There is a way to help your internal combustion engine to not be so harmful to the environment. A Nissan Altima 1996 - 2001 catalytic converter is the answer. Your ride’s exhaust naturally contains carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and nitrogen oxide. Each one of these elements alone could cause serious problems for your health and the environment, especially the ozone layer. All three of them together could even be deadly. Located at the front of your exhaust line, a Nissan Altima Eastern catalytic converter vaguely resembles a muffler. As the exhaust flows through it, chemical reactions occur changing these harmful elements into less harmful ones. It turns carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide into nitrogen and oxygen, and hydrocarbons into water. Failure of this automotive component is caused by a fuel mixture that is too rich. That too rich mixture can in turn create heat stress. This problem could be caused by an emission of too much unburned fuel, your computerized controls could be sending too much fuel into the combustion chamber, or your fuel injectors could have problems. The underlying cause of the problem needs to be discovered and fixed before changing out your Nissan Altima Eastern catalytic converter so that it can do its job properly for the long haul. All customers are entitled to world-class technical support when purchasing high-quality auto parts for a car or truck. Because you deserve that, we established a round-the-clock technical help bureau to answer your questions. If you can find a better price, give us a call - we always beat any price advertised elsewhere.