For a few weeks now my Gen1 Liberty has been making a rattling sound from the engine bay and has been driving me insane. I tracked it down to the exhaust so i took the headers off and removed the heat shield thinking it was a rock inside. After shaking the headers to see if it had been fixed a chunk of honeycomb fell out so now i have realised the cat is rooted. I got a qoute for a new cat and was told $300 installed. My question is would you pay the $300 or knock the cat out? Note that im only driving this car around until i'm on my fulls in a year.
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What would you recommend?
Started by HaydenGT, Feb 09 2012 01:45 PM
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 01:45 PM
1992 Gen1 Liberty GX ***SOLD***
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 01:47 PM
Stock or aftermarket cat/zorst?
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 01:48 PM
get a new cat, big fines if you get done with no cat.
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 01:52 PM
Stock zorst until diffback. Yeah its not something i want to pay ha. my see how much some headers are at the wreckers?
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 01:53 PM
my car does the exact same thing!
thanks for finding out what it is, i might have to pull mine off now and have a look.
thanks for finding out what it is, i might have to pull mine off now and have a look.
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 01:53 PM
That was going to be my suggestion. Find some s/h jobbies!
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 01:55 PM
my car does the exact same thing!
thanks for finding out what it is, i might have to pull mine off now and have a look.
No worries i couldnt stand the noise anymore ha
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 01:58 PM
No worries i couldnt stand the noise anymore ha
yeah i'm over it too. I've been considering a new cat for ages so i guess now the decision has been made for me.
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 02:17 PM
Have two pairs of headers for sale, would have saved you guys some cash but postage would be a problem
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 02:26 PM
No cat = big fines. Go to a wrecker.
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 02:48 PM
i fricken knew it, i'm pretty sure i need a new cat aswell,
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 02:49 PM
i fricken knew it, i'm pretty sure i need a new cat aswell,
yeah i'm over it too. I've been considering a new cat for ages so i guess now the decision has been made for me.
GROUP BUY ON CATS????For a few weeks now my Gen1 Liberty has been making a rattling sound from the engine bay and has been driving me insane. I tracked it down to the exhaust so i took the headers off and removed the heat shield thinking it was a rock inside. After shaking the headers to see if it had been fixed a chunk of honeycomb fell out so now i have realised the cat is rooted. I got a qoute for a new cat and was told $300 installed. My question is would you pay the $300 or knock the cat out? Note that im only driving this car around until i'm on my fulls in a year.
Any input is appreciated
Cheers,
Hayden
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 02:50 PM
Should open a cat store.
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 03:00 PM
well im getting this fluttering from the front end and it sounds like when my resonator had a hole in it, so im guessing its screwed
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 03:01 PM
sounds more like you engine pipe is cracked.well im getting this fluttering from the front end and it sounds like when my resonator had a hole in it, so im guessing its screwed
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 03:04 PM
Do you mean exhaust Ben?
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 03:08 PM
nope, engine pipe, the section bitween the heads and the cat. i no ppl say extractors but i only do when there after market not stockDo you mean exhaust Ben?
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 03:12 PM
Haha ok, fair enough!
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 03:17 PM
great. more money to throw at it!
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