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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Webby the Bear on 20 January 2014, 00:50:55

Title: Cat/Downpipe replacement
Post by: Webby the Bear on 20 January 2014, 00:50:55

Evening fellas, how are ya?

Picked up cat back exhaust from Nick W today (thanks mate) and at some point I will have to get a downpipe (which includes the cat) for the passenger side due to mahoosive hole next to the O2 sensor.

Looking cheap as chips part and came across this...

http://www.carparts4less.co.uk/cp4l/c/Vauxhall_Omega_2.5_2000/p/car-parts/car-body-parts-and-car-exhaust/exhausts/catalytic-converter/?721720471&1&9c9e860c411212f01afa6efd426cfab4c2a46659&000059

My question is this... with it being so cheap does that mean that they've negated to include the threaded hole for the O2 sensor? I've heard of something similar before  ::) I presume not but it's worth finding out  :y

Title: Re: Cat/Downpipe replacement
Post by: RobG on 20 January 2014, 07:05:35

Better off sourcing genuine secondhand Steve

Title: Re: Cat/Downpipe replacement
Post by: TheBoy on 20 January 2014, 09:05:05

Get a good used genuine part, rather than a pattern cat, which you will regret buying from day one.

Title: Re: Cat/Downpipe replacement
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 20 January 2014, 09:06:20

Is there an actual hole in the front pipe or the heat shield around the front pipe?

Title: Re: Cat/Downpipe replacement
Post by: Webby the Bear on 20 January 2014, 10:13:13

Thanks boys. I'll pop a wanted ad up when I can :y

Title: Re: Cat/Downpipe replacement
Post by: biggriffin on 20 January 2014, 16:19:32

Quote from: Marks DTM Calib on 20 January 2014, 09:06:20

Is there an actual hole in the front pipe or the heat shield around the front pipe?

webby if there was hole in front pipe you would know by the noise (kin loud). As dtm says is it the heat shields...

Title: Re: Cat/Downpipe replacement
Post by: Webby the Bear on 20 January 2014, 16:25:30

Thanks BG. Sorry, must've missed that post (scan reading) :-[

It does make a horrible noise  ;D I'll have a closer look when i get under there to do the rest, first  :y