The cat is definitely bad. It rattles while the car is idling and, of course, while driving. The shop that installed the used engine confirmed that it's bad on two separate occasions but hasn't pulled it off to see if it's just broken up inside or if there's any sign of burning. After my post, that ...

Sorry...that's where I meant to put it

You may have seen me make mention of this in a post about an aftermarket exhaust. Don't mean to be repetitive but I'm looking for more specifics on this problem.

My original cat failed and led me to detecting a bunch of engine problems that turned out to be fatal. I had a new cat installed ...

I forgot to ask...is a straight pipe and aftermarket exhaust something I can bold on myself after cutting out the cat or do I need a shop to weld everything in place?

One of my wheels is losing about 15 lbs of pressure every other day. I took it in to have the tire checked and was advised that it has no leaks. The problem appears to be that the rim is corroded where the tire bead sits against it. The shop tried to clean up the rim as best they could but it still ...

Good morning, all. A few of you have been istrumetal in providing me the knowledge I needed to get a used engine put in my 2000 SSEi for what seems like the right price after getting beaten the first time around. Now that it seems like the car is mechanically sound (with a couple of exceptions that ...

For anybody interested, I was able to win this by disputing the original shop's work and oversights with Visa. Visa charged the labor fee of $3,200 back to the original shop and I was able to use that money to pay another shop for a complete used engine with a 12 month/12,000 mile warranty. I feel ...

For anybody interested, I was able to win this by disputing the original shop's work and oversights with Visa. Visa charged the labor fee of $3,200 back to the original shop and I was able to use that money to pay another shop for a complete used engine with a 12 month/12,000 mile warranty. I feel ...

Ken, what does the +1 mean at the top of your reply? I'll be doing just what you suggested to get the car home. I'll find a used MAF sensor tomorrow. Thanks.

00Beast and Ken_W, I didn't realize you had replied before I updated my post. Thanks for your info. I'll look for the used one and put it in myself. Beast, I don't know if you remember this is the car I posted about in January when a repair garage rebuilt the upper engine after I had coolant in my ...

About 2,000 miles ago, I had a used engine installed in my 2000 Bonneville SSEi. The engine has been running well. Today the car ran great on my way to the gas station while just about on E. I filled the tank with premium gas and the car immediately began to shut off every time I started it. I was ...

I just came across a thread on here from back in June where the general consensus was that a remanuf engine for even $4K isn't worth it when a used one is so much cheaper. I'm incined to agree and am thinking of telling the shop just that. I can stop payment on the Visa I used and they'll take the ...

I just came across a thread on here from back in June where the general consensus was that a remanuf engine for even $4K isn't worth it when a used one is so much cheaper. I'm incined to agree and am thinking of telling the shop just that. I can stop payment on the Visa I used and they'll take the ...

I'm in a very good bargaining position after getting additional advice from a more reputable shop nearby. I'm pretty sure I can get them installing a used egine at no cost to me. That strikes me as being a little close to inheritting someone else's problem if the engine has more miles that reported ...

I'm in a very good bargaining position after getting additional advice from a more reputable shop nearby. I'm pretty sure I can get them installing a used egine at no cost to me. That strikes me as being a little close to inheritting someone else's problem if the engine has more miles that reported ...

Does it have any value with a bad engine block or do you mean fix it and then trade it?

I've had all the same hesitations you guys have had about shops and the work they claim is needed. I never can settle on one repair shop because they all always seem to get over on me. I ended up at Mr. Tire based on someone else's recommendation about how honest these guys were to her.

In this ...

Point taken on the "rebuild". I think that's the basis of my argument with them. For what they charged me and calling it a rebuild to me, I'm going to argue that they need to share the cost with me at the very least. Thanks for the info.

Yes, I needed the new CAT as the start to all my problems. The old one was choking out the engine so I would stall out under a load. I imagine it went bad due to the car not running optimally. I had a Meineke install a universal CAT and that allowed the car to take the load of opening it up with the ...

Thank you for the how to post.

First 2 pages are the bill for the recent rebuild. Subsequent pages are just for kicks to give you an idea of how much I've just sunk into the car making me reluctant to give it up. Other than that, over the prior 4 - 5 years, I probably spent another $10K on repairs ...