Are they still using platinum? I read several years back, Ford was working on a substitute for platinum in cats. When the news got out, the platinum market bombed.
Ed 300E On 4 April 2011 16:51, Rich Thomas <[email protected]>wrote: > Those things go for big money, they have platinum in them. In Houston > there was a thriving theft industry for the things. Come out in the > morning, start your car, sounds like an old stock car. Look under, cat cut > off. They would hit a whole neighborhood. > > --R > > > On 4/4/2011 4:21 PM, E M wrote: > >> If you have the gear to cut open the cat, and weld it back together again, >> provided the tin is in good enough shape, I believe you can buy the >> internal >> cat material by the yard. I don't know the price, and I'm sure it's not >> "cheap", but probably cheaper than buying a new factory cat. I knew a guy >> who used to make custom systems for porsches, and he offered cats too. He >> was the one who told me the material was available by the yard, or meter >> as >> the case may be. >> >> Or, just pluck one from the bone yard. The newer cats last a lot longer >> than the old ones, and there is no performance benefit to gutting a modern >> cat these days. >> >> Ed >> 300E >> >> On 4 April 2011 16:09, Randy Bennell<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Is there an O2 sensor after the cat? I hear there are units available >>> that >>> will fake the signal from the O2 sensor if you clear out the cat but will >>> that work on an MB? >>> >>> Does an MB expect the same signal from the O2 sensor that a Chevy does? >>> Anyone know? >>> >>> Randy >>> >>> On 02/04/2011 9:57 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: >>> >>> I have had this annoying rattle on the 99 E430 for a little bit when at >>>> idle either parked or in gear. Comes and goes. I figured it was the >>>> motor >>>> mounts. Replaced them today, they were shot. Idles much more smooth >>>> but I >>>> still have the annoying rattle. I traced it down to something rattling >>>> around inside the right cat converter. It can get to rattling just >>>> right to >>>> where it almost sounds like a rod knocking or something. Anyway, what >>>> to do >>>> about this? I see rusty wants about $560 for the front exhaust section >>>> that >>>> includes the cat. I sure dont think I want to spend that. Maybe I >>>> should >>>> pull it down, cut a u shape flap in the top of it and clean (hollow) it >>>> out >>>> and have it welded back. Any other ideas or a source for cheap exhaust >>>> parts? >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
