converter

Hello again. I think the maniverter on my ibiza is cracked: I can hear and smell the exhaust at the front of the engine. I'm thinking of taking it off myself as access is good however the bolts are all very rusted and I have read that they can be difficult to remove. I have added penetrating oil...

Hi all, im having trouble with the replacement of my catalytic converter, the cat and front pipe currently is one piece, however when i came to order a new one the supplier reckons i need to fit the front pipe and cat seperatly at a cost of £70 more, i dont wanna buy the full system and then...

Right, another problem :( I'm getting a loud rattling noise from under the car at lowish revs, took it to the garage and they've diagnosed that its the Catalytic Converter.... I've been quoted £70 for a new part and then £60 for labour, does this sound about right? I'm also thinking this is a...

Hi folks, I'm a newbie here so hello! I drive a Seat Ibiza 1.2 04 plate, it's pretty basic, I'm not gonna lie! It has had a problem with the engine management light coming on whenever I hit any decent speed (70 or 80mph) and I took it to a mechanic friend who said that there was a problem...

Hi Guys I spent a while the other day trying to find an online converter to work out hp/tonne as I got tired of doing it on my calculator! (I'm very lazy) So I just wrote my own ... http://www.george-edwards.co.uk/converter.php Feel free to use it, let me know if there are any bugs...

My car just had an MOT and there was nothing really wrong, he just replaced a sidelight bulb. He did diagnose the strange grumbling noise that had bothered me for a while however. As the title says he told me that the catylic converter 'core' was loose. He said it's not a problem yet, but it...

hi, there as you can see im new to this site so sorry if hav posted this in wrong section. Have not owned my leon cupra r for long but the engine management light has come on and says cat limit below threshold bank 1. from you guys experience does this cat below look like a standard one to...

I am really not up in this whole car audio thing so I was wondering if somebody could explain in simple terms to me how I would go about setting up a sub & amp in my 55plate mk4 Ibiza. I am using a Kenwood 237SA Headunit that has no pre outs. I am kinna wanting the front and rear speakers and...

Hi all, I have a 51 plate 1.6s Leon, the catalytic converter went recently and on taking it to the garage it seems Seat have not fitted a standard Leon Cat to it, the garage have tried the cats listed for that engine number/model and none of them fit. Has anybody else had this problem or heard...

Guys, Need a wee pointer here: Today just been told that my cat has went (lost power and theres a noise coming from it) and the guy has said he can fit a sports cat for £150 all in (cheaper than a normal one). The guy was the one that fitted my new exhaust and straight thru centre, no...

the serial to usb converter i have been using with my vagcom lead has just broken ( usb bit has broke off) and tbh , i was fed up of it moving about n losing comms etc , and was wondering if anyone uses a PCMCIA - serial converter with any sucess , what should i look for when ordering one , or...

Hello, I’ve been getting some strange noises from my car recently. Finally took it into the service centre and was told that it need a new catalytic converter. The price of which was going to cost 770 pounds. A colleague at work suggested that I try a company called GSF, got a quote...

Hi all, couldn't find anything by using the search function about the headlight converter for Xenon Lights. Has anyone experience with Halfords converter sets? Or can the beam be adjusted manually? :shrug: thanks for your help!

hello again guys and girls, im playing with my exhaust system and i need to get another catalytic converter, i have a ibiza 95' 'N' 1.4 8v ABD engine. can i get a cat off any car or will they all be different in which case will cats off engine code ABD only fit? i dont want a new one as theres...