Chat & Social > The Bar - General Chat

Advice on prolonging life of CAT

<< < (2/3) > >>

Jim-Willy:
Only fit it for the MOT........

Oh no that would be illegal, Silly me :wink:

the loon:
keep it away from the DOG
(doggy old garage)
 :wink:

rollazuki:
Dont paint it, it runs too hot, dont get it immersed in mud/water when its up to operating temp(yeah right), dont bang/knock it, its fragile.


Like JWilly said, leave it in the garage till its MOT day, and fit the butchered cat or a bypass pipe in between

hobbit:
My father has a car from mobility, and from new its only 5000 miles in 3 years :shock:

I have a funny feeling the cat in this one has had it, so not running is as bad as running :wink: , mind you not my prob, goes back end of this month anyway :lol:

rollazuki:
On a serious side,



The best thing for CAT's is decent fuel(yes, cheap Morrisons fuel is cheap for a reason, ask my neighbouring garage, Subaru dealers!!)
and use the car for long high rev drives.

They thrive, and self clean if kept at operating temp for prolonged periods.

They hate bangs/bumps, they hate plunging into cold water, they hate cheap fuel, they hate short runs where they dont get up to temp.

Worse thing for a CAT is a misfire. Any sign of misfire, or difficult starting, means that the cat is gettin raw fuel thrown at it. This will kill it QUICK!

Get a misfiring car fixed asap, same if the engine management light comes on. Most cars will run a wee bit rich to safeguard pistons etc if the management light is on, again this means the CAT is dealing with excess fuel, and will die sooner.

Cheap non genuine cats arent always what they seem, the genuine parts Ive seen, tend to have more CAT material, and generally a much longer life, and arent always that expensive!!

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page

[*] Previous page