quattro Digest, Vol 52, Issue 63

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Fay,

1993 to 1995 Audis are notorious for cat converter issues.
Although usually the 'guts' come loose and end up plugging up the muffler.

Do NOT pay the 'stealership' prices for a cat converter!

Just over two years ago I paid $300 for BOTH cat converters for my '93 90S.
These were direct bolt in replacements through the aftermarket.

I could probably even find the receipt if I looked hard enough...

I had to replace mine because I had hollowed them out when they broke up, but I was selling the car and did not want the feds coming after me for selling a car with non-functional emissions.

IF you pull the cat out and hollow it out yourself...
Save the stuff you break out. It's valuable (wish I had known that at the time).

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Todd Young

> Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:24:24 -0700
> From: Fay Kelley <iceisit at earthlink.net>
> Subject: '95 A6 - Catalytic converter
> To: quattro at audifans.com
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> 
> Hi,
> 
> My A6 has been running pretty well til now ~
> 
> My car had the "check engine" light on when I got to Phoenix Sunday 
> for a tennis tournament.   I left it at Audi and Tues. they said the 
> left cat was totally plugged.   We cannot afford to replace that at 
> this time.   And, we cannot afford one of the alternative shops 
> either.
> 
> My hubby suggested taking the "inards" out, but the Audi parts guy 
> said it was difficult to do.
> 
> What do you all think?
> 
> What is the easier / or / least expensive resolution for this problem?
> 
> Are there any performance folks who have replaced the cat with just pipe?
> 
> I understand there is a "plug" I can recess the oxygen sensor back so 
> that the 'check engine' light will not stay all on all of the time.
> 
> We do not have emissions checks up here .... I do not normally 
> approve of bypassing the cat or not having one, but our situation 
> this year leaves us no choice .... and we are moving next month so it 
> is a bit tight now.
> 
> ThanX
> 
> Fay
> 
> Ice-Cat
> 
> Flagstaff, AZ