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My little Chevy S-10's catalytic converter is broken. It's rattling like crazy and driving us nuts. Is that something I can get from a junk yard? How much does replacing one of those things cost?

Yes, you can go to a junk yard and look for one. Do you have a Pick a Parts type one around you? Great for those kind of things.

New ones can cost $500+. I always feel sorry for my team leader at school, they have twice sawed off his from under his truck while he was busy inside school teaching.......and he had to replace it himself, of course.

What year ?

chonsigirl;907852 wrote: Yes, you can go to a junk yard and look for one. Do you have a Pick a Parts type one around you? Great for those kind of things.



New ones can cost $500+. I always feel sorry for my team leader at school, they have twice sawed off his from under his truck while he was busy inside school teaching.......and he had to replace it himself, of course.
:eek: They stole it off his truck?!? Those thing are welded on!

Nomad;907871 wrote: What year ?'99

If you do it yourself it looks like a new one is about $150

Call junkyards though, they might even have one off the truck and on a shelf waiting for you.

rjwould;907947 wrote: Its illegal for junk yard to sell used cats. You can most likely get a universal model from your local parts store. If it just rattling, it may only need tightening or a pipe replaced.
Yeh, that's what I'm thinking, environmental laws & all. The rattle's coming from inside the can. Loud as hell, too.

They stole it off his truck?!? Those thing are welded on!


Yup, crawled under his truck and sawed it off two times, while the school cop was just sitting in front of the video monitors. Never walks through the parking lot.

I had a car some years ago where the Cat was always going, it was a nightmare...then here in England to have fitted also was approx £200 and the car was a Granada Ford Estate....I have a Toyota and a Suzuki now and just hope it never goes on them:(

rjwould;907966 wrote: Chances are that the Ford had a problem in the running department that caused the cats to go bad so often. They have pellets inside them that melt and clog when the engine is running too rich.RJ what you are saying I have to say is ringing some bells here

rjwould;907969 wrote: How you doin', Sweet Voice?
Lol ok my Friend.....hope all is well and you and the lovely Mrs.Would are ok;)

Just thought I'd share this:

As Platinum soars, so has the recent theft catalytic converters (which contain platinum). As of June 2008 Platinum was worth $2,032 per ounce. One car dealership in our area had 17 converters stolen off brand new vehicles parked in their lot! It takes less than 3 minutes to saw off a converter from under a vehicle.

rjwould;907987 wrote: I'd heard that before. I'm glad my car is low enough to the ground that its the underneath is not so easily accessible. I wonder if junkyards sell theirs. How many cats to get an ounce? We have 7 cars here.


Hello RJ :-6

There are usually about 3 grams of platinum in a catalytic converter. There are 31.1 grams in an ounce. If platinum was at $2000/ounce you can figure right at $200 worth per converter. From what I know in my area, junkyards are making quite a bit of money selling them as scrap metal. They warn people where I am to park your vehicle in your garage or if you don't have garage, to park your vehicle in a well lit area. These people can also jack up a car if they had the opportunity.

Yep a new item to steal these day is Catalytic Converter for the Platinum in them, I think its Platinum. Acc you can't buy used converters illegal must get a new one or tigten the bolts. Sounds like someone tried to take yours and couldn't. :-5

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