breaking up.

wont take acceleration cant go over 45mph Have you had the fuel pressure checked under a load? If  the pressure is ok then check for excessive back pressure in the exhaust system, though that is ...

...its fine the loud sound comming from rear exhaust into the interior of the car Sounds like the monolith plate in the catalytic converter is rattling around or your exhaust system is hitting the ...

how to remove the cataletic In the 4-cyl engine there are two, the warm up cat converter, called the WU-TWC, and the main or monolithic cat converter, called the TWC. I assume you mean the second one,

...in dirt, and not providing the right fuel mix under a load heavier than normal driving. 2) The monolith in the Cat may be breaking up and blocking the exhaust system, which would again be more ...

I have a 99 grand am it seems to not want to come out of first gear when in drive was told cadillac converter or resinator could be clogged so had a friend remove them and still have that problem what

How to unhook traction control on a2012 Toyota tundra. would like to unhook the traction control without any dashlights coming on unhook> defeat , disable, for temporary , like when off road not ...

...& 0300 (Random Misfire). Ideas? I would say you need to take your cat off and check to see if the monolith is blocked/broken up. The big puff and black smoke tell me you are getting a pressure