whilst in portugal i managed to hit the catalytic converter on something and was informed i had split the cat open

they said they had tried a temporary fix..........it stoped blowing so bad for a day or so

anyway, i didnt bother too much with it as MOT wasnt due until NOW (feb) so did 2 runs back and to portugal, now i am back in uk permenantly

so as the mot is due i knew it needed replacing..........e bay says 180 plus vat and fitting

thought on the off chance i would pop in to local kwik fit.................just so i had a chance of seeing the damage as much as finding out the cost from them

once the guy had it up he had a look and though theouter casing is split, theres no damage to the cat..........what had happened is the gasket/joint between cat and exhaust has been opened up...............so all it needs is a little bit of work on the gasket..............[b].saved at least £150 [/b] RESULT!!

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wow !

a good word for kwick fit

Nice result. I've had to reseal the join on mine a couple of times.

[quote name='Bazza' post='710440' date='Feb 22 2010, 09:00 PM']wow !

a good word for kwick fit [/quote]
You'll always find the odd 'c' in kwik fit

not only saved that money, but he re sealed my front tyre for free....and it sailed through its MOT too

LOL! love that, good work....