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Hello, this is my first post on this board and I come seeking help. haha! I just came into a 97 V6 contour with what appears to be Cat Converter probs. The car has 89k on it and is in pretty good condition. I understand there are several Cats on this car and dont want to replace all if I dont have to. Where should I start, at the main cat or the ones that are mounted to the collectors?
Thanks Mike
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Are the Manifolds and precats usually the first thing you should replace?
Last edited by roc64; 09/25/04 02:40 AM.
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Id start with the main cat. At least IMO, that is more prone to clogging than the precats.
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Thanks! Where is the best place to get parts?
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I don't recall what the bolt pattern for the cat flange is like on a '97, but I don't think there are any "commercially available" bolt-in replacements. So you'll have to buy a new cat and take it to a muffler shop and have them weld it in. I think CTA motorsports carries cats, probably SP motorsports, and of course summitracing.com does too. The main cat is the easy-access cat, so I'd start there. If it wasn't the problem, it's relatively cheap so it's not a huge loss. Other idea: Ask around and see if anyone has an aftermarket ypipe and see if they'll sell you their stock ypipe's cat section. 
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I'm surprised no one said call Ford to see if your car falls under the emissions recall.
96E60 JUL 97 Recall - Catalytic Converter Replacement
other recalls for 1997
01M07 AUG 01 Campaign - Blower Motor Switch Extended Coverage
99M03 OCT 99 Campaign - Under Hood Wire Harness
99M07 SEP 99 Campaign - Defective Blower Switch or Resistor
98M04 JAN 99 Campaign - Front Coil Springs Sagging/Broken
1996 2.5LT V6 Contour ATX My Tour+help/info pics
E0 rims, Gutted Pre-Cats,CTA Custom Exhaust & Intake, Diablo Chip.
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Good stuff. I have heard that others had experienced cat probs so I thought more people would have chimed in.
Mike
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His car has 89,000 on it, emissions warranty is only 8 yrs./80,000 miles.
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Originally posted by eepals:
His car has 89,000 on it, emissions warranty is only 8 yrs./80,000 miles.
DOH! up here it's 8yr/130,000km, I got confused, thought it was 8yrs/100,000 miles, me bad! 
1996 2.5LT V6 Contour ATX My Tour+help/info pics
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So is the main cat from the 2.5 Duratech the same as the SVT?
Mike
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