After market unit should cost $2oo to $275 installed. One thing you have to remember. If you are told about a bad CC then most likely have a problem with lower and upper O sensor as well. you may need to replace them as well. both should cost about $300 to $375 parts and labor. the dealer cost for all the above is going to be around $1,ooo to $1,250. This van is an excellent vehicle and worth the repairs.
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It is located right by the catalytic converter and should be fairly easy to swap out. It is located right by the catalytic converter and should be fairly easy to swap out.
If the catalytic converter is defective more than likely the O2 sensor is defective.
As long as the vehicle is kept in good running order the catalytic converter should last the life of the vehicle.
A OEM converter should bolt in exactly like the original, an after market may have to be cut and welded in.
The catalytic converter should be bolted onto the exhaust pipes. The bolts will have to be soaked in penetrating oil to be able to break them free, then you can replace the converter.
Can? Yes. Should you? No. It is illegal to drive a car that came equipped with a catalytic converter without one. There is no benefit to removing a converter from a modern car.
A catalytic converter should NEVER go bad unless something causes it such as a RICH or a LEAN condition. What is a "RICH OR A LEAN CONDITION"?
Yes and No. A dealer should not be able to sell a car without a catalytic converter. However, the dealer should assume that every car it purchases has a catalytic converter. Therefore, if the dealer was unaware, then the dealer has no liability in selling a car without a CAT. Ultimately, the liability lies in the individual whom removed the catalytic converter in the first place.
It has one or should have one.
It has no real smell if it is working as it should.
Yes, and it is illegal to remove them.
They are built to last the life of the vehicle if the vehicle/engine is maintained properly. What destroys a catalytic converter is an engine that is not running right and is ignored.