Originally Posted by robber

Hi All,

My mom got some bas news today regarding her 1997 2.5 TL. Apparently the exhaust manifold needs to be replaced. The car was produced and assembled in Japan to meet CA emissions standards and thus the CAT is housed in the same part.

The quote is about $1100 for the part itself. h:

Does anyone have any experience with this repair? This seems really high to me and while I dont doubt that the mechanic is honest, I do question wether we need to go 100% OEM with this apparent atypical part.

Any help or advice is appreciated.

Thanks

-rob