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Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 20:49:21 +0000
From: Grunff <grunffnopsam.com>
Subject: Re: 9-3 order of components on exhaust pipe?


Robert Brown wrote: > Just had a long stretch of exhaust pipe replaced on a 1999 9-3 (turbo), > and the repair shop claimed that they have indeed replaced the catalytic > converter as part of the job. Judging from the condition of the various > components on the pipe, I cannot see how this is so. We have, in order > leaving the engine: > > 1. Turbo (replaced) > 2. ribbed box (not replaced) > 3. about 20 cm (8 inches) of cylinder made of wire braid (replaced) > 4. another box, not ribbed, but looking suspiciously like a > muffler/silencer (replaced) > 5. a ribbed box again (replaced) > > Which of 2, 3, or 4 is the catalytic converter? I always thought that 2 > would be the cat, but if the workshop is telling the truth, then it is > item 3. Just that item 3 doesn't look like a cat to me . . . AFAIK the first 'box', your item [2] is the cat. <http://www.t.com/default.php?cPath=104_278_109> Did they explicitly state that they diagnosed a blocked cat? -- Grunff

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