Seems the catalytic converter on my 2001XJ is starting to go. So far the dealer is quoting me $1,400. for the part. Anyone know of a better deal, somewhere in the Bay area. Any help will be appreciated.
Is it on a 4.0? I paid a couple hundred for a CA legal cat at Marco Muffler not too long ago. I'm not sure if you have any down there, but the dealer price is ridiculous!
Billy
You can get an after market one for cheap but they tend to go out more often then the factory ones do. It ends up being the same cost over the years of use. The nice thing is factory ones bolt in and out and you can do those at home, of course if you go to a muffler shop you can have one put in for 200-300 bucks or less and not worry about it for another 2 or 3 years and not have to cough up 1,400 bucks. Is there any particular reason you think its going out?
It barely passed its smog test and I have a check engine light that keeps coming on. Today I took it into the dealer today to have it checked. They found several fault codes which some they could clear, they uploaded some new software and then jeep did run better on the way home. But the mechanic seems to think it needs a new cat. conv. 1400. seems a little steep. I figure someone on here might know of something less expensive. They are trying to say it is a dealer only part.
Even the OBDII cats can get about 3-400$ installed at an exhaust shop. Dont bother with the dealer.
There are links to some lower priced cats as well. Just search.
You can get an after market one for cheap but they tend to go out more often then the factory ones do. It ends up being the same cost over the years of use. The nice thing is factory ones bolt in and out and you can do those at home, of course if you go to a muffler shop you can have one put in for 200-300 bucks or less and not worry about it for another 2 or 3 years and not have to cough up 1,400 bucks. Is there any particular reason you think its going out?
New CA emmission laws make all aftermarket cats 49 state legal. These cats will not pass smog. I would go to an exhaust shop to have it done. They are the cheapest and will have the right part.
You can have a new CAT welded on but Cali requires it to be registered now and supposedly they will know if that part number installed on your car will work for that engine. But thats all the job of the exhaust shop, the customer just pays for the part and service like always. You can check your o2 sensor as well. If your Jeep has high NoX I would say the CAT probably is going out, you have to figure its almost 10 years old anyways so its about that time. BUT if the rear o2 is faulty it could make it seem like a failing CAT when its not. Most likely if you paid for diagnosis and the dealer said its the CAT most likely I'd go with that BUT if you just had them scan it real fast and they said "oh the computer says this" then I'd definitly take a second look. But yes, o2 and CATS are the highest failure items for sure.
Well according to the mechanic I spoke with at the dealer the O2 sensors were working fine. I will check some local exhaust shops and see if they have something that will work.
Everyone thanks for all the suggestions. That is what is good about this club, lots of advice.
