Technical Can this be welded?
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oh wow...... thats..... somewhat erm yea impressive of a task
It looks like a clean break as well.... very odd....
anyway
As long as there is material there, i'd seriously get it done based on quotes
As a new cat is about £100 on ebay
So if the quotes are like close to that, then give it up
One thing i'd seriously do is get that lambda wire disconnected - its been strained badly and risk causing wiring issues
I'd be inclined to say - get some "alignment" marks made, with it in situe, to make sure when welded it's roughly right
Start with some tipex line so you can get it out - then make some sort of chiesel or punch marks to help align once its all been cleaned up to create a decent weld
Ziggy
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Real point is that it can't be welded in situ, so it only has a chance of it being financially viable is if you take it off and clean it up and put it on yourself.
I'd TIG it up for £30 if you bring the thing (with witness marks!) to Liverpool.
Real point is that it can't be welded in situ, so it only has a chance of it being financially viable is if you take it off and clean it up and put it on yourself.
I'd TIG it up for £30 if you bring the thing (with witness marks!) to Liverpool.
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as others have said ,it appears to have burst in a seam,
so should weld o.k.,
no mentions of JB weld yet..!!
so should weld o.k.,
no mentions of JB weld yet..!!
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Mine cracked on my old punto where yours has broken, I welded it up fine worked a treat ��
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i paid £20 notes on my manicat to have a crack and 2 drilled holes filled
I did the drop myself - its **** easy
As i said - make some marks of how it'd like up comfortably before removing otherwise it'll be a pig to get right after
a lil tip
Flange bolts - then lambda wires first
Then tackle the 8 studded nuts, leaving 2 on finger tight so it doesn't drop on the floor suddenly
You'll need to jack 1 side of the car up to get it from the floor of the car
Ziggy
if its an oem cat and the insides are good a friendly scrappy may just swap it for a non broke one as they cut that top bit off anyway
Cheers for the suggestions. I removed it and got a welder to sort it out for £45. It wasn't actually a clean break and it did lock into the right position so it didn't need marking. It's now running fine, but the engine management light is on constantly. I did start the engine briefly with no manifold and the light came on then. Now I've got it repaired the lights still on. I have connected both the sensors before and after the cat. Is there just an error code that needs resetting or have I screwed something up?
You might try removing the battery negative for a couple of minutes. Alternatively, and old code reader should enable you to read and cancel the code.
if the error is gone it will take 3 full drive cycles for the light to go
Just like at service time when you disconnect the temp sensor to check that the fan still works.
