My Catalytic Converter Was Stolen! $20 Fix
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 มิ.ย. 2021
- Today I did a quick and easy fix for the Jeep’s stolen cat, and now we can temporarily get it back on the road.
I used a flexible pipe like this: amzn.to/3Ih5AqX
And these type of clamps: amzn.to/3Jz9i0J
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25 years ago I worked at K-mart Auto, when we replaced a catalytic converter it had to be tagged with all the pertinent information . The recycler taking these cats for recycle is a criminal , the same as the thief stealing it.
Some aren’t going to scrap.
It will be sold to someone else that lost a converter.
If the cat is mangled, the “pertinent information” will be ignored as accidental damage would be an acceptable reason why it’s being scrapped.
@@helidude3502 not true, resellers AVOID cats that have information carved or painted on them
They'll just gut the converter, can't ID the internal parts.
@@joeashbubemma then just make them impossible to gut without destroying the insides!
@@Redtailedhawk99 Weld some screen inside it so you got to cut around the seams. Hook a electric fence rig to it that chargers by solar panel. You'll hear and see if anyone touches it. Won't kill them but prolly lose their bowls, bladder and froth at mouth. But never do that again. Sad we live in a world where instead of making sure all have the education and know how to get and keep well paying jobs so ppl don't have to steal.
Can't stand a thief... absolute worst kind of person, absolute lowest bottom feeding forms of a human being they all are
@Quest Rader technically still a thief.
Jeremy, child molesters are worse kind of criminal
.223 can solve that problem too!!
See ain't too much a cheap solution can't fix!! I've been down and out too, I didn't steal or lie my way out of it. Don't steal. That shit your stealing someone had to spend and do work to get it. Work. It takes work to get what you want. Times are tough, pay is shit but we live in a time where you can learn so much with a click. Phone, library etc. Learn a new hobby and practice and you can live off of doing what you love. Don't lie or steal. It casts doubt and suspicion on you and it'll follow you forever online. Ask for help. Get on your feet and remember it's just stuff. Stuff is not worth jail, fines, and a negative label. U can always get more stuff. Ppl and who you have is what matters, not stuff.
@@jasonchristopher2977ood message man. Unfortunately some people have demons and their hearts are dark.
My baby worked all summer to buy her first car. Three weeks after she purchased it, some demons stole her Acura TL and converter. I’m more pissed than she is. They will probably pay out on the car. We also did timing belt and water pump. She’s 17 and a good kid, but thieves don’t care about anything. We need stricter regulations, and longer jail sentences for these bums.
Tell me about it. I live here in San DIego and had my old, beatup 2005 honda accord with 252k miles CAT stolen. Rather than fixing it, I had had to sell it to those "cash for car" businesses for $350. Then spent 2 weeks looking for a used car and spent $4700 on it. This is all being done when I don't even have a job. These people do not understand the pain and suffering they put people through.
Why this isn't considered grand theft with the penalties involved is beyond me
@@followthewhiterabbit8561 You could of just replacing the catalytic converter on the Honda. It could have lasting you another 50-100 thousand miles more.Honda Accord and Civic can makes it 250-350 thousand miles before the engine and pistons rings are beyond saving.
@@followthewhiterabbit8561 they aren't people
No justice on earth, but God is patient n will get them.🙏
I think they should stamp a serial number on all Catalytic converters and when you buy a car the catalytic converter gets registered in your name as well. Then anyone caught with a catalytic converter with the serial number removed or a stolen one gets an automatic Felony.
Life imprisonment with hasty [complete] castration, without the possibility of parole. Stealing a cat should be a life-altering event.
The metals are extracted from the cat and taken to the buyer. The shell with iD numbers is tossed.
Yes
they're sent overseas for their raw metals. dont think China will care about your serials
@@justinbrah627 they are not concerned with Americas problems at all anyway. I think they thrive on creating more of them for us.
I love you for showing this. Losers that steal these have no clue how hateful this crime is. Now i dont feel like a victim and there wont be another one for them to steal next week!
Mines was stolen 4 days ago off my 2001 Toyota Sienna and it's been pissing me off I hope they find the ones responsible
When I went to buy flexible pipe at O'Reilly's they said that I should have stolen it before the thieves did and just replaced it with a straight pipe 🤣
They do, they just don’t c$re.
Until you need to pass emmisions....
I don't think they care how hateful the crime is, that's the problem.
