Re: Ford Ka cat ...

In message <tiT5k.9179$iv3.2830@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Arfa Daily <arfa.daily@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
Hi all

Any thoughts, insights, advice etc appreciated.

1. Just because the dealer told you it was the cat doesn't mean they are correct (or honest).

2. Ditch your garage, find one that has their own diag gear and knows how to use it, yours doesn't have the gear to reset the warning light so they aren't reading the codes either. They are guessing about the fault based on what you're telling them, if it all goes titsup and the fault doesn't go away, guess who they'll blame! You could end up buying a cat only to find it's something completely different and the fault reappears a few hundred miles later when the new cat stops working.

3. Scan tools *only* give an indication of the fault, it's often not cut and dried that the reported fault is caused by the component named by the scan tool or even the 'obvious' one.

4. Cats and O2 Sensors are notoriously easy to make mistakes with, especially when the fitter takes the codes as gospel because few mechanics actually understand combustion and emissions control systems and how one end of the system is affected by the other.

5. If it's low mileage, unless she's done something monumentally stupid, it possibly just needs a good thrashing and the light turning off (It may even go off on its own after said Italian tune up.)

TIA Arfa



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Clint Sharp
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