335i My Cats Are Farked!

matty231 · 08-01-2013, 01:44 AM

Had the good people at the BMW repair shop look at my rattling exhaust today, they took off the downstream cat and found it had sh*t itself!

Don't really know how they work but it's interesting to see the smashed up material, looks like rocks lol... Getting a new cat, lucky I don't have to pay for it

3000GT MR · 08-01-2013, 02:16 AM

Free exhaust mod. Most people have to spend a lot of time gutting a cat. Especially that type. Those are the worst.

matty231 · 08-01-2013, 02:35 AM

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Free exhaust mod. Most people have to spend a lot of time gutting a cat. Especially that type. Those are the worst.

I'd love to have no / empty cats but won't that trigger a CEL?

Dark_Knight_335 · 08-01-2013, 05:16 AM

Time for DPs!

JAL0988 · 08-01-2013, 01:40 PM

You literally have the perfect excuse to get catless downpipes now. and you're not gonna use it

3000GT MR · 08-01-2013, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 3000GT MR

Free exhaust mod. Most people have to spend a lot of time gutting a cat. Especially that type. Those are the worst.

I'd love to have no / empty cats but won't that trigger a CEL?

There's plenty of ways around it. Depends on what your goals/wants are

BMW_Belgier · 08-02-2013, 04:27 AM

He still has warrenty so why not get new OEM cats for free??? He can still change afterwarts... Those OEM cats are $$$...

Surly73 · 08-02-2013, 05:23 AM

Ask if you can have your "defective parts returned to you" and take the old one for gutting (not something I endorse, but is apparently popular).

It's pretty common to ask for old parts as proof of repair, though I'm not sure if warranty coverage will change that - they might need to send them to BMW or something.

Then you can have a gutted and brand new set of OE cats and pipes.

matty231 · 08-02-2013, 05:56 PM

Hmm interesting, the guy said there was another guy doing DP and all that, going to cost him around $4k NZD (like $2k USD)...

But yea I'm getting them replaced free by the dealer but they're expensive as t*ts! Like $2k each lol... I said can I just leave them out but got the feeling it'd be a hassle. I'd so do it though if I knew i'd have no problems with the CEL.

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BMW_Belgier Lieutenant Colonel 99 Rep 1,597 Posts Drives: E92 335xi n55 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Switzerland iTrader: (0)	He still has warrenty so why not get new OEM cats for free??? He can still change afterwarts... Those OEM cats are $$$... __________________ BEFORE: 130i N52 (2006-2011) NOW: 335xi N55 (2011- )
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matty231 Second Lieutenant 19 Rep 243 Posts Drives: '08 E90 335i M Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kiwi Land! iTrader: (0)	Hmm interesting, the guy said there was another guy doing DP and all that, going to cost him around $4k NZD (like $2k USD)... But yea I'm getting them replaced free by the dealer but they're expensive as tts! Like $2k each lol... I said can I just leave them out but got the feeling it'd be a hassle. I'd so do it though if I knew i'd have no problems with the CEL. __________________ 2008 BMW 335i M-Sport* Black Saph w/ Dakato Black \| M-Sport \| Sunroof \| iDrive \| 6SP Steptronic \| Comfort Access \| Lights Package \| JDM Spec
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