For most of the systems in your vehicle, removing contaminants is a matter of running fluid through a filter, such as your oil filter or fuel filter. However, when it comes to cleansing your exhaust, a paper filter just isn’t going to cut it. This is why you have a Chevy Suburban catalytic converter.

Located in an enlarged section of your exhaust pipe, your Suburban catalytic converter is charged with the complicated task of filtering pollutants from the exhaust that leaves your combustion cylinders. As you can imagine, this can’t be accomplished by passing the exhaust through a screen, so you may be wondering how your catalytic converter manages to do it. The answer is surprisingly simple.

The Chevy Suburban catalytic converter is a honeycomb filter with small amounts of precious metals embedded in the walls, usually platinum, palladium, and rhodium. When your exhaust passes through the filter, the metals act as catalysts to create a chemical reaction that smashes and re-forms the pollutant molecules, creating environmentally safe nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and water vapor. Though your Suburban catalytic converter is built to last, eventually it will become less effective at its job. The process of wear can be accelerated if you have a faulty oxygen sensor that allows excess fuel to move through your exhaust system. Symptoms of a bad Chevy Suburban catalytic converter include a loss of engine power, a drop in fuel economy, and black, foul-smelling exhaust smoke. Replacing your Suburban catalytic converter does not have to cost a fortune when you purchase a replacement through our extensive online catalogue.We carry tons of high-quality auto parts and accessories for less.