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stinky catalytic converter

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 8:07 pm
by Mattbigwood
In the past few days the catalyst on my 2.2vti (H22a5) has started smelling really bad with the sulphur/bad eggs smell.

Is the cat on its way out? Performance isn't what it was which makes me think it could be failing at 130,000 miles.

If I need a replacement can anyone recommend anywhere. I have seen this http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 48&alt=web

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 9:13 pm
by lewd lude lover
might be getting blocked?

Cut it out and replace with a piece of pipe.

:D

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 9:17 pm
by Mattbigwood
LOL... I want it to pass the next MOT :shock:

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 9:56 pm
by nitin_s1
Give your MOT tester some cookies. ;)

Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 5:48 pm
by Mattbigwood
Just an update in case anyone is interested, the garage tested the emissions at idle and at 2500/3000rpm and they were normal. The smell apparently can be caused by doing short journeys and hard acceleration (guilty :oops: ).

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 11:14 am
by bb1boy
You could get one of these..

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Sports cat.

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 12:42 pm
by Merlin
Mattbigwood wrote:If I need a replacement can anyone recommend anywhere.
http://www.ludegeneration.co.uk/prelude ... 16093.html