[V8] New experience...not welcome, either.

[Ed Dekker]

Roger,
    We replaced the converter in my sister's '96 Town Car (120k) with a 
generic FLAPs converter for $325 incl installation.
Ed

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger Woodbury" <rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 1:27 PM
Subject: [V8] New experience...not welcome, either.


> The diagnosis is a plugged catalytic converter.  That is the first time 
> that
> I have had a converter go bad on any car.  The car has in excess of 
> 135,000
> miles to date, all but the first 39,000 miles are ours.
>
> I am braced for the estimate, which will include finding out why the 
> airbag
> light is on, and I am not looking forward to THAT diagnosis either.  Also 
> the
 > switch on the top of the transmission that controls the backup lights is 
out, and
> the Audi part new is $400...we will NOT be buying a new Audi part for 
> that, of
> course.

> Anyone on this list done catalytic converters before?  OUCH!
>
> Roger
>
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