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« on: February 12, 2004, 09:51:23 »
Due to a problem I am having, I was wondering if there are nay knowledgable people on the forum who know about catalytic convertors and possible early failure reasons.....
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« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2004, 10:03:46 »
What sort of prob, one thing about cats are the lamda sensor that works with the engine, these have a habit of packing up and sometimes people think it is the cat causing the prob

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« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2004, 10:06:42 »
Well, let's just say that in few days, my cats will arrive back at my house. Opened up for me to see the inards :(
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« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2004, 10:58:15 »
Is Piglet off the road at the moment then ? ? ? ?
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« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2004, 16:50:14 »
Neil

I am not an expert by any means, as you well know, but I have been told several times that the worst thing for a cat is driving through water.

Apparently the platinum catalyst is mounted on a ceramic former inside the metal case. The catalyst runs very hot and the thermal shock of cold water on the metal case being tranferred through to the ceramic can apparently cause it to crack and once it starts going...............

The result is the ratlle which I have, although mine still works fine, just sounds awful.
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