In places like my town, cops won't even respond to crimes less than $1000.
These thieves when caught should lose a hand as part of their sentence.
No since they like cats so much I would tape their hands to it and start it up
you sshould move to the middle east, you would like the way they live, they cut off hands, and women cant be out in public alone, or drive, also they hang homosexuals in the street
Part of the reason they keep doing it is because even when they get caught it's a slap on the wrist. It's pathetic
@@amandaburleson2035 calm down, he was being hyperbolic.
Exactly
That sucks Sam. It’s happening in parking lots here in the UK too. Glad you got it patched up for now.
Thanks for this video! My cat was stolen last night and I am just furious!! But watching how you came up with a creative solution calmed me down a little. Why do humans have to suck?? 😩😩😩
Indeed thank you ,also for having such an optimistic as well as positive attitude toward it .
Since my truck is brand new, less than 180 miles on it, I decided to get a custom steel plate put on to cover my 4 catalytic converters. If mine are stolen its a 4 month wait just to get them and around $8k to replace. So the $335 for the plate to cover mine was well worth it.
@@sonjo2419 drill vent holes into the plate ,problem solved
Manufactures should be responsible to designing the safety plate and install them before they sell the vehicles, not like they don't know what is going on it would be very easy for them to redesign the install and security of the CC's.
4 catalytic converters on one vehicle and $8K to replace?! LOL that's hilariously!
Get the sensors install that detects you truck is getting jack up.
@@sonjo2419 Not if you have it made of some kind of perforated plate or lined with a material that will dissipate the heat
this is a good tip, i've had two converters clog up in 4 years, i'm done with trying to replace them. as for stealing them, it's much harder to get rid of them now, legit businesses like scrapyards won't touch them unless you've got proof of ownership, you show up with a bunch of them and they call the police.
You must live in the Bible Belt, the rest of the modern world will buy these in bulk,
Tom you don't understand what these thieves are actually doing with converters. They are now stripping the precious metals from inside it and selling the parts only in the black market.
I almost lost mine accept I saw it being scoped out on security camera, I'm a welder so I quickly made a cage, it stopped him as he came back a week later !! But couldn't get it !!
But now I'm in the process of making. an electric fence system to ring their bell when they get under my truck and touch the wrong thing !! 😜😜
Did they come back? Did you get thar electric fence. Maybe not as powerful to kill someone but a shock like a taser maybe good. Not sure about the laws around this. May have to put some boards stating possible electeocution
Be thankful you live somewhere where you can simply bypass the CAT with some pipe.
In some parts of the world that would be illegal and picked up at the cars yearly inspection.
Will be in his state but he's got a year or two til inspection
most parts of the world probably, including his 😉
Bruh, mine was stolen. Thank you for showing us a way to get rid of that noise
Da noise is great ahaha my friends explorer cat got stolen n we drive it like that ahaha
@@GloomyXay420 Gangsta
@@GloomyXay420 what state you live in? I’ve been pulled over every other night driving home from work
I live in Washington state and they don't really care about noise or tint here
U can drive a 1500 whp car on the streets here lol as long as u can drive properly.
Thanks man! This is my second time getting my cat stolen and both original I've spend over 1200 so till the law gets a hold on this I don't want to replace it again, a ticket for not cat in colorado is 250 I rather get a ticket than going trough the trouble of spending my money on something that will get targeted again!
I live in Colorado too and had my cat stolen last night. Sucks man.
@@macariotorrez2121 i have reconnected the pipes with stuff found in advanced auto parts since this post. My neighbor told me a few weeks ago i got my car cheked by some guy for a cat. This is why im still using this methood
I live in Colorado also. Mine was stolen from my Prius on my bday 1 week ago. Going to use this method to fix
@@erawriter1651 one good thing that came out of this is that I just had done my emission so I still have another year that I can renew stickers without emission and I'm still have thraight pipe my vehicle. Crime still going strong
I also live in Colorado and my cat on my 2001 honda crv was stolen today and I just notice it before I went to work too!
I love you bro❤❤❤❤❤❤ you kind hearted the way you smile and your optimism during a time when you was violated…😂 ya parents raised you right I can tell
I AGREE !!!
This worked perfect for me. I spent 12 bucks and it’s quieter now than it was when I had a catalytic converter.
Did it throw a check engine light?
