AIR tube fell off the CAT????

[Mart]

I was driving along when the AIR tube fell off the CAT, I did not realize it until I got home, does anybody know if you can fix these things or do I need A new CAT....The Cat is still good.

Maybe I HP one.

Mart

 

[BoostedVR-4]

Remove the cat and the air pump/assm. It'll make the car happier.

 

[Moonunit 451]

Is the tube gone? Did something break off or is it just diconnected?

 

[Vettefan87]

I don't know does Canada do emissions testing? If not you can leave the precats, or is this the car that doesn't have them? And just run a test pipe, and not have to replace any exhaust.

 

[Mart]

I don't have the precats, and I have to pass emissions in November, for the last time.

The tube fell off somewhere. Lost.

 

[Vettefan87]

So it feel off the cat, and came off of where it attaches to the little black thing? That thing took me a while to get off when I did my headers, That is crazy that it did that. I know that when my brother had the yoke on his tranny replaced they actually cut him a new air tube to the cat, or at least to my knowledge, they might have done something different, I would imagine you could put one back on there, though. I will have to ask Craig later.

 

[vetteboy86]

You will need that to pass emissions probably. Also, if you dont replace it the cat will clog. For now I would buy one. If you look in midamerica at the free flow cat, they sell a new tube I believe. If not, you could make yourself one, it isn't to complicated.

 

[Mart]

If only I knew what it looked like, what is that piece made of??

 

[maxrevs85]

Sorry couldnt help it Mr. Moderater.....

So it feel off the cat, and came off of where it attaches to the little black thing?

 

[Vettefan87]

I like to keep it simple, and not technical so people can understand the situation better.

 

[maxrevs85]

I know , just struck me funny.

 

[Mart]

Saw that too, :crazy had a good snicker.

 

[vetteboy86]

The black thingy he is talking about looks almost like a vaccum diaphram located on the passenger side of the engine compartment, next to the exhaust manifolds. I find it very hard to believe that it broke loos from your cat, and then found it's way off this fitting, and out the bottom. It is a bent piece of tubing, much like our fuel lines are, only bigger in diameter. Did you hear anything? Because if it did come off, it would have tore up the underneath side of your car.

Craig

 

[Mart]

I'm Misunderstood again.

It's the piece that goes into the side of the CAT.

 

[JonM]

I used a compression fitting

 

[Mart]

Very cool, how did you attach it to the CAT?

 

[JonM]

Very cool, how did you attach it to the CAT?

My cat has a nipple coming off it in a J fashion. Then the tube attaches to the nipple. I just cut the tubing and the nipple so the fitting would slide over and I tightened it. I guess you could also use a piece of vacuum hose and just clamp it on both sides.

 

[Mart]

The bent tube coming off the side of the CAT is what fell off.

 

[vetteboy86]

The air tube is still there that comes from your engine bay area? If so you might have to buy a new cat.

 

[Ken]

You should be able to braze the stub back onto the cat. I'd try that before spending big bucks on another catalytic converter.