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Greeners · 4th February 2021, 20:09

My 1.8T looks like its got a slight leak on the flexi joint. Unfortunately its on the same bit of the exhaust as the Cat.

A quick scan on eBay and a pattern part is anything from around £70 upto £300

Rimmers don't list an OEM one any more, so I'm left with a good used one, or a pattern part.

Has anyone had experience of pattern Cats, if so, any to avoid ?

Thanks

Typhoon190 · 5th February 2021, 21:00

Hi David

Perhaps worth buying a stainless exhaust bellow and having your genuine CAT repaired rather than buying aftermarket?

I welded my V6 CAT up to avoid buying aftermarket.

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Greeners Moderator MG-ZTT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 19,798 Thanks: 161 Thanked 1,249 Times in 1,036 Posts	Catalytic Converter My 1.8T looks like its got a slight leak on the flexi joint. Unfortunately its on the same bit of the exhaust as the Cat. A quick scan on eBay and a pattern part is anything from around £70 upto £300 Rimmers don't list an OEM one any more, so I'm left with a good used one, or a pattern part. Has anyone had experience of pattern Cats, if so, any to avoid ? Thanks __________________ *David* Impecunity is the mother of ingenuity Useful how to's for common problems Car Of The Month Jan 2014 [SatNav Power Down] [Coolant Level] [SatNav Repair] [Diesel Non Starting] [Paint Codes] [Rear Light Seals] [Reversing Light Switch] [Bleeding Brakes][Sunroof Drain] [Early ZT's][Instrument Pack Diagnostics][ATC Diagnostics]

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Typhoon190 This is my second home MG ZT-T 190 Monogram Typhoon Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 4,704 Thanks: 328 Thanked 557 Times in 443 Posts	Hi David Perhaps worth buying a stainless exhaust bellow and having your genuine CAT repaired rather than buying aftermarket? I welded my V6 CAT up to avoid buying aftermarket. Last edited by Typhoon190; 7th February 2021 at 08:34..