I'd take the Dakota to another dealer and see if they would look at it, a
dealers definition of "FAILED" can vary from dealer to dealer.
It can also depend on the service manager and his definition too.
If it's making noise and rattling it has already failed and needs replaced.
Ron-
01'Dakota Sport 3.9 4WD
www.scsilverdak.1colony.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Barnes" <barnesrv@comcast.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 12:16 PM
Subject: DML: RE: "Delicate" question
>
> I don't know about Canada, but I think in the U.S. that cats are in
> warranty
> for 80,000 miles.
>
> Rascal
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Bob Tom
> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 10:16 AM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: "Delicate" question
>
>
> Hey all,
>
> A Dakota owner in Ontario is within 3000 miles of warranty end
> for a cat replacement. His cat is making noises but not enough
> for an Ontario dealer to declare it as failed and won't replace it.
> He has had failed rear O2 sensors but doesn't know if his cat
> condition has contributed to this.
>
> He has had a tough time getting by the NOX on the clean air
> test. I don't know if this is because of the cat's condition or
> some other reason. It sounds like the cat replacement warranty
> will run out and his cat will fail shortly afterwards :-(
>
> Question. What ways are available to him so that he can quickly
> kill it without leaving any visible signs of tampering so that he
> can get them to replace it before the emission warranty ends?
>
> I can think of gutting it completely but can it be done without
> leaving visible signs? If so, what's the best way to proceed?
>
> Another way is get raw gasoline into the cat but this seems
> dangerous. Any comments on this?
>
> Hoping the collective DML can come up with something devious
> as usual :-)
>
> Bob
>
>
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