I Don't want to spend $3100 to replace cats
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I Don't want to spend $3100 to replace cats.![EEK!](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/eek1.gif)
I have been getting the sulfur smell for over 500miles. (hot / cold ) when I hit
the gas a bit harder than usual.
I was told it may be the cats. no codes. no red glow (that I can see ) have used prem fuel 99.8% of the time. ( a couple of times I put reg fuel 5gals to see the diff in mpg )
is it true when the cats go, the car will just stall and then they have to be replaced?
I have 113000 on the car everything has been done except the brake fluid change yet.
I feel bad to trade it in to have someone else get the problem ( also dealer wants to only give me $10K F them )
in the rotten state i live in there is no inspection. can I just pull the cats and just use a pipe in it's place? --prob throw codes but will the car run the same?
thanks for reading
stay well friends
Carmine
ps.... happy belated holidays and new year
I Don't want to spend $3100 to replace cats.
![EEK!](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/eek1.gif)
I have been getting the sulfur smell for over 500miles. (hot / cold ) when I hit
the gas a bit harder than usual.
I was told it may be the cats. no codes. no red glow (that I can see ) have used prem fuel 99.8% of the time. ( a couple of times I put reg fuel 5gals to see the diff in mpg )
is it true when the cats go, the car will just stall and then they have to be replaced?
I have 113000 on the car everything has been done except the brake fluid change yet.
I feel bad to trade it in to have someone else get the problem ( also dealer wants to only give me $10K F them )
in the rotten state i live in there is no inspection. can I just pull the cats and just use a pipe in it's place? --prob throw codes but will the car run the same?
thanks for reading
stay well friends
Carmine
ps.... happy belated holidays and new year
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Here are a few ideas if they are valuable.
1st i'd probably look for a totalled ls or used set of cats. thats a huge price for some cats to be replaced.
also your car probably won't run at max efficiency with cat codes for o2 being off.
1st i'd probably look for a totalled ls or used set of cats. thats a huge price for some cats to be replaced.
also your car probably won't run at max efficiency with cat codes for o2 being off.
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yes, str8evl is right, usually start dumping gas and running rich.
Is it possible to take it to an exhaust shop? they are usually a lot less than the dealer, but I don't know about quality
Is it possible to take it to an exhaust shop? they are usually a lot less than the dealer, but I don't know about quality
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Agree with Boomer01 since no codes...............................check for gasket leak.
I'm also don't trust Ebay CATs as they may not last very long or throw code after install. Look into the classified ad or purchase use OEM CATs from Yahoo Auction Japan (very cheap) and route I took if have to replace CATs since Houston ban selling CATs due to thief.
I'm also don't trust Ebay CATs as they may not last very long or throw code after install. Look into the classified ad or purchase use OEM CATs from Yahoo Auction Japan (very cheap) and route I took if have to replace CATs since Houston ban selling CATs due to thief.
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thank you all for the advice
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hi again
2 repair shops said $1800-2300![EEK!](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/eek1.gif)
smell is now every time i get on freeway or push abit hard on gas![Crying](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/Peace.gif)
no one will just remove cats and put a pipe in it's place.![Confused](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/confused.gif)
avg of 22mpg got a wild 29mpg up/down fl-ny ny-fl![Woohoo](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/woohoo.gif)
new car or fix it ?
soon, the bags may go. to change to reg struts $2200 or $4300 for airbags.
ps it hit 37 deg here today and my leather seat has a nice 6" rip
happy new year
2 repair shops said $1800-2300
![EEK!](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/eek1.gif)
smell is now every time i get on freeway or push abit hard on gas
![Crying](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/Peace.gif)
no one will just remove cats and put a pipe in it's place.
![Confused](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/confused.gif)
avg of 22mpg got a wild 29mpg up/down fl-ny ny-fl
![Woohoo](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/woohoo.gif)
new car or fix it ?
soon, the bags may go. to change to reg struts $2200 or $4300 for airbags.
ps it hit 37 deg here today and my leather seat has a nice 6" rip
happy new year
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I probably wouldn't do it today but back in 1970's I had a muffler shop fabricate a pipe so I could temporarily remove the catalytic converter on my brand new Volvo - the first car model with a catalytic converter sold in the U.S.
I wanted to take the car on a several thousand mile driving vacation during a period where there was a shortage of unleaded gas without having to worry about finding unleaded fuel and ruining the cat. The muffler shop had no qualms about fabricating the pipe but they would not install it. It took me only a few minutes to remove the cat and bolt in the new pipe.
I can't imagine a muffler shop refusing to frabricate pipes to replace your cats but I sure can understand why they would not accept the liability of installing them.
There's no way I would do something like this today - unless there was another shortage of unleaded fuel ... and that's not going to happen.
I wanted to take the car on a several thousand mile driving vacation during a period where there was a shortage of unleaded gas without having to worry about finding unleaded fuel and ruining the cat. The muffler shop had no qualms about fabricating the pipe but they would not install it. It took me only a few minutes to remove the cat and bolt in the new pipe.
I can't imagine a muffler shop refusing to frabricate pipes to replace your cats but I sure can understand why they would not accept the liability of installing them.
There's no way I would do something like this today - unless there was another shortage of unleaded fuel ... and that's not going to happen.
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