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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Wazzzer on 03 February 2012, 19:08
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Booked in on my mates ramps to get the decat taken off and the Miltek sports cat fitted :afro:
Then the dreaded phonecall
"cat is on mate but the flexi is knackered, it's pissing out"
"Great... ok fit the decat back on for now"
"Yeah about the decat, I think you need to have a look at it"
So off I go after work to take a look, and I couldn't believe it. The flexi inside the decat has unwound itself and has left probably a 1.5" gap in the middle :shocked:
Now I know the gases are going to get past the flexi wires but it's still gonna be some sort of restriction. Consequently, I can't sell it to Nav like that so naturally he's had his money back.
The decat is back on for now and my mate took a bit of pity on me and only charged me £20 for his time but now I'm gonna have to get a new flexi added into the Miltek ASAP as the MOT is in 2 weeks! I'm hoping to get it done before the RR day next Saturday and my mate has already said he will keep Friday evening free as he just knows I'll need it done that evening lol
To top it all off I get home and the oldest has chicken pox too
Cars eh? :angry: :laugh:
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the joys of owning a golf wes :grin:
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the joys of owning a golf wes :grin:
Hold on...surely is an after market decat so it has nothing to do with the mk4!! :laugh:
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I had one of them days and it took me about 6 months to like my car again lol
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damn and i got up this morning with a big smile waiting for a message off you to say its off and in the post :cry: :grin:
hope you get it sorted bud :wink:
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Dam so that sports cat was dodgy then? :angry:
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I'm gonna cheer myself up tomorrow and bin the charcoal cannister :grin:
Rich yeah it is BUT I have had a good look at where it was blowing from and there is no evidence of soot there so my guess is it was broken while being taken off. Still doesn't help me at he mo :sad:
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:angry: Can it be repaired?
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Almost as bad as me getting my new mirrors, then cracking the glass on one of them haha, hope its fixed by RR day! :smiley:
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i done exacttly the same /\ was not impressed hense why i did need your drivers side one lol luckily though i finally found one on ebay got it for £20 plus postage :D
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It can be replaced but I don't think it can be repaired Rich. Will give a place local to me a shout tomorrow (if they're open) and see what price they quote :-(
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Hopfully they can fix it mate. I know how you feel ive had one of those days to, I dropped my maf and the sensor snapped off :rolleyes: A expensive mistake! :cry:
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cheers people. Will see what happens tomorrow
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isnt the miltek not life time garanteed?
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I'm gonna cheer myself up tomorrow and bin the charcoal cannister :grin:
Will you still pass your mot with it removed?
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isnt the miltek not life time garanteed?
Yes but only to the original buyer
I'm gonna cheer myself up tomorrow and bin the charcoal cannister :grin:
Will you still pass your mot with it removed?
No, this was the reason I wanted the Miltek; I was fed up trying to find a friendly MOT station to get it done with the decat fitted
The place I wanted to take it to is shut today, might try and get down there on Monday evening if I can make it there from work in time :sad:
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I was meaning removing the charcoal cannister.
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Oh :grin:
Yeah should be fine mate. Well we'll soon see :laugh:
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:grin: Good stuff I think ill remove mine as well but I have to go through the mot before I can get it back on the road so want to make sure it wont fail on it.
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Will be interested to know how you get on with the cat :smiley:
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will keep you posted, might end up taking a half day at some point next week to get it sorted :angry:
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bummer mate...
what i have done with my system is i cut the orginal cat out the decat and my mate who owns a stainless exhaust place made me a drop out cat so i leave my 3" down pipe on and when i mot my car six bolts and i take out the pipe and bolt in my cat take me five mins to change
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well with all this messing about I might end up doing something like that :laugh:
Either way I need a new downpipe as the decat flexi has collapsed :sad:
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Got in contact with the exhaust place about getting the flexi replaced and it's booked in for Weds. They want the downpipe on the car to make sure it fits the car properly which makes sense so my mate is putting it back on tomorrow. In hindsight I should have told him to leave it on last week :laugh:
The guy I bought it from is meeting me halfway with the cost apparently, just waiting for him to wire me the money, might give him a gentle reminder in a mo :lipsrsealed:
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Got in contact with the exhaust place about getting the flexi replaced and it's booked in for Weds. They want the downpipe on the car to make sure it fits the car properly which makes sense so my mate is putting it back on tomorrow. In hindsight I should have told him to leave it on last week :laugh:
The guy I bought it from is meeting me halfway with the cost apparently, just waiting for him to wire me the money, might give him a gentle reminder in a mo :lipsrsealed:
At thats a result :wink:
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Save youself the hassle of fitting the sports cat, just put a PD lump in it instead :evil: :grin:
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Save youself the hassle of fitting the sports cat, just put a PD lump in it instead :evil: :grin:
:grin:
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ooooh he's back and with a sarcy comment :laugh: :grin:
Where you been hiding mate?
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good result wes :afro:
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ooooh he's back and with a sarcy comment :laugh: :grin:
Where you been hiding mate?
:grin: Been lurking in the shadows mate, not much going on car wise here but I see you have been doing a few bits though :afro:
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Yeah been spending far too much as usual :lipsrsealed:
car is now down at the garage, hopefully should be done tomorrow evening...
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ooooh she's done, just got to organise a lift out there to pick it up :smug:
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gd stuff wes
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ooooh she's done, just got to organise a lift out there to pick it up :smug:
See you on way back today, i was in transit van just going to pay for my car lol
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ooooh she's done, just got to organise a lift out there to pick it up :smug:
:afro:
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it's all good :cool: The bloke at the garage has done a top job, cost £65 to supply and fit the flexi which I thought was very reasonable :smiley:
Here's some pics of the dead decat :cry:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0803/WesRS/SDC14280.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0803/WesRS/SDC14285.jpg)
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:shocked: Should go better now :laugh:
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It does already :evil:
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that pritty free flowing...hehehehe
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It would be if you cut all the wire out the way lol
It's so well made (apart from obvious) it seems a shame to chuck it up the scrapyard
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Get a new flexi welded into it and sell it?
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It's just cost me £65 to get the flexi done on the Miltek, I'd hardly make any money on it. If someone wants the decat they are welcome to it :wink:
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is it a 3" straight through, or a 3" --> 2.5" ? and does it have both lambda holes?
il have it off you mate, i think i can replace that section pretty easy! haha
james
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2.5" mate, yeah both lambda holes are there.
Cover the postage and it's yours :wink:
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Spot on mate, pm me your address and what day your be in for collection. Thanks mate
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Ok mate, give me over the weekend to get it wrapped up and I'll leave it up my parents, I can leave it in the garden.
Unless you know someone going to the RR day at JKM on the weekend?
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If it falls through let me know I'll have it. A garage by me charged £35 to weld a new flexi into a DC sports manifold for an Ep3 that's why I thought it might be worth doing.