I haven't had to change the cat on the VX yet but when I had an Amigo done, I went aftermarket.
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I haven't had to change the cat on the VX yet but when I had an Amigo done, I went aftermarket.
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Aftermarket!
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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.
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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
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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
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Well, I just did a search and came across converter geek. They have a converter for the 99 VX for $279.00. Would think if it works on a 99, it should work on a 00/01
http://www.convertergeek.com/epcstar...=convertergeek
Just searched some more, and there are a lot of outlets for converters.
Last edited by rowhard : 07/02/2007 at 07:42 PM Reason: addition
Greetings, Earthling. We come in peace... Never mind "Paris to Dakar", the VehiCROSS looks ready for the Martian desert.
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This will be my course of action when I need to replace my cats!Originally Posted by Cyrk
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]"If its fast and reliable, its not cheap;
if its fast and cheap, its not reliable;
if its cheap and reliable, its not fast."
If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
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"They also said that anything newer than '96 has to have oem cuz of some chip."
Remember, cats are dumb - just exhaust in & exhaust out. As long as it fits in the envelope of the original and doesn't cause more back pressure than the original, then all of the emission control will not be affected.
As for Federal regulation making it illegal to use anything other than OEM - even my Golden Retriever didn't buy that.
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ditto....This will be my course of action when I need to replace my cats!
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