07-04-2019, 10:47 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Long Beach,CA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Volvo Diesel
I doubt that a car with 177,000 miles still has a trap oxidizer. It has probably been replaced with the trap catalyst which, on a W123, is identical to the trap oxidizer, and is supposed to be a lifetime part. As Diseasal suggested, however, it’s probably full of soot and replacing it with a bypass pipe would be a good idea if your state doesn’t have strict emissions inspections for old diesels.
Congratulations on your purchase and I hope you have fun working on the car. I’ve always found this forum to be very helpful and responsive.
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Is there a way he can easily tell if Trap-Ox was replaced with the trap catalyst?
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