Pre- Cat Removal

[1bloke1dog1mr2]

Okay guys. I've been reading about the pre cat problems and how most recommend it's removal asap.

So what I'm asking is who's done it, how easy was it and are there any problems with MOT emissions? My Husband has looked at diagrams on how to remove it and he seems to think it's a relatively easy job as he's worked on things like this before.

My roadster has just turned 40K miles, it's not burning any oil and hasn't got an oil leak. It hasn't lost any power so I'm hoping all is well

We'll be checking this weekend (weather permitting!) whether the pre cat is still there or not. Goodness knows what we're going to find..... :o

Cheers all

Amy.

[GIDDLEPIN]

Please, please don’t panic and think that the pre-cats are destroying the engine like a cancer from within, I have been a member of Mr2Roc for nearly three years and it’s a brilliant and informative site, unfortunately bad news is always published and the failure of the pre-cats is always a main topic and I read EVERY post on this matter with interest.

Initially, like you I wanted to destroy the pre-cats as soon as I possibly could but as time has gone by and all the posts have been read and digested, the blind panic that used to overtake me has now subsided, I do however check my oil and water with monotonous regularity, to date I have never needed to top up the levels between services.

I don’t know what year your car is but the engine failure seems to affect those registered before 2000, the mileage never seems to be a significant factor in any of the cases.

One good bit of news though, unofficially there is a 5 year engine warranty, this is providing your car is dealer serviced at the recommended intervals and your fluid levels are never run low. This is one of the reasons I’m reluctant to remove my pre-cats because should my engine ever fail within that period, I would be more than pee’d off if they rejected it because they were missing, engine analysis can be quite thorough when large amounts of warranty cash is involved.

By all means check your pre-cats and remove them if you want but if you read some of the other posts, failures have occurred, after they were taken out.

Hope this reply helps

Les

[1bloke1dog1mr2]

Thanks Les, I did have a little panic on the thought of costs for a new engine, and yes, I have been reading the posts on MR2ROC!

My roadster is a 2000 x reg, so it's out of it's warranty of 5 years now It has always been serviced by Toyota and I've never had to top up the fluids, so I guess leave it alone. Contradicting info is such a nightmare