Kia Catalytic Converter

The federal government has created the Environmental Protection Agency which is charged for protecting human health and safeguarding the natural environment. With the influx of pollutants and different pollutant creating factors, emissions control standards and law have been established. Car manufacturers were then challenged to make innovations on their engines and cars to be able to follow standards without compromising their cars’ performance. Although new in the United States, KIA has been making marks in the US market and in accordance to the law they also equipped the required catalytic converter to all KIA vehicles.

Catalytic converters are devices that control the release of harmful by-products of combustion like hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide. The catalytic converter contains a reduction catalyst and an oxidation catalyst. By using these catalysts, the toxic gases are converted to less harmful water, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and oxygen. The precious metal platinum and rhodium are used in the reduction catalyst while the palladium and platinum are used in the oxidation. The oxygen sensor which is mounted upstream than the converter tells how much oxygen is in the exhaust so the computer can adjust the air-to-fuel ratio and make sure there is enough oxygen in the exhaust to allow oxidation catalyst to burn unburned hydrocarbons and CO.

Some factors that can cause the KIA catalytic converter to overheat and possibly meltdown are an engine misfire or ignition and a cracked exhaust valve. In such cases, replacement for your KIA catalytic converter is necessary. This should not be a big problem. It’s easy to get a KIA catalytic converter that will fit right and lower your emission to the standard level. Just browse our easy to navigate online catalog and you can find the correct catalytic converter for your application and you will back on the road in no time.