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Offline Shady Pioneer

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Re: Have I broken my cat?
« Reply #10 on: 12 March 2009, 23:20 »
Cheers Shep, great help I'll check the heatshiled as my first point of call :)


Thanks wayne, guess I'll find out soon.
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Offline Wayne

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Re: Have I broken my cat?
« Reply #11 on: 12 March 2009, 23:23 »
No worries, I smacked mine a few times but seemed to cope with it ok the heatshield was a pain however as everytime I moved it away from the cat I would knock it and then it would rattle again.
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Offline VR6-Joe

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Re: Have I broken my cat?
« Reply #12 on: 12 March 2009, 23:56 »
I agree with Wayne here.. mine is leaking from the manifold and makes a horrible ticking noise. I'll get round to replacing the manifold gasket one day!
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Re: Have I broken my cat?
« Reply #13 on: 13 March 2009, 00:06 »
De-cat it! Where you got ur MOT done last time will still pass it dw   :tongue:

Them bumps are a killer!
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Re: Have I broken my cat?
« Reply #14 on: 13 March 2009, 00:39 »
I'm surprised if you've hit the cat!! the only part (if fitted correctly) should be the brace that runs across the middle!
I guess you've just knocked the exhaust and its loosend a joint!.. get the exhaust mounted as close to the body as poss....... I have hit the sills and dented the sump but never grounded my exhhaust!
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Re: Have I broken my cat?
« Reply #15 on: 13 March 2009, 00:43 »
I'm just hoping it's my heatshield, gonna mount the car on the curb to give me room to get my hands under there lol! Will report back tomorrow (today).
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Offline harlemex

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Re: Have I broken my cat?
« Reply #16 on: 13 March 2009, 14:05 »
It wont be the heatshield making a ticking sound. I reckon youve split a weld on a joint of the exhaust somewhere. My guess is the back or middle box.
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Re: Have I broken my cat?
« Reply #17 on: 13 March 2009, 19:14 »
downpipe/joint to cat, not sure on other mk3 models, but i think the 1.4 sits lower than the sump.

get under there and have a look is best bet. :)
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Offline Shady Pioneer

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Re: Have I broken my cat?
« Reply #18 on: 13 March 2009, 20:22 »
Well whatever it was has gone now,  :rolleyes:
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Offline Wayne

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Re: Have I broken my cat?
« Reply #19 on: 13 March 2009, 21:18 »
Quote from: Shady Pioneer on 13 March 2009, 20:22
Well whatever it was has gone now,  :rolleyes:

Good result, might be best to still get it checked however just in case.
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