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Title: Anyone had this before?
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 12 October 2011, 23:23:58
found something on my 3.2 I have never seen on an Omega before. My NS cat is blowing! The precat in fact. Anyone else???
Title: Re: Anyone had this before?
Post by: tunnie on 13 October 2011, 08:51:26
Took cats off a 130k miles 3.2 other week, looked like new!  :-\
Title: Re: Anyone had this before?
Post by: millwall on 13 October 2011, 08:53:50
never had a problem with cats  normally i have the rest of the exhaust rust away around them ;D
Title: Re: Anyone had this before?
Post by: jonnycool on 13 October 2011, 09:36:00
I had to have my N/S one welded the other day before an MOT (2.6)  :(
Title: Re: Anyone had this before?
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 13 October 2011, 12:37:56
Is it weldable then? Would that save me the money of buying another one?

My worry is - why is it blowing..... I've never seen it before! Blockage? Impact/underside damage?
Title: Re: Anyone had this before?
Post by: albitz on 13 October 2011, 12:42:56
I would have thought that welding could damage the internals. :-\
Title: Re: Anyone had this before?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 13 October 2011, 12:56:32
I would have thought that welding could damage the internals. :-\

If it's the pre-cat they are probably shot anyway, and won't affect MOT emissions. ;)
Title: Re: Anyone had this before?
Post by: TheBoy on 13 October 2011, 13:29:21
Took cats off a 130k miles 3.2 other week, looked like new!  :-\
I wouldn't quite go that far - they'd obviously kissed the tarmac a few times, for obvious reasons - but in perfectly good nick :y

Actually, to be perfectly honest, your 3.2 is probably the tidiest I have ever seen from a corrosion point of view - a few hours of polish, it'll be a belter from the outside :y. Such a shame doorcards aren't available new, as they have the usual wear on both driver and passenger side  :'(
Title: Re: Anyone had this before?
Post by: tunnie on 13 October 2011, 13:38:56
Took cats off a 130k miles 3.2 other week, looked like new!  :-\
I wouldn't quite go that far - they'd obviously kissed the tarmac a few times, for obvious reasons - but in perfectly good nick :y

Actually, to be perfectly honest, your 3.2 is probably the tidiest I have ever seen from a corrosion point of view - a few hours of polish, it'll be a belter from the outside :y. Such a shame doorcards aren't available new, as they have the usual wear on both driver and passenger side  :'(

Was referring to pre-cats they looked like new, no damage to speak of. Main cats had been filed down though.

Yeah, I'm really looking forward to getting that on the road. Think it will be a nice example, looking forward to giving it a good wash, that bodywork will come up well I think.

Yeah I noticed the wear on the door handle too  :(

Thats about the only part that looks worn though!  :)
Title: Re: Anyone had this before?
Post by: albitz on 13 October 2011, 13:44:35
Dont often come across facelift doorcards which havent got wear & tear tbh.They are a sh1te design imo.
Title: Re: Anyone had this before?
Post by: TheBoy on 13 October 2011, 14:24:36
Dont often come across facelift doorcards which havent got wear & tear tbh.They are a sh1te design imo.
Prefacelifts are so much better ;D
Title: Re: Anyone had this before?
Post by: albitz on 13 October 2011, 14:28:34
I now prefer the look of the facelift interior tbh.Its more airy,modern,less fussy.The earlier interiours look like the inside of a 1970,s gentlemans club imo, lots of puffy leather and fake walnut etc. :)
The quality of some of the components in the facelift interior is shocking though.The hideous soft touch rubber,is virtually water soluble. ::)
Title: Re: Anyone had this before?
Post by: aaronjb on 13 October 2011, 14:30:12
What's wrong with the interior of a 1970s gentlemans club?  ;D
Title: Re: Anyone had this before?
Post by: Martin_1962 on 13 October 2011, 14:53:24
Road humps I reckon!
Title: Re: Anyone had this before?
Post by: omegod on 13 October 2011, 16:32:49
Dont often come across facelift doorcards which havent got wear & tear tbh.They are a sh1te design imo.
Prefacelifts are so much better ;D

In so many ways  ;)
Title: Re: Anyone had this before?
Post by: 05omegav6 on 14 October 2011, 00:23:56
Dont often come across facelift doorcards which havent got wear & tear tbh.They are a sh1te design imo.
Prefacelifts are so much better ;D

In so many ways  ;)

What are pre facelifts? Runs for hills very, very quickly... :-X

Is it weldable then? Would that save me the money of buying another one?

My worry is - why is it blowing..... I've never seen it before! Blockage? Impact/underside damage?

Swallowed a spark plug tip?  :-\