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Hi all,
Been a while since I have posted.
Had the A2 1.4 petrol for 5 years now.
Its on 125k and is an 02. Still love the car.
Through the summer it felt a bit gutless and recently the engine light came on.
Tried to ignore it for a few days and then it began to flash and performance went right down
So stopped using it until I could get it into the mechanics who look after it.
There was a misfire on one cylinder so they replaced plugs and cables.
Drove much better but next day the light was back on even though still running fine.
Took it back and the fault is now related to catalyser.
They say there is a rattle in the lower one that could be due to it falling apart internally or could be a bit of the first one which has worked its way down.
Either way they would need to get it all apart and look with a camera internally. Might be 1st cat, 2nd cat or both.
They say the 1st front cat isn’t available any more.
Now the engine light has gone off by itself. MOT is due mid May but I was considering trying an MOT now while the light is off to get a full year.
Has anyone failed an MOT on emissions because of old catalysers?
Looking for advice really. Obviously its an old car so I guess I wouldn’t want to spend more than £700 on this issue.
If you buy used catalysers can you tell by looking at them if they are sound?
Thanks in advance for any advice
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Been a while since I have posted.
Had the A2 1.4 petrol for 5 years now.
Its on 125k and is an 02. Still love the car.
Through the summer it felt a bit gutless and recently the engine light came on.
Tried to ignore it for a few days and then it began to flash and performance went right down
So stopped using it until I could get it into the mechanics who look after it.
There was a misfire on one cylinder so they replaced plugs and cables.
Drove much better but next day the light was back on even though still running fine.
Took it back and the fault is now related to catalyser.
They say there is a rattle in the lower one that could be due to it falling apart internally or could be a bit of the first one which has worked its way down.
Either way they would need to get it all apart and look with a camera internally. Might be 1st cat, 2nd cat or both.
They say the 1st front cat isn’t available any more.
Now the engine light has gone off by itself. MOT is due mid May but I was considering trying an MOT now while the light is off to get a full year.
Has anyone failed an MOT on emissions because of old catalysers?
Looking for advice really. Obviously its an old car so I guess I wouldn’t want to spend more than £700 on this issue.
If you buy used catalysers can you tell by looking at them if they are sound?
Thanks in advance for any advice
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