I hope some one can give me an idea of the damage I did to my catalytic convertor.
I forgot to put the oil cap back on my 1996 kia rio. Oil got all over one side of the engine and on the belts making them slip and squeal a little. I sprayed some engine cleaner on it and lightly sprayed water from a hose while it was running to rinse it off. I don't have the cover that goes over the top of the motor on it either.
Next morning on the way to work it was lacking some power but I figure it had to burn off a little moisture or something. 10 miles into my trip it starts losing power. Soon I am in the emergency lane doing 5 mph, then it dies. I pop the hood and in the dark I can see the cat glowing orange.
If I let the car sit it'll run OK for a while then slowly start losing power and shifting messed up. I put a code reader on it and come up with P0420. Could I of cracked the catalytic converter? I was going to replace the O2 sensors, but there almost 100.00 a piece. I figure I should check every possability first. Thanks a lot for any advice or help.
I forgot to put the oil cap back on my 1996 kia rio. Oil got all over one side of the engine and on the belts making them slip and squeal a little. I sprayed some engine cleaner on it and lightly sprayed water from a hose while it was running to rinse it off. I don't have the cover that goes over the top of the motor on it either.
Next morning on the way to work it was lacking some power but I figure it had to burn off a little moisture or something. 10 miles into my trip it starts losing power. Soon I am in the emergency lane doing 5 mph, then it dies. I pop the hood and in the dark I can see the cat glowing orange.
If I let the car sit it'll run OK for a while then slowly start losing power and shifting messed up. I put a code reader on it and come up with P0420. Could I of cracked the catalytic converter? I was going to replace the O2 sensors, but there almost 100.00 a piece. I figure I should check every possability first. Thanks a lot for any advice or help.