@@stevecarlson6462 it always will bc it will lack O2 sensors
youtube and google, cat delete for a cheap easy no light fix
This is not fixed!!! It may be patched but you will need a better repair
@@stevecarlson6462 The pipe in place of the catalytic converter will cause auto failure for emissions test.
Came across this since my catalytic converter just got stolen for the second time on my mobile grooming van and since I’m a business I can’t afford to keep taking time off for this nuisance. Your video saved my life. Thank you so much!!! Cost me around $30 since prices have gone up so much over the year but still works in a pinch while I wait on insurance and getting an appointment to have it fixed. Thanks for the help!
Guess what? That won't pass smog unless you replace it. Yes this video did save your life but will it pass for smog?? Tried it before and it failed, even welding it won't do. It only fixes the loud noise, not for the smog. Guess people hadn't realized that matter...
@@realcritical-kr2dd guess you don't realize that there's plenty of places that will pass your car for like 100 bucks..
@@kevincharles1983😂😂😂 so true!!!! Ur comment made my day!!🤣🤣👏👏👏👏👏
@becca9025 Twice? Sounds like it’s time to mount a steel plate in the way of the cats so they move on to someone else’s car. This thievery would stop if the scrappers would stop accepting cats in exchange for money. They drive the criminal enterprise by paying them for what they know is likely stolen goods. Cops can beat the shit out of ppl over dumb stuff but when ppls cats get stolen there is nothing they can do all of a sudden.
@@realcritical-kr2dd That depends on which state you're in. Here in Tennessee, we (generally) don't have smog tests.
Thanks, man! We have to wait 2 months to get a new CAT for our car, because they're getting stolen faster than the manufacturer can make them. Thought we'd be without a car for 2 months. Definitely appreciate this how-to!!!
Hello, Mine was stolen last week... the repair shop said the same thing( takes 2 month or might be more....to get new one) Did you fix temporarily and no problem with it during that time?
Nice. One idea. Get a cheap digital CO tester. Make sure you’re not getting any CO leak into the cab.
Sad people are doing this. At least you were able to come up with a fix, even if just a temp,fix.
I like it! Nothing lower then a thief. I had a beater van missing the last part of the tailpipe. You guessed it flex pipe to the rescue! That and a piece of bailing wire for that professional look. Cool dogs bro!
Man, this is a great idea. I almost did this, but then realized they also cut the pipe which the O2 sensor was mounted to.
This just happened to me today and I don’t know why the car was making a horrible noise.
Thanks for this video.
Good band-aid fix. Suggest having the nuts on the top side of pipe. This will help projectile rocks damaging the u bolt threads while driving. For later removal of clamp.
I've never thought of that but that's smart assuming you have room above the clamp to tighten/loosen them. I usually just mount them sideways with the nuts facing in.
Had to do some repair on my exhaust pipe and the u bolts were on pointing up and they were rusty and very hard to remove. Hard to get to lots of cussing 🤬 the guy that put them on that direction. Your vehicle your choice mine are facing down.
You don't reuse these chap u clamps, just cut them off when removing, save the aggravation or just use stainless clamps and don't worry about rust.
But they'll still rust and they're be harder to get to that way. Seems like it better just to face them in which ever direction is easier to get a wrench around.
Yes. If you run over a dead critter she'll snag and be cooking some fur and meat and not smell so good, or snag a skunk.
Thief’s are scum. Most of the time they are stealing from folks that can’t afford to fix it properly.
Insurance companies are just as bad if not worse. I had mine stolen Wednesday and the insurance deductible costs more than for me to buy 4 aftermarket converters and weld bars over the frame to protect them myself.
@@Day100 Sounds like a *blame shift* to me. How are insurance companies bad if thieves steal a catalytic converter??
Yup
Our deductibles should be waved for this
@@boundariessetinstone5893 uhh.. how about no? Why is it insurance companies' fault if someone steals you things? If you pay the premium for insurance to protect yourself if your things are stolen or destroyed, then your policy will show it. You agree to pay a deductible at the amount on the policy.
Require all CC vendors/buyers to have legal documents when they have any transaction or risk losing business license.Police should run a setup to catch thieves.
Its metal, like unfortunately anyone can go there say they got it from someone else and bam, not uncommon to cut up and scrap stolen cars either
@@ryanravencaller When I sell metal at my local metal recycler, I always have to give them MY name and address, complete with showing them my drivers license. And it does not matter what kind of metal I’m selling them. They also pay so little for common metals that have not been removed and separated into different types.
