Cat converters

[MPark]

I live in Socal and cat converter theft is on the rise around my surroundings neighborhood.

I crawled under the truck and I see all sorts of stuff along the exhaust path.

Can anyone point out the cat converter (s) on a 2020 7.3 gas.

I need to see what I can do to protect them or slow the theft down .


Thanks

 

[ECHO-24]

I live in Socal and cat converter theft is on the rise around my surroundings neighborhood.

I crawled under the truck and I see all sorts of stuff along the exhaust path.

Can anyone point out the cat converter (s) on a 2020 7.3 gas.

I need to see what I can do to protect them or slow the theft down .


Thanks

There are two, one right off of each manifold. I know the link says 6.2L, but they look the same.

2019-2020 Ford OEM Catalytic Converter HC3Z-5F250-C | Ford Parts Center

This OEM Ford Replacement Part is a Genuine 2019-2020 Ford part # HC3Z-5F250-C - Catalytic Converter. Overnight, Expedited and Ground Shipping options.

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[WJK1]

I live in Socal and cat converter theft is on the rise around my surroundings neighborhood.

I crawled under the truck and I see all sorts of stuff along the exhaust path.

Can anyone point out the cat converter (s) on a 2020 7.3 gas.

I need to see what I can do to protect them or slow the theft down .


Thanks

Schedule random remote starts so they are scorching hot when you aren’t around it. Half joking... but I sure wouldn’t want to mess with one after it’s been running. ?

 

[RaptorTremor]

I wouldn't be mad if they were stolen ?

 

[Loshad]

I have a motion sensor beneath my F150 that triggers a recording of a 12 gauge being racked.

Not buying that? I also have motion sensor lights AND high def camera right alongside the truck.

 

[IowaBoy]

It is bad everywhere. I live around some popular local recreation areas. Near my house the thieves are especially active at parking lots at bike trails. and canoe put-ins. I'm guessing they have someone in the lot who phones in when a target arrives. They have it down to a science. A minivan rolls in, side door opens next to a juicy target, a guy slips out and rolls under the car or truck and starts cutting. The minivan does a circle in the lot, comes back, the guy slides back in and off they go, $200 richer. I try not to park my truck at the lots that the thieves are hitting every day, which I find irritating since that is part of the fun of having the truck anyway. I found some $200 solutions online, one is a weird setup with an alarm strap (gets cut and it goes off) and some high tensile steel rods that you glue at the cutting points. The other is a cage made of bike lock wire and some clamps. The best solution might be a steel skid plate, but I've not found one for sale. I imagine a skid plate could potentially heat things up pretty good under the truck and possibly affect the tranny unless it was perforated. But I don't know.

 

[VB!]

I have a buddy that had one stolen off of his Prius. Got in, started driving on the batteries, and didn't know a thing until the engine fired down the street. He said the noise scared the *$#&! out of him. He had a good laugh mixed in with the anger of being robbed.

 

[Tuxedomouse]

Friend of mine just had the converter cut off of his 6.8L RV sometime over the winter where he stores it. When he started it up to charge the batteries, the V10 fury nearly caused a code brown

 

[jpeckinp]

Any new updates? We got a dirt bag that has hit two of my neighbors in the last few months. Only thing anybody has is that he drives a '90's Bronco that is Red and Tan. Being that old and color it shouldn't be hard to find but no luck yet. I'm sure if he saw my new gas F250 he'd cream his jeans at the thought of two new CC's.

I found a few options. With two converters you're looking at $400-600

CatClamp - Ranked #1 Catalytic Converter Anti-Theft Device

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Catalytic Converter lock | Whitehouse OH | Catstrap

Ranked #1 Most Effective to Prevent Catalytic Converter Theft. Catstrap is a physical barrier shield that locks your cat converter in place. The Cateye catalytic converter alarm activates a 130 dB ear piercing siren when a thief gets close to your converter.

www.catstrap.net

 

[Talon2006]

You mean something like this?

 

[501Ford]

We had two trucks hit last year. They cut sensors, wires, and even part of the frame. 6.2 was near $6500, 12’ cummins/dodge DPF was enough they totaled the truck. The newer trucks are very expensive to repair, parts aren’t readily available, and the thieves did more damage than just getting the Cat out.

 

[jpeckinp]

You mean something like this?

It would be great if we had something like that. That's for a Prius isn't it?

 

[Talon2006]

That is being designed specifically for the 7.3 F-250 as we speak.

 

[STDevil]

We had two trucks hit last year. They cut sensors, wires, and even part of the frame. 6.2 was near $6500, 12’ cummins/dodge DPF was enough they totaled the truck. The newer trucks are very expensive to repair, parts aren’t readily available, and the thieves did more damage than just getting the Cat out.

I am sure this means I am a horrible person and I will deserve any hate I got for saying this, but I would love it if a few Cat Thieves got their sawzaalls turned on them by "someone". Maybe they'd think twice or at least I'd feel better because some thief got some well deserved pain. In Seattle, the cops (who are all great people) have been neutered and it's basically a free for all.

 

[HALL250]

I am sure this means I am a horrible person and I will deserve any hate I got for saying this, but I would love it if a few Cat Thieves got their sawzaalls turned on them by "someone". Maybe they'd think twice or at least I'd feel better because some thief got some well deserved pain. In Seattle, the cops (who are all great people) have been neutered and it's basically a free for all.

I believe if you catch a thief, you should be able to put their head on a stake in your front yard. Crime would surely plummet.
There’s not much more that I hate than a POS thief.

 

[Fishieflakes]

Or this?

Truck Hardware - PDM Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) Guard Kit - P700393

P700393 17-22 F-250/350

www.truckhardware.ca

 

[Prospect]

$10,000 dollars to replace a 6.7l diesel cat after sensors and wiring harness damage.
Insurance can drop you also. Heads on stakes!!!!!!

 

[gommer]

$10,000 dollars to replace a 6.7l diesel cat after sensors and wiring harness damage.
Insurance can drop you also. Heads on stakes!!!!!!

I knew DPF theft was a thing... for some odd reason, living in a bubble I guess, I thought it was pretty rare. Saw your post and starting searching, it's anything but rare.

That'd be a bad day, for sure.

 

[501Ford]

I am sure this means I am a horrible person and I will deserve any hate I got for saying this, but I would love it if a few Cat Thieves got their sawzaalls turned on them by "someone". Maybe they'd think twice or at least I'd feel better because some thief got some well deserved pain. In Seattle, the cops (who are all great people) have been neutered and it's basically a free for all.

I’ve spent a small fortune to try and make our business more thief proof. Last year we had 5 different instances of theft. The sherif is over worked and understaffed. I would love nothing more than to catch them in the act and completely destroy their truck while they F up mine.

 

[jpeckinp]

That is being designed specifically for the 7.3 F-250 as we speak.

More info please.