Need Help passing my smog test?

There is one gauranteed way to never have a problem with your catalytic convertor again.

Rip that sucker out of there.

The problem is - that some states require it to be there.

The (relatively) simple solution is to rip that sucker out of there, knock all of the crap out of it with a broom handle, and then weld it back in place (go far enough in front of and behind it that the inspector won't notice).

My dad always used to do that to his cars when we lived in california, he had a '64 Buick Wildcat with a 500 cubic inch V8 passing smog tests (of course he's a really good pipe welder too - you almost couldn't even tell it had been done).

Always be careful welding on a car though - technically you are supposed to remove anything combustible (interior pieces, fuel tank/lines etc.) although if you know what you are doing, you can sometimes get away with it.

Then of course, there are some spectacular failures too...

The hotter the cat the better within reason of course, however when the tech cleared the codes he did you a favor of sorts it takes awhile for the cat monitor to run, which if it fails will set a check engine light. Your allowed to have two monitors not run, in your case maybe one of them will be the cat monitor. The best way to find out is to get a cheap code reader with "monitor status" if you only have 2 left to run and one of them is the cat, go smog it. The light will come back your cat is bad. It's telling you your cars emissions system is not up to requirements, replace it and help keep our air clean, you would be amazed how little a good working car with properly working emissions system put out in pollutants.

well have it checked cause sometime the cat, just wears out by default in new models like my 2003 honda did also.