Nissan Pulsar 2002: Catalytic converter failure
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Asked by Trevor Wait
The catalytic converter on my 2002 Nissan Pulsar has failed and I've had a quote of $1300 to repair it. The guy at the exhaust shop said he is getting a lot of late model cars in with the same problem, and he thinks it is something to do with the E10 fuel. Is this a problem you have come across?
Answered by CarsGuide
2 Apr 2010Catalytic converters do fail, they operate in a harsh environment in the exhaust system, and so it's not surprising that they do on occasions fail. I had one recently myself, and it was nothing to do with E10 fuel, the car has never had E10 fuel in it, but it was 10 years old and that was acceptable life. One thing I did discover at the time was that dealers and exhaust system shops I checked charged like the proverbial wounded buffalo, and simply replaced the old converter with a new one off the shelf, whereas a mechanic who specializes in the brand of car I drive was able to fix it for a tenth of the cost of the factory part. Shop around and you could save heaps.
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