I'm 100% confident that vendors/buyers are in on it too. They know which costumers are shady and will gladly buy it from them under the table. Once they get that, they can easily melt it for the metal and claim it came from another customer. It's all too easy for them.
You can't sell them ,, To sell them the used one u need to show your ID and the registration and Your receipt for a new converter its Az law ..Best thing you could do makes Sure your insurance covers it or get A cage or anti-theft device for it
@@Pinkielover surpise surprise criminals don't follow the laws.
Happened to me today, gonna do the same fix THANK BROTHER for the cool explain & cool vibes... I'm pissed as hell but sometimes it's better to work through it with a positive attitude
Thank you so much for this tip! This happened to me today, and I was so upset, glad to have a easy work around!
Same... Damn it's annoying
@@knumbtummy In my case I had to use an extra flex pipe, and some JB Well exhaust sealant to get it right. The old-boys didn't leave me much pipe on the muffler side. Thankfully, it still worked in the end :)
Yup. Me too. And I don't have the $ right now to buy a catalytic converter. Will this affect the engine though? I'm worried it might have an adverse affect on the engine performance.
Just a word of advice, yes this will get you by for awhile, but if you live in a state that does emissions testing you will fail.
@@Wrenchingdaily Funny because a week before it was stolen I went to get the emissions tested because my tags were about to expire. But now I'm safe for a year. Lol
Lost my F250s catalytic converter after it was parked overnight on the side of the road. Then we found the pipe cut half way through a few months later but they didn’t take it that time. The guys got caught eventually and forced to pay us back
This was a great video. Mine was stolen off my van in the middle of the night. I'll be using this tip
thank you dude i just did what you did to my moms car saved us a lot and now its way quieter !!!!!
Wow very cool fix. Crazy things happen. At least this can be a temporary fix 😎👍
Good job. I'm in the same situation. Thanks for the DIY.
Sweet. Thank you for making this video. I’ll be doing this today. I was wondering if it would still be so loud without a cat
I once broke my exhaust pipe. I took an aluminum can and cut off both ends and split it down the middle. I slipped that over the break in the pipe and secured it with two hose clamps. Worked great, didn't leak and since it was aluminum with steel hose clamps it was heat resistant.
Yes, it works well. We stil have the main catalytic converter on the exhaust manifold. The 2nd catalytic converter is just to make the air slightly cleaner, not a big deal.
In a world filled with catalytic converter thieves, be like this human.
It's an illegal, unsutable fix in places that have smog testing. It's autofailure. He'll be forced to spend a thousand or more on replacing his catalytic converter.
I was out fishing with my son and 2 nephews yesterday and someone stole mine to in daytime !!! Thanks for showing how to fix the noise
Dude, thank you so much.I was looking to see if I could fix mine on my own and thanks to you I know how now. 🎉
Some muffler shops will put a straight pipe in for you. Hot rod builders used to do that a lot. The problem is when you sell the car, it won't pass safety without the catalyic converter.
Aren’t cars older than 2008 exempt from emissions? In other words if I have a 2006 Jeep Liberty with a straight pipe replacing the cat-con can I pass inspection?
@@OddBall92 It depends where you live. I am a Canadian and that's the law here where I live. It might be different where you live.
You can get a kit that holds a pipe and was labeled, “Test kit io see if your converter needs to be replaced”. If you live where your car doesn’t have to pass an emissions test use it.
Thanks so much for sharing this. My catalytic converter was stolen from my salvage motorhome. I’m going to try this.
Thank for this! Mine just got stolen tonight. I’m gonna try this to help with the sound
This is a great idea, at least until you go for emission test. I had to wait for 3 months for the part to come from Japan and drive a rental car that insurance covers only one month of.
And the thieves won’t be able steal a cat that’s not there. Great job!
Mine was just stolen in Brantford Ontario this morning. I will probably try this! My car is a Kia soul.
Thank you for this 🙂 Got mine stolen off of my 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo last week in the parking lot of my apartment. Now it sounds like a monster truck. Looking for an easy fix, since it's a little older. Definitely gonna try this out
What a pain. As mentioned in the comments, this is very common in the UK too. Ours was stolen last year out of a Honda Jazz. It cost £450 to replace & the thieves probably got no more than £40 for it. I would willingly have given them £50 to let it be! They were caught on CCTV & like a pit stop, completed the job in about 45 seconds & away they went!
