Cars produced today, regardless of whether they are equipped with gasoline or diesel engines, are additionally equipped with exhaust gas cleaning devices – neutralizers (CT, cat, autocat). The intended purpose of the autocat is to reduce the amount of harmful particles in the exhaust entering the atmosphere. A diesel car is equipped with a particulate filter by standard, a gasoline car – with a ceramic / metal element. Installation is carried out next to the engine, directly behind the exhaust manifold, where the highest exhaust gas temperature is noted.
What determines the price
The assessment is made by the weight of scrap precious metals (gold, platinum) and valuable chemical elements (palladium, rhodium) contained in the catalytic layer. The volume and weight of the scrap will vary from device to device. This is influenced by many variables, from the country of manufacture of the car to the degree of wear of the autocat. If you do not know what to do with your old neutralizer, the best solution is to sell it profitably on Autocatalyst, where you will quickly find out its value based on ACM and find a buyer.
In general practice, the amount of compensation is up to 75% of the value of valuable metals contained in the device that you intend to hand over.
Three main criteria that the specialist-receiver is guided by when assessing the neutralizer you brought:
- Type. You can hand over metal, ceramic and oil, as well as particulate filters, for quite a lot of money. Ceramic-based devices are most valued, especially imported ones, iron neutralizers are slightly behind.
- Weight of the device. There are catalytic converters weighing ~100 grams, containing a minimum of precious metals.
- Condition. Neutralizers are accepted in any form – brought in a metal case, whole, broken and crushed. However, a whole catalytic converter will always be valued more than crumbs.
The engine size, country of manufacture, model and year of production of the car, even the quality of the fuel the car was driven on are also taken into account. The amount offered by the appraiser is also affected by stock exchange prices for precious metals and elements, exchange rates.
Which cars have the most expensive components?
Which options are the most expensive? We present the TOP cars from which the most expensive filters are removed:
- First place is shared by filters from premium English cars and filters from cars manufactured in Germany according to the Euro-5 environmental standard. They contain the largest amount of platinum, rhodium and palladium.
- Cars from South Korea and Japan – most KIA and Hyundai models with GT, Infiniti, Subaru, Toyota engines. Engineers from Japanese and Korean automakers install high-quality neutralizers on cars, which, in terms of the content of precious metals and valuable elements, catch up with German car brands.
- The top three also include American, French and Czech cars. Ford parts, for example, are among the most popular. Parts taken from Citroen, Skoda, Peugeot and Renault are slightly less popular with receivers.
It is predictable that the more expensive the car, the more expensive the device will be. However, it is also necessary to take into account the above evaluation criteria: age, wear, condition – this can also significantly affect the final figures.
