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P38HSE46

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• Sep 1, 2022

• #1

Hello,
I am have been looking all over for a cat for my 1997 P38 4.6, does anyone have one or know of one?

Mine got damaged and the insides were blown out the exhaust.

 

Quixote

Member

• Sep 1, 2022

• #2

Sounds good - wish mine would do that.
Must be some on ebay.

 

DanClarke

Well-Known Member

Full Member

• Sep 1, 2022

• #3

Q. If you can't get one does the vehicle have to be scrapped?

 

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P38HSE46

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• Sep 1, 2022

• #4

More or less, would be too expensive to get a new type approved one - exceeds the value of the car.

 

DanClarke

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• Sep 1, 2022

• #5

Hmmmm just did an online search and for my car ("W" reg THOR its about £131 per CAT?).
Why are GEM's ones no longer available?

 

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Ratae

Well-Known Member

• Sep 1, 2022

• #6

Assume this is a particular problem with the German test not allowing non type approved?

 

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P38HSE46

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• Sep 1, 2022

• #7

Yes, only type approved are approved

 

DanClarke

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• Sep 1, 2022

• #8

P38HSE46 said:

Yes, only type approved are approved

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What utter nonsense that is. It either performs as a convertor, and reduces emissions to comply with regulations or it doesn't. Crazy.

 

Datatek

Well-Known Member

• Sep 1, 2022

• #9

DanClarke said:

What utter nonsense that is. It either performs as a convertor, and reduces emissions to comply with regulations or it doesn't. Crazy.

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The EU is crazy

 

pwood999

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• Sep 1, 2022

• #10

Same rule in UK for cars after 1st March 2001.

 

Grrrrrr

Technician, Bodgit & Scarper Ltd

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• Sep 3, 2022

• #11

P38HSE46 said:

Hello,
I am have been looking all over for a cat for my 1997 P38 4.6, does anyone have one or know of one?

Mine got damaged and the insides were blown out the exhaust.

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@MrGorsky gor some cheap ones a few years back. They disintegrated inside but then it was parked up for a year or so. Maybe if the car is used regularly they wouldn't corrode so badly inside. He may have put a link on one of his posts at the time.