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Title: pre-cats
Post by: Anonymous on October 1, 2005, 10:49

for those of you who only get as far as the footy page, or page 3 in the sun. the following artical appeared in todays daily telegraph "complaints of pre-cat in the exaust manifold breaking up and debris being sucked into the engine. -- "caused by excessive acceration-decelaration" when the engine is cold. this leads to a manifold vibration, then the cat matrix moves in its holding mat and breaks up. holding mat improved from oct 2001, vin 0043748, for older cars, new manifold available AND POSSIBILITY OF GOODWILL FROM TOYOTA TOWARDS THE COST. more on this at w www.mr2roc.org (http://www.mr2roc.org) w

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Post by: Peter Wright on October 1, 2005, 11:10

Good find, full report herehttp://www.motoring.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.jhtml?xml=/motoring/2005/10/01/mrguide01.xml&sSheet=/motoring/2005/10/01/ixmot.html

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Post by: kanujunkie on October 1, 2005, 11:12

s:shock: :shock: s:shock: s:shock: :shock: s:shock: does this now mean Toyota have to take notice of what weve said for years

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Post by: Anonymous on October 1, 2005, 12:46

Quote from: "kanujunkie":shock: s:shock: :shock: s:shock: does this now mean Toyota have to take notice of what weve said for years

No, I think it means we are going in circles:
http://www.mr2roc.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=78222#78222

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Post by: Anonymous on October 10, 2005, 15:30

my car goes into garage on wednesbury so im going to ask them about the new improved manifold and see if they willing to give me a deal

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Post by: kanujunkie on October 10, 2005, 19:58

went in to order a new softop for mine today and whilst there had a chat with a mechanic, the non bull***t variety, he said they do at least one a month, sometimes more s:? :? s:?

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Post by: Liz on October 10, 2005, 21:09

When I had the PS done there were two in Rayleigh Toyota with engine failures s:roll: :roll: s:roll:

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Post by: heathstimpson on October 11, 2005, 00:03

Quote from: "kanujunkie"went in to order a new softop for mine today

Have you sorted a new hood under warrenty Stu s:?: :?: s:?:

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Post by: kanujunkie on October 11, 2005, 20:13

Quote from: "heathstimpson"
Quote from: "kanujunkie"went in to order a new softop for mine today
Have you sorted a new hood under warrenty Stu s:?: :?: s:?:

s:wink: :wink: s:wink: yep!!, fabric only, mechanism stays as is, does me

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Post by: heathstimpson on October 11, 2005, 22:25

Quote from: "kanujunkie"
Quote from: "heathstimpson"
Quote from: "kanujunkie"went in to order a new softop for mine today
Have you sorted a new hood under warrenty Stu s:?: :?: s:?:

s:wink: :wink: s:wink: yep!!, fabric only, mechanism stays as is, does me

Exactly what I had even though another cat has slid down scratching the rear glass again s:? :? s:?

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