Need to replace the catalytic converter on my 92 Toyota pickup. Still has the original converter with 300,000 miles on it plus at least one head gasket leak with coolant going through it. Current engine has about 185,000 miles, and it's not an oil burner.
Going to buy a direct fit, so I can install it myself. It just has four bolts and nuts holding it on to the exhaust flanges, but they are in really bad shape. They will be a PITA to get off, so I will probably end up cutting them off.
So many choices from various brands like Magnaflow, Walker, Eastern Catalytic, Davico, Bosal, and etc. I have looked at all those that I listed that direct fit my pickup, and the Magnaflow and Eastern Catalytic stick out to me as the best choices.
Magnaflow looks to be made very good. It's nice and shiny. It also uses crush washers instead of gaskets like all the others. The flange ends have been milled, so that a crush washer can be used, and I do think it would probably seal better. It costs round about $20 to $30 more than all the others I looked at. Warranty on catalyst performance is 25,000 miles.
The Eastern Catalytic is the only one I saw that had a 50,000 mile warranty on the catalyst performance while all the others had the federally mandated 25,000 miles warranty on catalyst performance. All have the 50,000 mile warranty on the shell and end pipes.
What counts is on the inside of the converters to how well and long the catalyst will perform. Which one would you choose?
Never have sold a catalyst converter, but I did read that I could get some decent money from scrapping my factory original as long as the honey comb is still intact. Read that it is better to sell it by the numbers on the converter instead of category. Has anybody sold a similar converter like the one I have on my pickup?
Did not know there was a break in procedure for new converters. Read about it via RockAuto from Eastern Catalytic.
http://www.rockauto.com/info/EasternCat/Converter Break In flyer.pdf
Going to buy a direct fit, so I can install it myself. It just has four bolts and nuts holding it on to the exhaust flanges, but they are in really bad shape. They will be a PITA to get off, so I will probably end up cutting them off.
So many choices from various brands like Magnaflow, Walker, Eastern Catalytic, Davico, Bosal, and etc. I have looked at all those that I listed that direct fit my pickup, and the Magnaflow and Eastern Catalytic stick out to me as the best choices.
Magnaflow looks to be made very good. It's nice and shiny. It also uses crush washers instead of gaskets like all the others. The flange ends have been milled, so that a crush washer can be used, and I do think it would probably seal better. It costs round about $20 to $30 more than all the others I looked at. Warranty on catalyst performance is 25,000 miles.
The Eastern Catalytic is the only one I saw that had a 50,000 mile warranty on the catalyst performance while all the others had the federally mandated 25,000 miles warranty on catalyst performance. All have the 50,000 mile warranty on the shell and end pipes.
What counts is on the inside of the converters to how well and long the catalyst will perform. Which one would you choose?
Never have sold a catalyst converter, but I did read that I could get some decent money from scrapping my factory original as long as the honey comb is still intact. Read that it is better to sell it by the numbers on the converter instead of category. Has anybody sold a similar converter like the one I have on my pickup?
Did not know there was a break in procedure for new converters. Read about it via RockAuto from Eastern Catalytic.
http://www.rockauto.com/info/EasternCat/Converter Break In flyer.pdf