Sometimes the heat shields around the outside of the converter break loose or rust out and causes a rattle noise.
Yes, that is a sign of a bad converter. Just make sure it is the converter that is rattling and not the heat shield located above the converter which are notorious for rattling on older vehicles.
Sell it to a scrap metal dealer.
That would be a rattle.
make noise with the rattle in fornt of the baby's face to get her attention then make noise with the rattle on either side of her head
Yes, but make sure you get an OEM type converter and not a universal converter.
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It's not up to you, when to "make the catalytic converter to work"!... The catalytic converter will provide the chemical reaction alone only @ 400 > degree, no options! See/Google "how it works" and that will help you understand how and why!
Many different non venomous snakes will rattle their tails against leaves and dry grass to make a "rattle" noise to try to fool an potential predator. Making this noise will possibly fool an animal or person into thinking it is a rattlesnake.
Catalytic converters are used to control emissions from your car. Prices will vary depending on the year, model and make of your car. The following website may help ..www.sellyourcatsdirect.com/Converter_Catalog.html
There are many ways you can make a homemade baby rattle. The easiest way would be to take a bottle and fill it with dry pasta, beads, or anything that will make a noise a baby would find exciting.
Normally, the car make and model have nothing to do with it. All catalytic converters have varying platinum concentrations. The bigger the cat,m the more precious metal.