Wow.....I thought it took 5 minutes at least.....they got me 2 days ago ...I'm overwhelmed ugh....
@@devaughnwilson1215 Nah, they have battery operated reciprocating saws and angle grinders. Plus they hit the same cars over and over so they no exactly where to go. They hit multiple cars at my work all the same models. Suvs and trucks don't even need a jack, they just crawl under.
@@riothero313 What's your opinion of putting an alarm on the catalytic converter that would ring if anyone goes near it. Here's a video showing how the alarm would work th-cam.com/video/VIMc9JaNZKQ/w-d-xo.html
@@danlivni6993 I think it could absolutely help, I was an install lead and manager at a car audio shop for years. I like this because it is using some type of tilt sensor. I've installed mercury tilt sensors before and they work great. I'm sure new ones are solid state. It's better than an impact sensor because their sensitivity changes with temperature. Two reasons that is bad, you could tend to start ignoring it and also it may just not work in the cold. A tilt sensor is probably the best bet on such a low car. I'm sure it's cheaper than a cat. You can also install what are called pain generators in that area they are so loud no one would want to be working near it. It's better just to move on and get someone else. I'm almost positive this is just a run of the mill car alarm with a tilt sensor installed. Also helps stop your car from being stolen by flatbed or tow truck.
@@riothero313 I went to Toyota today and they told me the problem with those covers to cover the catalytic converter.
Because the catalytic converter get so hot, even if you have some holes in the cover that covers the catalytic converter, it's still dangerous because of the heat a catalytic converter gets. I'm going to get an alarm for the Catalytic converter.
I love this so many people don't realize you can straight-up it to muffle that sound and you don't have to spend thousands of dollars
What does straight up it mean and will dealers be willing to do it? Mine got stolen just a few days ago and I'm so mad
Not if you want to pass emissions you can't. Plus even in States without emissions it's illegal to drive a car with the catalytic converter removed, fines can reach up to $10 grand.
@@danielsmit11 most people just need to get back and forth to work or something like that. Its a temporary fix. What are people supposed to do if they don't have the money to fix the catalytic converter? Not go to work because, "oh no, inspections!" 🙄
@@danielsmit11 its easy to pay someone under the table to get them to pass the smog. just know someone in the car community ask around and they all know someone you can pay 250 dollars to get your tags no wuestions ask just give them your vehicle information and the money and your tags come in the mail! (:
@@Noise_floorxx just telling if you get busted doing this "fix" the fine will far exceed the price of getting it fixed properly in most States.
This is the best video on TH-cam. Thanks for sharing!!
This just happened to me in a Children's Hospital parking garage. I'm going to try this. Thanks for the help
Aww I'm sorry you seem like such a sweet person; someone did this shit to my spouse's Tacoma since it's high off the ground and our deductible was $1000.
It was our brand new truck, the parts had to be ordered, and it's still at the dealer getting fixed, we're now sharing my honda 🥺
My friend gave the police surveillance video of the thieves, car and plates. Cops didn't do anything but make a report. 6 months now and I am sure thieves are still doing what cops are allowing them to do.
Had to do this myself this week. Thanks for that. Can’t wait to get down to a welder.
You did a great job that will hold the loud noise quite for now 👍
I'm sorry you went thru that bud but, You handled that situation like a beast!
FYI: Those of you live in a state that does vehicle inspections, like NYS, the exhaust is part of the inspection and this fix will NOT pass inspection in NYS. Eventually, you will need to purchase a new catalytic converter to install or have installed.
No shit.
Yup.
They’ll fail the Smog Check here in California.
🤬
Unless it's 25 years old or older, where they do just a safety inspection. Then this is a good fix.
I say this, once the state can fix YOUR theft problem, I'll fix mine.
You can't / don't stop cat thefts
Now you can start worrying about license plate tabs and inspection sticker thefts
Yep, someone stole mine off my 2005 Honda Pilot. I live in Texas & I've gotta get that replaced before June in order to pass inspection. Ugh, so irritating & expensive. I only have liability insurance, so they didn't cover it. I've been looking online & calling junk yards to see if they have a replacement.
Great info and straight to the point!!! Thank you!!
Thanks doing this next week . I like how it was loud then got quiet . Mine is barely hanging lol
Sorry to hear about you converters, about a thousandth time I heard of something like this and even though it hasn’t happened to me yet it drives me mad and i wish to catch someone under my car!!
