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From: somersetviking on 11 Apr 2007 15:25

I have a 97 (R) 2.0i ford mondeo which is suffering from a serious loss
of power, it won't go over 40mph. I think that the catalytic converter
is the fault as for the past few months it has had a rattle on start up
and sometimes whilst running (this rattle has now stopped).
My question is, could the Cat be the cause?




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From: Sandy Nuts on 11 Apr 2007 16:36

"somersetviking" <somersetviking.2ow6wa(a)autobanter.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> I have a 97 (R) 2.0i ford mondeo which is suffering from a serious loss
> of power, it won't go over 40mph. I think that the catalytic converter
> is the fault as for the past few months it has had a rattle on start up
> and sometimes whilst running (this rattle has now stopped).
> My question is, could the Cat be the cause?

Absolutely. The monolith in the cat housing has collapsed, blocking the
exhaust flow. A new cat is on the cards.


From: reg on 11 Apr 2007 17:14

"somersetviking" <somersetviking.2ow6wa(a)autobanter.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> I have a 97 (R) 2.0i ford mondeo which is suffering from a serious loss
> of power, it won't go over 40mph. I think that the catalytic converter
> is the fault as for the past few months it has had a rattle on start up
> and sometimes whilst running (this rattle has now stopped).
> My question is, could the Cat be the cause?
>

quick fix is to unbolt the cat from the centre section and break up whats
left of the cat with a pry bar or similiar, so you have a blank housing with
no remnants left of it.

i had to do this on one this morning as the customer was desperate to go
some where but we couldnt get a cat delivered quick enough.


From: MrCheerful on 11 Apr 2007 18:10

"somersetviking" <somersetviking.2ow6wa(a)autobanter.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> I have a 97 (R) 2.0i ford mondeo which is suffering from a serious loss
> of power, it won't go over 40mph. I think that the catalytic converter
> is the fault as for the past few months it has had a rattle on start up
> and sometimes whilst running (this rattle has now stopped).
> My question is, could the Cat be the cause?
>
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> somersetviking

Yes, cutting the cat open and removing the broken half is the way to go..
Works fine afterwards, I have done several.

Mrcheerful


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