Eastern catalytic converter warranty

The US Federal government has specific regulations for auto manufacturers in relation to catalytic converters. The Performance Warranty covers repairs which are required during the first 2 years or 24, miles of vehicle use whichever first occurs because the vehicle failed an emission test.

Specified major emission control components are covered for the first 8 years or 80, miles whichever first occurs. Not legal for sale in California or New York. If your vehicle is registered in California or New York, do not purchase this part. Eastern Standard Catalyst.

Listing is for a universal catalytic converter and modifications may be required to achieve fitment. Bear River Converters is not responsible for any additional costs as a result of this. You are responsible for choosing the correct catalyst type for your vehicle, based on the categories below. Failure to install the proper catalyst on your vehicle may result in a. Originally Posted by jckrieger. I'm pretty sure this is not the result of an engine malfunction!

When a hard disk drive fails, I pay for shipping 1 way, and the shipping cost is a small fraction of the value of the drive.

In this case, the customer is asked to pay for shipping both directions, which exceeds the retail value of the converter. What value is a warranty if the claims process has a higher cost than purchasing a new unit? With that said, I am impressed by the low cost of the converters.

Unfortunately, I would have paid 2x in order to avoid tearing my exhaust system apart after only 15K miles. Originally Posted by Jackcat Hello, I am sorry to hear you are having an isssue with an Eastern Converter. Re: Eastern Catalytic Converter Failure That is caused by a few things, IE fuel, hot exhaust temps and of course, lower grade converter.

Re: Eastern Catalytic Converter Failure Without seeing any scorched edges, I would have to assume it's a build quality issue.

I've seen many aftermarket cats fail in this way, although Simon's points are valid causes of failure. The other bricks are still present and not damaged.

I drove the car daily for two weeks with the front brick dislodged and it still looks like it's in 1 piece after it had been banging around loose in the housing.

There are no visible cracks, no melting, and no discoloration. I should have known better than to buy a stainless steel catalytic converter for less than the cost of a stainless steel muffler! The good part about this is I will be installing an ATR Pitbull stainless steel muffler on the new 3" exhaust system.

This is a muffler that has been long out of production that I've had laying around for some time. This should really improve the exhaust tone over the cat-only system that was on the car. Originally Posted by shadow Without seeing any scorched edges, I would have to assume it's a build quality issue.

Re: Eastern Catalytic Converter Failure I'm kind of impressed that a factory rep would step up and post, though the point about shipping costs, etc is a valid one.

On a side note, I have to think the cat was a close-out, etc. But there I go "fixing" someone else's biz! It's not too often that you see a price go down. I really have no idea how they can offer converters that actually function for the prices that Rock Auto sells them at.

With all that said, I do owe the company a fair chance. I've read enough horror stories, but we'll see how they handle this. I'll report the results as well so people can get an idea what kind of service can be expected. Originally Posted by zin. That is really cheap!