Be careful what you wish for, i wouldn't wish that because i don't want to have to do time for no bum and i just had mine stole the other day.
@@dinoruiz1592 You got that right! Won’t be worth it after all.
Many thanks Sam! Damn thieves should rot soon who stole your converter as well as mine!
TY for the mod and your dogs are so beautiful good luck with the weld !
I love these XJ Cherokees. They hold up over time just like the Ford rangers do. My truck turns 20 in July.
Everybody’s talking about it won’t pass smog who gives af you can drive your car now without the noise and fix it later when u got the money
Someone stole the CAT out of my grandmas 2004 Jeep liberty in Detroit. Will be trying this myself today!
Happened to my second vehicle in Detroit also.
Great that it worked for you ,I tried that and its still noisy, I drive for uber and i need my car badly, mine was stolen as well ,I put the pipe on outside ,maybe that's why it didn't work for me , plus i need a 20inch pipe like that. I use them clamps too
Some use it for the entire exhaust.
Great job you save your self 1,400 dollars that’s how much I paid to get my truck fixed up👍🏼 and the noise it’s so annoying that I was getting headaches all the time
This is definitely not a permanent fix. I had to do it to my 2015 F-150. Cats were stolen when I had a sensor go out and parked it off the interstate one night. It sounded like garbage but was good enough until I could go get a straight pipe welded on. Also had to install an upstream two o2 sensors and downstream sensors with a step drill bit to open a hole for the sensor and wide-band clamp on bung to insert the threads.
I need to do this to to ford-150 just not sure what size to get and what size couplers. So it didn't quiet your truck down?
Just had mine stolen from my 2003 Honda CRV, I think they cut it off to the point of exposing the CO2 sensors and wires.. so I'll have to have those replaced too. This at least removes the loudness.
Same, they pulled my Heated 02 sensor with it. fricking low lives
Same here, I got my 06 crv cat stolen a couple of days ago...I wish I had an opportunity to stomp their necks while breaking my car
Bruh thank you for this💯🤟🏽!! Someone recently just tried to steal my converter but they couldn’t cut the whole thing completely but they did steal something I believe it’s my fuel pump because I can’t put gas in my tank
The Government just needs to pass a law that nobody can purchase a used convertor because if there is no place to sell them then they won't be stolen in the first place.
Can't just wave a magic wand for precious minerals, hence the term precious. They need ID numbers and all the junk yards I know and been you have to show a state issued ID to get paid and your on camera when you do. Cops don't care about this crap. They should, anything over 300 is a felony. Any cat will cost that much.
No Shit ur on it 100%
Yeah, let's stop recycling some of the most rarest metals on Earth, driving up the cost of these damn things in the first place. You don't think much do you.
You want to mess with laws, get rid of libtard prosecutors who crucify law abiding citizens for defending themselves and their property. It's the only reason these POS's are so bold, NO CONSEQUENCES because they know libtard laws protect them more than hard working citizens. You get caught committing a FELONY and refuse to surrender, you forfeit your rights. Risk v reward and all that nonsense.
You're asking the government to do their job good luck with that .
of course....laws fix everything and always work.....
This is OK for areas that don't require Emissions Testing
Nice cheap fix ! Thanks for info 👍
Thanks for posting this🔥👍
mine still safe, i paid a welder to weld 3 rebars around the tube during the pandemic when the cat thief trend started to spread.
Damn inconsiderate of the thieves, at some point citizens are going to go Frontier Justice on bad actors.
Not bad for a quick fix!! Great job
Thanks for the reassuring short video. Mine was just stolen off my White 2001 Jeep Cherokee, lol. Looks just like yours mate.
Mine was stolen about a week ago off my 08 Honda Element also in a parking lot in the daytime. These assholes and the ones who buy the stolen cats need to be stopped. I appreciate the video. My insurance is going to cover most of the cost to replace mine, minus the deductible. But I'm terrified of it happening again. I'll definitely keep your idea in mind.
Have rebar welded onto the inlet and outlet exhaust pipe on cat. When the see that they need to cut rebar, maybe that will make them go find something easier to get.
@@michaels7499 I purchased a cover from Axion Cybernetic and had it installed along with side rails. Both just deterrents, but I feel better with them on. And anyone who tries again will have to spend more time than they planned to steal it. Hopefully that will make them walk away.
