clogged cat

[[ChaosweaveR]]

Originally Posted by psy7

problem the autozone near me sucks ass really they dont even try to call any one else they just say they dont have it lima sucks when it comes to that but i guess ill have to try. thanks for the link. oo im not much of a computer guy so me and searching dont go so well sorry

Geez man, just get the part number and order elsewhere. The part number is what you really need.

[psy7]

tru i write it down so i dont forget thanks even though we argued a lot

[[ChaosweaveR]]

I'm just blunt and to the point. I hate seeing work half assed due to money issues.

[PhantomLover007]

Originally Posted by [ChaosweaveR]

I'm just blunt and to the point. I hate seeing work half assed due to money issues.

You're contradicting yourself Chris....

Make up you damn mind...

[psy7]

i hope never to do a half assed job on anything but if i have money issues i usually dont start a job until i know i have the money it is just very difficult with the job market and trying to get more hours at work

[[ChaosweaveR]]

Originally Posted by PhantomLover007

You're contradicting yourself Chris....

Make up you damn mind...

Fock you Matt. My sinus cold is bad enough.

[psy7]

i just realized this is the longest thread i have ever had

[PhantomLover007]

Originally Posted by [ChaosweaveR]

Fock you Matt. My sinus cold is bad enough.

Ok Snuffalumpigus...

Originally Posted by psy7

i just realized this is the longest thread i have ever had

Welcome to the world of PW's..

[[ChaosweaveR]]

Originally Posted by PhantomLover007

Welcome to the world of PW's..

All the Matts here seem to excel in this...PW'ing you speak of.

[PhantomLover007]

Oh yes.... We do...

[psy7]

[FuriousG]

I'm told that you can get a few more weeks of life out of your cat if you lift the car and bang on the cat with a hammer. It may loosen some of the junk up and allow it to pass but you'll still need to get a new one. That's what was suggested to me when mine clogged and I had to wait for a new one to be shipped to Germany. Unfortunately, I got that advice a little late and the backpressure had already broken the head off of 2 of the exhaust manifold bolts. Ended up having to take the heads off to drill them out and it cost me over $2500 for all the work that was done (included an LIM upgrade to the new metal gaskets because that was what actually clogged my cat in the first place.)

If your local Autozone sucks, you can just have them ship you the part from somewhere else. Just select to have it shipped to your home rather than a local store. Even here in Germany I can get stuff from Autozone in about a week so they have pretty fast shipping. Also, I love Autozone because they are one of the very few companies that give free shipping to an APO address. Not many companies out there that will support the military even when it costs them money. They have made me a lifetime customer on that fact alone.

[psy7]

tru i will see if they have the part first and might have it shipped to me if they dont have it in stock

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could even make it worse.

how bout this. if money is an issue cut yours off take it to a core guy or recycler and use that money to buy an aftermarket cat.

or steal one off some 1 elses. since cutting or gutting is already illegal why not throw in theft.

[psy7]

theft not my forte

good man.

seriosly go call some muffler shops. i highly doubt youll have any issues with aftermarket.

[psy7]

already ordered one it will be in wednesday

[AaronGTR]

Originally Posted by FuriousG

I'm told that you can get a few more weeks of life out of your cat if you lift the car and bang on the cat with a hammer. It may loosen some of the junk up and allow it to pass but you'll still need to get a new one. That's what was suggested to me when mine clogged and I had to wait for a new one to be shipped to Germany. Unfortunately, I got that advice a little late and the backpressure had already broken the head off of 2 of the exhaust manifold bolts. Ended up having to take the heads off to drill them out and it cost me over $2500 for all the work that was done (included an LIM upgrade to the new metal gaskets because that was what actually clogged my cat in the first place.)

First off, banging on your cat is a really REALLY bad idea! It's not going to loosen up any carbon deposits. It will however break the ceramic matrix inside and plug it up even worse.

Second, there are no exhaust manifold bolts. There are however studs with nuts on them... and there is no possible way that back pressure caused any of them to break. There isn't enough force. The engine couldn't even begin to make that much back pressure much less run with that much. Broken exhaust manifold studs are pretty common if they are old and never been removed. They get rusty, and sometimes crack just from age and from the vibration of the engine and weight of the exhaust, or they get broken when you try and take them out and they are rusted in place.


To the OP, you can find OEM direct fit replacement cats much cheaper than buying the actual factory piece from the dealer. You can also get a universal replacement cat with a 2.25" inlet and have it welded to the stock downpipe at a muffler shop relatively cheaply.

[zukiracer19]

Chaos you are a focking **** sucker, enough said. your car is gay and you love licking dirty *******s with your hairy tongue

[K WeRd]

Originally Posted by zukiracer19

Chaos you are a focking **** sucker, enough said. your car is gay and you love licking dirty *******s with your hairy tongue