I have been EOCing and P+Ging a lot lately with my better batteries. My starter started to stop working so I was worried about a rebuild but it turned out to be that the solenoid was worn off one on side of the contact plate. After 300,000 K I'm not surprised. Brushes were fine and windings perfect. I spaced out the plate with a washer to expose unworn material and now it's good for another 300,000. I love my Toyotas.
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I suspect the restart pollution is being caused by the cat temps dropping.
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What about the Prius and the like? It has a lot of "eoc" time but still qualifies as an ULEV (or whatever) and no insulated cat. Perhaps the issue with your VX is software related.
I have heard that insulating the cat is a very bad idea. They can overheat and melt down. Perhaps shielding it from the airstream is enough but not too much. Another advantage of belly pans?
My glides are usually a 1/4 mile or much more so I doubt I'm worse off although I will look at a shield for the cat soon. Must be better than just the stock one which would be designed for worst case scenario over-heat.
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