as a recent purchaser of a liteace fxv i've been trying to see how much i can expect to pay for various bits & bobs.after looking at the exhausts section for a while i notice that there is no mention of catalytic converters.when mine eventually 'goes' i had thought of getting one from powerflow,but does the cat come as standard, as mine has one fitted.
cheers chris h
- (#403) chris hunnam, 29 Mar 05 15:40
The cat on your exhaust will be a standard Toyota fitment. You will probably find that you can only get a replacement cat from a Toyota Dealers parts department or from a specialist cat supplier (Not a cheap item). I would be very surprised if powerflow supply cats.
A word of warning...Don't run your engine without a cat because it will cause engine damage.
I use Cataclean in my EFI Townie to keep my cat in top condition. Cataclean is a liquid which you add to your fuel and is available from good Motor Factors, priced at about £20.00. Other additives are available that will keep a cat in peek condition if you are unable to get Cataclean.
- (#403) William , 29 Mar 05 17:31
Wellll I'm not too sure about that. There's much talk on MR2 forums about 'decatting' exhausts to get better performance and many turbo owners do just that. The law appears to be a bit vague about imports and the year at which it became legal to have a catalytic converter in the UK. The Jap home market has more stringent emission controls than us but 92/93 rings a bell so if your Liteace is older than that you could try enquiring at your MOT testing station and get their take on it.
I would be very surprised if Powerflow don't do cats and why would removing it damage the engine?
- (#403) Ian Dunse (Derbs), 30 Mar 05 00:59
If your vehicle only has one lambda sensor, it is safe to remove the cat (legalities I won't discuss...). However, many US- market vehicles, as well as certain Jap home-market ones will have a lambda probe at each end of the cat and/or temperature probes. Depending on the complexity of the EFI system it may or may not like not being able to sense the action of the cat and thus may throw a code or switch to limp-mode...
- (#403) david miller, 30 Mar 05 01:13
David,
You are right in what you say about cats on US and Jap market vehicles. I have a 1989 2.0 EFI Townie with a cat. I have been told by my local independant Toyota garage that the cat has sensors that send information to the engine ECU. If the cat is not doing what it should or if its removed then the ECU will detect this and go into 'emergency mode' which if used over a long period will cause damage to the engine. The ECU in the Townie and Lite Ace is very sensitive to sensor information it receives.
- (#403) William , 30 Mar 05 05:39
Thanks to everyone for there answers,the only strange thing is that mine is a 2.2td.Is a cat only usually used on the EFI engine or am I seeing things? The engine also has a plug in for diagnostics is this normal?
Cheers Chris H
- (#403) chris hunnam, 30 Mar 05 14:39
Some modern diesels have an oxidation cat, but the townie aint one...
Methinks you're looking at the front silencer, no?
- (#403) david miller, 30 Mar 05 16:37
Yeah, you're looking at the flexi joint Chris. When the time comes you can get a full stainless system made up for under £400.
- (#403) Ian Dunse (Derbs), 31 Mar 05 00:46
Had it up on ramps today and apparently it is the flexi joint ,so spot on and thanks to all
- (#403) chris hunnam, 31 Mar 05 15:18