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Why Do Mechanics And Panel Beaters Always Steal Catalyst In SUV? by Ivegotsolutions(m): 4:00pm On Apr 27, 2018
Early this year, I acquired a Lexus rx300 and to my surprise the catalyst got missing after mechanics worked on it. A friend of mine cant find the catalyst in his Infinity any more.

Why are they doing this?

Re: Why Do Mechanics And Panel Beaters Always Steal Catalyst In SUV? by aieromon(m): 4:12pm On Apr 27, 2018
Because they've realised most car owners don't know sh!t about their vehicles.

People tend to drop off their rides at the workshop and do not even make out time to supervise General Kazeem. Sensors also get missing or replaced with defective ones if you're not careful.

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Re: Why Do Mechanics And Panel Beaters Always Steal Catalyst In SUV? by kingreign(m): 4:13pm On Apr 27, 2018
Ivegotsolutions:
Early this year, I acquired a Lexus rx300 and to my surprise the catalyst got missing after mechanics worked on it. A friend of mine cant find the catalyst in his Infinity any more.

Why are they doing this?


Not all do that. In fact I can tell you most times they don't. A cat can break into fragments and you'd think they steal it whereas, they know nothing about it.

Change your mechanic if you do patronize thieves.

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Re: Why Do Mechanics And Panel Beaters Always Steal Catalyst In SUV? by Ivegotsolutions(m): 4:13pm On Apr 27, 2018
aieromon:
Because they've realised most car owners don't know sh!t about their vehicles.

People tend to drop off their rides at the workshop and not even take time to supervise General Kazeem. Sensors also get missing or replaced with defective ones if you're not careful.

you are very correct!
Re: Why Do Mechanics And Panel Beaters Always Steal Catalyst In SUV? by tahoe(m): 8:35pm On Apr 28, 2018
aieromon:
Because they've realised most car owners don't know sh!t about their vehicles.

People tend to drop off their rides at the workshop and not even take time to supervise General Kazeem. Sensors also get missing or replaced with defective ones if you're not careful.



I heard someone say it can be used to make bullet for local guns, don’t know how true. Pay attention to your cars so when you find out its missing arrest your mechanic or panel beater and watch how they will confess

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Re: Why Do Mechanics And Panel Beaters Always Steal Catalyst In SUV? by elshanAutos: 9:28pm On Apr 28, 2018
1. Catalysts are not cheap to purchase. (3 catalytic converters for a 2005 Pilot cost 100k recently)

2. Most car owners can’t and will never be able to tell if their car has a good, bad or even existing catalyst at all.

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Re: Why Do Mechanics And Panel Beaters Always Steal Catalyst In SUV? by diportivo: 1:56pm On Apr 29, 2018
not only on SUV

if okada has it the mecho will steal it undecided
Re: Why Do Mechanics And Panel Beaters Always Steal Catalyst In SUV? by laluski(m): 3:01pm On Apr 29, 2018
Na was o.just learning this o.na to dey watch your mechanic with eagle eye instead of just dropping the car and going to find one cold Goldberg grin
Re: Why Do Mechanics And Panel Beaters Always Steal Catalyst In SUV? by Bamzykay: 3:05pm On Oct 25, 2022
Can the whole exhaust be changed if you find out your catalyst is missing and you don't want to just replace the catalyst so your exhaust won't have patches that will make it difficult for you to notice once it goes missing again.
Re: Why Do Mechanics And Panel Beaters Always Steal Catalyst In SUV? by Pickmycall: 10:51pm On Oct 25, 2022
Some of you will say " my mechanic"That your mechanic go dey cheat you you know go know.

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