[Shop-talk] Junk catalytic converter: what to do?

[Doug Braun]

Actually, I decided to keep it.

I bought and installed an aftermarket (Wagner brand)
converter.  It fit reasonably well, but, like all
aftermarket parts, it was not nearly as well-made as
the original.  It also had a substantially smaller
catalyst matrix, and no heat shields like the
original.

Since the original converter worked fine and the
matrix looked fine, I'll keep it, and when the
aftermarket converter eventually fails, I'll repair
the original's rusted-out flange and re-install it.

And if the I get rid of the car while the replacement
cat is still OK, I can sell the old junk one cat then.
 I'll just consider it as part of my investment
portfolio :-)

BTW, the recycling places wil pay onthe average about
$60 for an OEM cat, but only $5 or $10 for an
aftermarket one.

Doug



--- Richard Beels <rbeels at yahoo.com> wrote:

> As David said, sell it.
> 
> I was looking for a new car.  Wife dragged me to the
> Hyundai lot to 
> look at the Genesis (nice car for a Hyundai, lots of
> goodies for the 
> money).  All their cars on the lot are unlocked
> 24x7.  They don't 
> even have cameras in the lot.  I asked the sales guy
> about this and 
> he said the only problem they've had with the cars
> is unrelated to 
> locking the cars.  6 months ago every cat in the lot
> was stripped off 
> the cars one weekend.  A few battery-operated
> sawz-alls is my guess....
> 
> 
> 
> At 10/16/2008 at 14:57, Shakespearean monkeys danced
> on Doug Braun's 
> keyboard and said:
> >Hello,
> >
> >What's is the best way to get rid of a junk (10
> year
> >old, 130k miles, rusted out flange) catalytic
> >converter that I have?  Is there a cost-effective
> way
> >to get money for it?  Or should I just "donate" it
> to
> >the local muffler shop?
> 
> 
> Cheers!
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