Where can I find a driver side catalyst converter. Min is falling apart. Thanks for helping me find the right parts.

 

needswings.com

 

Just delete them
You’ll be happier for it

 

DOES that mean the car will sound super loud? Also I'd imagine this is the much more cost efficient way to go? Can repair shop do that fairly easily?

 

Essentially I brought in my car cause it's been leaking oil. They said they had to reseal the gasket and it made sense cause oil had been slowly dripping down the gasket/engine area for a while and it go to the point where it needed to be addressed.

When I picked up car they said my left catalyc converter was essentially falling sort/disintegrating.

I took the car home and since it's been to the shop it's slow to respond, at the light will start idling and when you accelerate in the low RPMs it will hesitate and feels like car shuts off, then it finally starts to accelerate in a sudden burst.

​​​​​​Like I mentioned, I never noticed these signs before bodyshop worked on the car but they have been awesome to me in the past and treat me very good so I take their word for it that this might actually be the catalyc converter breaking? Any ideas if it could be something else causing the symptoms?

 

No, it does not make them super loud but it will sound better. I left the resonator and muffler in place

• It will increase performance
• It will sound better

But

• You will have to get the Oxygen sensors coded out
• You will notice a raw fuel smell at idle

Symptoms; (appear to be exactly what you are experiencing)
Lagging acceleration, a great deal of hesitation, Engine failure. It starts intermittently and gets worse, quickly. It can happen just by driving the car, that's what happened to me. The upper cats age and the Interiors of them begin to fracture and crumble. This plugs the cat which in turn does not allow for exhaust gas to exit. All it takes is a tap on the side of the catalytic converter to start the slide into chaos

I removed all 4 (AFTER ONE FAILED ON A LONG ROADTRIP Calgary to san Diego, Lots of F-words on that day)
Failure occurred on Drivers side, upper Cat plugged up and forced me to the side of the road. I couldn't locate a shop that would short term repair it with a straight pipe it so I had to get the failed Cat replaced before I could depart the service center and the State. Upon returning home, I ordered the Cat delete kit from Needswings. I just checked the Needswings site and didn't see them but if you're interested in this route, call Rob at Needswings directly

Before you go this route, best to check with your Provincial or state regulations.

Wishing you success is either avenue of repair. Please let us know how it works out.

Don't delay cause a plugged cat WILL LEAVE YOU STRANDED AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

 

Sounds like a deep pothole/bump could cause it as well? Wondering how many were distroyed by a 'quick tap on the side', hit by a bad mechanic (when no one was looking)...


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Depending on the size , a cat is worth a good buck as scrap. It contains expensive materials like platinum. So make sure you get to keep it, auto repair shops make a good buck from the scrap merchant who comes round to pick them up.

 

the mechanic was actually very honest. He has a welder he works with so they basically welded where it was falling apart for $60. Beats having to get new ones so I'll take that for now. Thanks for all your posts!