Does this oldie need a cat?

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Fri 3 May 2002 20:19
Does this oldie need a cat? - Cymroarall
My Golf is a diesel. First registered 1 Jan 1990. It has the 1.6 'Umvelt' engine [i.e. not enough power to pull the skin off a rice pudding] and has a micro turbo to clean the burn .... says the handbook [turbo certainly doesn't deliver any ooomph].

It also has a catalyser. But the exhaust is now blowing, at the joint with the cat. Garage man says "Can't weld a cat". So do I need the cat? I seem to recall a thread which said that cars older than a certain date did not require them - but my serach of old threads didn't turn it up.

Anone know the definitive answer, please?
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Fri 3 May 2002 20:27
Re: Does this oldie need a cat? - Jud
Pre 1992 cars do not require a cat , i could have removed the cat from my 1992 j primera if i wanted to.
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Fri 3 May 2002 20:28
Re: Does this oldie need a cat? - Honestjohn
No, you don't need the cat. You don't need it on any diesel as long as it can pass the MOT smoke opacity test.

HJ
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Sat 4 May 2002 08:42
Re: Does this oldie need a cat? - Andrew Moorey (Tune-Up Ltd.)
Junk the cat if you wish. Also disconnect and plug the vacuum line to the EGR valve on the onlet manifold, this will give you a bit more ooomph.
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