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new cat vibrates at 2->4k revs
Topic Started: Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:57 am (754 Views)
CrysAk
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got a new cat fitted (well if you can called it fitted...)

first there was really bad knocking aas soona s you turned the key.. took it back... after 5 mins of arguing got him to sit in teh car and listen... fixed that.

he then tried leaving the cat hanging about 4 cm from the floor, asked him if he would replace it when it gets ripped off when i go over the speedbumps into work.. fixed that

then drove home, vibrating from cat at 2-4k .. took it back.. they threw a hissy and insisted it was my rear tail pipes hitting my rear bumper (its not / wasnt)

tried leaving my with a wonky set of tail pipes hanging on the floor after cursing my car saying they wish they never took the job (fuxckin do it properly then!), told them to sort that

drove back to work.. still vibrating, and really cant be assed with their hissy fits every time i take it back


any ideas why its vibrating so much (deff is the cat/front pipes) .. its raspy (a given) but sounds like thin metal vibrating together between 2-4 k revs.. should i take it back / take them for a ride to show them or any ideas how to fix myself?


car use to sound lush.. sounds like a bag of nails now :/
Edited by CrysAk, Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:57 am.
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bri957
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Just take it back, not your problem to identify the noise.

Cheers Bri
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olliecampbell
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I've got this exact problem, I think the cat has broken free within the exhaust and rattles like mad when cold.

Once it's warmed up all is fine!
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chrismatheou
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How about removing the Cat altogether?
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zinc
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Heatshields may have been loosened. They rattle like hell sometimes on my LE. Keep trying to sort them but they always seem to come loose again.
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+1 This is very true had this problem on my 124, I thought the centre section was on its way out for ages until I got it on a ramp and saw the heat shield was loose.
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olliecampbell
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Thanks everyone. Is the heatshield part no 14 in this diagram?:
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Edited by olliecampbell, Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:38 pm.
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there can be only one ;-)
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sounds like a bodge instal, did they weld the cat in place or was it bolt on, either way they may have damaged it or a heatshield on fitment,.

who are they? sound like a bunch of to**ers
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I thought I would wait until you got some useful responses before posting this :P



lmao lmao lmao lmao lmao

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lmao
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CrysAk
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:lol:

turns out its the heat sheild if i havent already mentioned it.

they done a shite job at fitting it and when asked to fix it they jsut bent it :/ .... lol stll virbated the **insert swear word here**.. ill weld it myself the useles c**(ts
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