Blazer down

[Byte Stryke]

Try going to a pull and save. You can probably order one from Summit Racing for about your price range.

Never mind. Looks like a whole unit. Expensive. http://www.summitracing.com/search/Year/2004/Make/CHEVROLET/Model/BLAZER/Department/Exhaust/Part-Type/Catalytic-Converters/?Ns=Rank|Asc

Otherwise, give Stadium Auto Parts a call, I'll bet they have one for less.

EDIT: Get off my koolaid gnihcraes!

exactly
and Autozone, Checkers and Napa are all just as bad.
I was "warned" about buying a used cat as it might have the same problem in a few months.
from what I understand this is quite common...


at this point I am almost forced into selling a firearm to fund this mess.

[glock21]

exactly
and Autozone, Checkers and Napa are all just as bad.
I was "warned" about buying a used cat as it might have the same problem in a few months.
from what I understand this is quite common...


at this point I am almost forced into selling a firearm to fund this mess.

yea buying a used converter is like buying used spark plugs. you can haggle the little muffler shops down, just tell them the shop down the street quoted 150. it works

[68Charger]

Most salvage yards won't even sell converters- either legal issues, or they're just worth more as precious metals...

if you can't get a "universal" cat to fit (many post- y2k vehicles will be so designed) then your cheapest bet is to move to the country where they don't bother with things so trivial as emissions testing... :-)

more seriously, tho- what's wrong with it? if it's rattling- then yeah, you need a new one, and maybe a new muffler, as pieces of it may have clogged it up...

is it clogged?

or what diagnostic codes from the computer?

before you even ask- yes, I have "trust issues" with all mechanics... not all of them are crooked, some are just taking the easy way out, or actually believe there's no alternative to replacing it.

[Byte Stryke]

Most salvage yards won't even sell converters- either legal issues, or they're just worth more as precious metals...

if you can't get a "universal" cat to fit (many post- y2k vehicles will be so designed) then your cheapest bet is to move to the country where they don't bother with things so trivial as emissions testing... :-)

Gawdammit I JUST got back 11/09
I would like to stay in the U.S. long enough to NOT wake up at 5am expecting to hear the call to prayer.

[68Charger]

Gawdammit I JUST got back 11/09
I would like to stay in the U.S. long enough to NOT wake up at 5am expecting to hear the call to prayer.

RELAX, I said "THE" country, not "A" country... outside of the Denver area, Colorado doesn't require emissions testing... here in Fremont County, they can't even spell catholic converter...

and many fix "check engine" lights with electrical tape!

[Irving]

Your truck, might be too new, but some sort of aftermarket cat could work.

[BushMasterBoy]

http://www.rockauto.com

I used these guys alot!

[streetglideok]

That cat is in a pain in the butt spot to replace, Ive done a few, ick. Here's the million dollar question, did your mechanic determine what made the cat fail? Is it plugged up or is it setting a P0420 cat efficiency code? P420 means its not working as designed anymore, but may not be plugged. Plugged, is well, the opposite of a japanese powerplant. If it is plugged, what made it do that, was running bad, etc? What I'm getting at is, they dont just plug up, it has recently in the past, or is recently dumping too much fuel down the exhaust, and melting it down. If the problem isnt corrected, youll toast the new cat as well, and every one u put on until its fixed.