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catalytic converter cause vacuum leak?

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Old May 13th, 2013 | 8:34 PM
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Default catalytic converter cause vacuum leak?
is it possible? ive checked my engine for vacuum leaks but 0 come up since i fixed the previous one but ive never changed the cats. did all the egr stuff
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Old May 14th, 2013 | 9:15 AM
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Naw,

The Coverter lives outside the engine.

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Old May 21st, 2013 | 11:04 AM
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A vacuum leak can cause a converter to go bad but a bad converter won't cause a vacuum leak. It's what I do for a living.
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