Originally Posted by jfall
(Post 369192)
I am in California.
They will not check for the CAT brand at all. Just go to an independent smog shop. As long as it passes the up the tail pipe sniff. My 1997 D1 had the cats go bad. I got some from Atlantic British for $800 - after market and put them on. Then got smogged in Cali near Los Gatos in Santa Clara County and no problems. here is the write up <a href="http://jeffreyfall.com/landrover" target="_blank">1997 Land Rover replace catalytic converter and head gaskets</a> |
UPDATE: Ok, I started thinking about how the CAT works. It's a honeycomb shaped screen inside a round tube. The screen is covered with a precious metal. If the metal is worn off, it's toast and needs to be replaced. BUT, what if it's just covered/plugged with carbon, dirt, etc???
I removed the CAT from my wife's VW and poured a bottle of Sea Foam inside. I rolled it around for a while until I was confident it had reached every surface inside. I then poured a bottle of Awesome Cleaner inside. This is from the Dollar Store and actually only costs $1. I did the same and rolled it around and back and forth until I was confident it had reached every surface inside. I placed the exhaust (Full Pipe and CAT) into a clean garbage can and filled it with water. I then proceeded to pump it up and down like those girls at the Weenie Shops in the mall making Lemon Aid for about 10 mins. This rushed water back and forth through the honeycomb. I then took my pressure washer and poked it down into the converter (Against the normal flow so as to be washing backwards, just in case it was plugged on the incoming side) and sprayed it out for a while until the bubbles stopped coming out and then finished with a good rinse from a hose. I installed the CAT back into the car and started it. It smoked like crazy, just as if I had just done a Sea Foam treatment on it. I drove it for about 20 mins until it stopped smoking. I reset the computer and had my wife drive it for the next few days to see if the P0420 (CAT not working) code came back. It never did. I just returned home from the smog shop where I got a clean bill of health!!! I'm SO excited, as I dodged a $1000 replacement CAT! |
Call me a tree killer, but I run catless. My state has no inspections. When and if they ever do I will buy universal and weld it up.
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My Volvo is catless, but I hate the smell. The disco has factory cats.
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Originally Posted by MC04DII
(Post 372912)
Call me a tree killer, but I run catless. My state has no inspections. When and if they ever do I will buy universal and weld it up.
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Originally Posted by ZGPhoto
(Post 372913)
My Volvo is catless, but I hate the smell. The disco has factory cats.
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I'm from Down Under, so can someone tell me why the hell some punk is stealing CATs???
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Originally Posted by winaje
(Post 372938)
I'm from Down Under, so can someone tell me why the hell some punk is stealing CATs???
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Originally Posted by jafir
(Post 372942)
Money. Catalytic converters from a European car can have a scrap value of $150 or more each. I think I got $75 for a cheap Honda cat that had gone bad.
Just kidding, geez there are some scum around... Lucky they either haven't cottoned on down here, or are too lazy. Thank goodness I drive a CATless TD5 |
Originally Posted by winaje
(Post 373041)
Anyone know where to buy a cordless sawzall???
Just kidding, geez there are some scum around... Lucky they either haven't cottoned on down here, or are too lazy. Thank goodness I drive a CATless TD5 Also, in my area, scrap yards cannot accept cats except from authorized dealers... Also on the bulletin. |
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