strat

Can I buy a Catalylic Converter on the web here and have it installed for my 99 E320 89K miles at a cheaper price than the dealer is asking? Chicago area.

Also, anyone have good experience having an out of warranty car serviced by local shops other than the local Mercedes dealers? 120 hour at them?...Do they have the knowledge?..tools?

Thanks SC

hubert

I seen them on ebay.com for like $400 for each side.

Shane C

pick up a aftermarket high flow cat (magnaflow) for like $150 ea. any muffler shop can cut the old ones out and reinstall the new. I would imagine this should cost less than $100.00 for install. Check with a muffler shop to see what your options are as far as fittment.

rob_fed

Strat - What Shane has indicated is to replace your worn out stock CAT or CATs with an aftermarket universal, hi-flow CAT. The one's you see on Ebay, aftermarket or not, are shaped and the inlets and outlets to match the originals. If you not picky about OEM, then go with the solution above. Find a good muffler shop, the kind that caters to Sport Trucks or Import Racer cars, they are more likely to help with a custom fitment like your's.

Ben'z

Hi,

May I ask a stupid question?
What is Catalylic Converter for?

Sorry for my idiot!
Ben

hubert

This is what they sell on ebay its for E320 and its original, prile compared to dealer (1200) i think is low. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...946110894&rd=1

Messerchmidt

or leave the cats broken and let the enviroment take the hit and keep the $, that is what i would do.....

Green E-300 DT

Ben . . . There are no stupid questions, only dumb answers.

Basically it's a muffler shaped devise that is installed to help clean up or convert the exhaust gases.
This is done by the "Cat" being kept at very high temperatures and an interaction occurring between the rare metals in the honeycomb of the Cat and the impurities in the exhaust gases as they pass through the honeycomb.

Usually no car will pass the smog check if it have a bad or malfunctioning Cat.

Don't worry about the idiot bit, as at one time, none of us knew the answer to your question.

HTHs

Alexbenz

from my experience and what i've seen at my buddies shop, aftermaket converts don't last that long and don't flow as well..unless its the same size..

mercedes oem Converters are the best and mines going out, i'll be getting oem for sure.........

Ben'z

Green, thank you so much for answering my question!

Is the only function of Cat clean the gas only?
I really appreciate!
Ben

Green E-300 DT

As far as I know, that's about it.

It may help muffle the exhaust just a little?