Kerry
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Norwich
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when its starts to smell bad all the time does it mean its on its way out??
ive never smelt it til this last week or so when i get a wiff almost every time i get out of the car 
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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mine smelt bad and thought it was fecked, but left it, had to get a new one eventually cos it rattled (best sign to look for)
Anyways got a brand new one and it still smelt of egg....
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Kerry
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Norwich
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i have no idea on the age but come to think of it i think i heard a rattle. il have a good look at the weekend when i get her out to play again and the weather is nicer
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ajscorsa
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Registered: 30th Apr 02
Location: Perceton, North Ayrshire
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get a de-cat pipe and get rid of the smell
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Kerry
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Norwich
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i do not know a thing about exhausts!!
will i stil get through my test??
speakin of which 
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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 i always forget the MOT, went without for 7 months last time
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Mikorsa16v
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Registered: 2nd Sep 02
Location: Burgess Hill, West Sussex
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if its any help, mine smelt the other week for about a week, then stopped again :/ it was when the weather was warmer :/, yeah when it rattles the cat is fecked, dont think a bad smell is a sign, Meeeooowwww
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Mikorsa16v
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Registered: 2nd Sep 02
Location: Burgess Hill, West Sussex
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it wont get thru the MOT if the cat is dead, due to emmissions
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Mikorsa16v
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Registered: 2nd Sep 02
Location: Burgess Hill, West Sussex
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have you been feeding it? they need feeding about every 4 weeks
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Phil Hall
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Registered: 28th Sep 01
Location: Belfast
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Yip sounds like tha CAT alright. If you just lkeave it the car will get progressivly worse untill the gases hardly flow at all. When your cat is totally buggered you can put yer foot to the floor and the revs wont go above 3500rpm. Well thats what mine did. £50 de-cat - SORTED!
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Jatinder
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Registered: 17th May 03
Location: Clayhall Essex
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that eggy smell is sulpur, its normal after you thrash your car or if oxygen goes near the cat there nothing wrong with it unless your emissoins are sky high the it might need to be replaced, or your lamdba sensor. It happens on all cars with a cat more so on older cars with cats, my nova had a brand new cat before i bought it and it still smelt like that. until i got it decatted as i didnt need a cat on mine legally, its gives about 1-3 bhp extra if its removed, on some turbo cars like the scooby it will give 25-30 bhp if the removed!!!
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Wolf In Welsh Clothing
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Registered: 31st Mar 03
Location: North Wales...... Cooper S on order
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De-cat pipe!
Then pay the garage a few quid to put the cat on, do the emissions and put ur cat pipe back after!
Should only cost £10 if you DONT hang around while they do it! ;-)
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Kris TD
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Ware, Hertfordshire
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took the cat off my mates clio to put on a cat replacement pipe and the insides all fell to bits, lol.
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Kerry
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Norwich
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well if i have to test my car as ive just discovered it runds out 5th june while im away il find out then if its fecked wont i.
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