I heard some thieves were crush to death, thus karma.
You're right. A Toyota Prius had the honor. It happened in NC.
My catalytic converter got stolen too :( Thanks for sharing this video gotta try this! Wish me luck.
Thanks bro...a great idea that I will follow tomorrow
I jumped in my 97 merc and soon that same loud sound too!!! 2 things I can't stand a lyer and a thief!!!! It was alot of my fault, it's a my 2nd car, parked on the street behind my apt. What comes around, goes around!! Those punks will get a dish of my justice, served hot and with a smile 😃. Thank you very much for this timely info. Karma is a bitch!!!! And it's looking for those thieves!!!
This would never pass the smog test where I live. They have hit us 4 times here in Los Angeles. Time for welding rebar, files, and hacksaw blades all over the thing.
Move
Torch or grinder will go through all that.
Yea I would get out of that state for more reasons then that too.
California...the state that banned everything but crime.
@@ICU-th7qj let me just bring out my torch in the middle of the night and hope i dont explode the fuel tank
That is a great idea! Way the go man!
Thanks for the fix info. It's violating when people steal this stuff. I'm too old for this..
Makes you wonder why they put a high-priced metallic converter there in the first place.
So we can breathe outside
Wow, I thought they were only stealing catalytic conv. From most newer models. I would think the older ones on cars with higher mileage would be too worn-out on the inside
That's a great question! it makes sense , but perhaps it just becomes less effective , but the quantity of original metal still there , , ,
The inside is probably still golden. Unfortunately these assholes steal these because of the precious metals inside that are worth a LOT of money and are insanely high quality metals. You'd think that in 2022 we would have figured a way around something that seems so simple compared to other things in the world. 😩
@@MrRusell86 hybrid Prius are highly targeted for the simple fact that they run on both electric and gas engine therefore the cat is not as abused like an all gas vehicle !!
@@hectorromero8191 not true. It's the quality(amount of precious metals) of the catalytic converter and ease of removal. How old or "used" a converter is will make no difference unless they're reselling them to be used on a vehicle.
They target the easiest. quick $50 from a 2 minute heist. Even my very old car is affected. The damage done is $6000-$9000 just so the s-bag could make $50.
Im sorry to hear that happen to you Brother but I hope you stay well ,stay happy and u hope God Blesses you and your channel .
You should have used JB weld or something as a sealer on the O2 sensor side, just to hold the pipe and clamp on stronger. I’m gonna do this exact method because my flange rusted off and I have maybe an inch of room after my cat to work with
I would recommend to point those bolts sideways to avoid them scraping the ground, I understand you have a Jeep but if it's a car you don't want the bolts pointing down to scrape 👍
Smart idea I’ma do this for a quick fix until I get my parts will be doing that tomorrow
i thought a jeep owner would leave it straight piped
@@dancearoundtheworld5360 is that not what he just did?
@@ElectronicsForFun Nope still got a muffler. straight pipes are straight pipes from manifold to rear bumper.
That won't pass an Emissions Inspection in many states.
If your state doesn't require an Emissions Inspection go for it!
Thanks for your video and your dog s are beautiful
Thx for making this video. Had thieves do the same to me at a longhorns steakhouse. Just have to cut the other out which I know will be tough
Mine was just stolen : ( 98 4Runner Limited. I cant deal bro. I cannot.
Mine was stolen from my 97 4Runner... The flex repair pipes are only 18" so Idk what the hell I'm gonna do. I also have a 6' flexpipe I may try to cut, but it would be with a handsaw.
Stealing Catalytic Converters wouldn't be a problem if people didn't buy them. Illegal buyers are causing this sort of crime. Find the buyers and put them in prison. They should put serial numbers on the Catalytic Converter to track them.
It's not illegal buyers it's scrap yards buying them because they're full of platinum... It wouldn't happen if thieves didn't know they were worth a lot of money.
Unfortunately these scumbag junkies have no jobs and only time on their hands. They will just take the cats apart and farm out the precious metals.
just like drugs, if only if people stop using drugs
@@riothero313 You get alot less when hollowed out. My friend is in scrap buisness. Worth alot more still whole. They will buy the metals but dirt cheap cause different cats have different ratios and amounts.
I have the same Aussie! D thanks for the video!
Great video!
This mod will also throw your computer out of whack as the exhaust NOX is not getting "converted" and the computer has to now compensate for this.