Catylitic converter replacement

[etlsport]

not sure exactly where yours broke, but when my cats go i fully intend to get aftermaket cats as you can get two aftermakets for less than the cost of one stock

[tom4bren]

I haven't had to change the cat on the VX yet but when I had an Amigo done, I went aftermarket.

[Chopper]

Aftermarket!

[Baldwin]

I called a couple shops and they said there aren't aftermartket cats for the vx. They also said that anything newer than '96 has to have oem cuz of some chip. They did say they might be able to weld it back. Not sure if that's a good option or not. I'm lookin' at $1200 for a new Cat.

[IndianaVX]

baldwin,
i too am looking for both cats, and not having alot of luck.
i did call merlin, at st. charles, and they have a 5 day wait, at (i may have to edit this, going by memory) 780.00 each. i have heard that its illegal to buy them off of a wreck, but i may try to go that route. in my timing belt thread in the trouble shooting, the tech at isuzu had talked about putting a "test tube" in place of the cats, but im not sure how that would effect the 02 sensors, or the rest of the engine. i would think that i would have a constant "check engine light"
if you keep me posted, i will do the same for you
thanking you in advance,
david

[Cyrk]

Aftermarket, Magnaflow cats... What I am running on mine.

[VX1]

I'm on my seventh week waiting for a cat. One came in after two weeks, and I'm still waiting on the other. I brought it to the dealership because the power was surging. They first replaced the fuel pump, regulator and filter ($1300), then they said it will need new cats. (I test drove it after the fuel system was replaced and it was still surging, BTW, so I've got to fight them on that charge.) Searching this forum, I found a post of someone waiting five months for a cat, and they were still waiting!

I'm fairly sure there is an FTC regulation that requires manufacturers to have parts available after a car goes out of production (8, maybe 10 years, and possibly more for emission related parts); wouldn't that regulation define a reasonable time to be able to get that part? Waiting five months for a part of a vehicle that is only five years out of production... seems to me that breaks the boundaries of the accepted definition of the word "available".

My cats are being covered under warranty, I believe the Federal Clean Air Act requires emission related parts to have extended coverage.

-Scott
'00 Ironman

[Jolly Roger VX'er]

Aftermarket, Magnaflow cats... What I am running on mine.

This will be my course of action when I need to replace my cats!