I need a new cat but I do not have $800 does anyone know of a replacement that will not brake the bank. I called a locate shop and the told me he would not do it(cut out the old one and put a cheap replacement in) "it would set off the engine codes and cost gas mileage in half. But if I wanted to do it bring it on in.

 

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All you need is a cat with the correct inlet and outlet dimensions and weld it in place.

 

Yes. I just went through this on my 97 R. I ordered three from fcpgroton and had to return each one, so don't go there. I got one at Advance Auto and it didn't work either. Finally I went to Midas or Meineke, can't remember which, and had them cut my old oneout and weld a new on in using my pipes and O2 sensors. Cost less than $300 which was cheaper than all the other ones I tried. That was about four months ago and have had not problems.

 

Try a junk yard. There are lots of old Volvos around. Shouldn't cost more than sevnety-five bucks.

 

for 800$ you could get a nice bolt on aftermarket setup

 

Where do you live? If its Calif you have to have an OEM or EPA compliant FOR YOUR CAR. Nothing else. I failed because I have a 3" chevy cat on mine. Had to make an angled OEM to pass.

I have another OEM cat if your interested, PM me.

 

I went to the summit racing store in GA I live in atlanta ga and picked up a magnaflow converter just need to put it on. If it does not work i will give you a call

 

Question about cats while we're on the subject. A independent Volvo mechanic said I needed a new cat cause mine was broken and loose on the inside and ranting. It looks great from the outside. He said it happens to a lot of them. It's a 94 850na w/about 175k. Ya think this is BS?

 

That's what happened to mine. Rattled like crazy, but looked fine on the outside.

 

I am also dealing with the potential having to get a new cat. I keep setting a code (can't remember as I am on work trip to Eastern Oregon) that basically says there is a problem with my cat, Bank 1 is out of range.

Now this either means my cat is bad (plugged) or I have a O2 sensor not reading correctly. Not really sure how to isolate this and make the correct decision.

Boxpin, my '96 is a CA car in that it passes CA emissions and I know that FCP Groton and the others sells cats for the other states, but not a CA compliant car. Might be interested in your cat, if that is what I need.

PM me for details. Ray