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Cat or something else

zurbfoundation · 2019-05-13 09:48:50

hi folks - need to get this old bird moving and out of the way - parked it up two years ago when she failed the test - only thing that got her was emissions - i had given it two retests and failed emissions every time tried diptane and a good blow out - arriving at centre with her red hot and nothing did it. I am thinking…

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13-05-2019 10:48am

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zurbfoundation

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hi folks - need to get this old bird moving and out of the way - parked it up two years ago when she failed the test - only thing that got her was emissions - i had given it two retests and failed emissions every time

tried diptane and a good blow out - arriving at centre with her red hot and nothing did it.

I am thinking its the cat that is done for - 230k miles on it so that could well be it. see figures below

have sourced one and just want an opinion before i purchase it.

its a 1.6 petrol 4afe Toyota Carina E - 230k miles

thanks

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#2 13-05-2019 4:59pm
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Cat is goosed, it's even running too lean and
couldn't pass

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