Cat rattling and leak found in boot

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Cat rattling and leak found in boot

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Hi All,

Went out this morning and found slow puncture of F/O/S tyre changed same and thought will check the annoying rattling in the exhaust system, to find the rattle was within the cat. :(
Went to remove spare and found some water under the carpet in the boot :x
What next 8-[ .
I've kept the old cat and I'm think of getting the cat sorted. It has broken where the rear pipe meets the cat at weld. Hopefully this will work and I can send the 6 month old cat back to the seller and see if they will sort something out.

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Re: Cat rattling and leak found in boot

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Oh dear Kenny :twisted: Ahh well, not difficult jobs...

You know diesels don't need cats in the UK so you'd may as well weigh it in ad get a bit of dosh for it and put it toward a bypass pipe...
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Re: Cat rattling and leak found in boot

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Hi Jim,

Yes make non cat was a thought, but a rugby friend knows a very good welder who has welded the old one together again SWMBO needs car to travel to work . So I'll just get the kit from Citroen and fight with company I bought it off.

I've had the leak in the previous Xantia and sorted it with silicon sealant, got my daughter's car to sort this weekend not a citroen but a Focus :lol: rear barke discs to ft.

Kenny
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