Replace catalytic converter or not?

Palmiter1
Sun, 23 Feb 2014 00:56:34 +0000
Maintenance/Repairs

I was told that my 1997 kia Sephia needed a new catalytic converter by a very reliable shop. My car had been stalling out and running very rough. They did replace the distributor cap which seems to have helped the overall performance and that same day i had a smog check and passed with flying colors! Why would I still need to replace my converter if I passed smog. My car has only 36k on it.

please someone advise …thanks!

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