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  1. enginestarter

    enginestarter Junior Member

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    I parked in a shopping centre. I came back, reversed...
    Large clunking noises.
    I thought cat converter had got stolen...
    Turned out to be the exhaust.
    The recovery man said this to me.

    He said the front part was loose.

    What should I do?
    Can it be repaired?
    Or best to get replaced?
    It's a 2008 car.
    I have a mobile mechanic I can use...
    How much am I looking to spend?
    I looked up the part on eBay, cheapest was £110 (entire exhaust).
    How much work is there to replace?

    Thanks.
     
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    hard to say without pics. maybe you just need a hanger.
    did you hit something?
    unusual for a 2013, how many miles on her?
     
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    2008 model
    (2013 model I asked questions for someone else)

    Hanger? What's that?
    I saw this video:


    I'm guessing this is what you mean by hanger - an adaptor to join 2 parts?

    I'll take pics and post back later

    Thanks
     
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    Yeah for a 2013 that's premature, replacement due to rust-out. Better have an underneath look, or have a shop get it up on hoist for a look. I'd really doubt it would rust-out so early.

    An internally rusted out muffler, if you grab it and shake, will sound kinda like a castanet.
     
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    It's NOT 2013 model. It's a 2008 model.
    I tried shooting video underneath the car.
    I can't even see the exhaust!
    I've spent ages.

    Can someone at least give me ball park figures on how much the part costs to replace + how much work there is to get replaced and what I should be looking to pay? (In the UK)

    Thanks
     
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    Thanks @Skibob. I'll post in that forum.
    I've just taken one last video and got a shot of something that looks cut off.
    See pic below:

    [​IMG]
     
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    Uh oh...
     
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    Your cat looks like it’s missing to me
     
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    I'm gutted and so angry.
    These thieves go round and steal from the poor.
     
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    that's really cheap?
    thanks for the link - so much appreciated.
     
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    @bisco, thanks. I sent him a PM just now.
    Is this cat converter the same as the one I had - but maybe minus the precious metals?

    Let me know.
    Thanks.
     
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    I'd check with a local specialist if I were you. I feel like the bar for passing MOT (I am American and have no direct experience) is relatively high and you wouldn't want to waste your money with a solution that wouldn't get you a pass.
     
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    agree. you need local expertise. over here, it is state by state regulation.
     
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    Thanks for the replies.
    I asked someone else and they said similar.
    Just wondering why the ebay seller sells?

    One person suggested they could be selling stolen parts..?
     
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    always a possibility. you might buy back your own cat.
     
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    And beat the guy silly with a cricket bat when you figure out it is from your car?
     
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    The seller is UK, has over 100k positive feedback. Has sold ~200 of these already. They are new, never used, after market. Obviously they won't have the same amount of PM as an original Toyo, but it's also not $2000. It does have a 2 year warranty. May at least be worth asking seller if that warranty includes passing emission standards.
     
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