Scoobybugeye Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Hello, I went in for my mot with my first Impreza and unfortunately failed on cv joint, ball joint and emissions. Are these easy enough to replace also does anyone on here have stock cat on here at all ? For 02 wrx Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stants Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Boo sorry to hear about the fail, when you say cv joint are you on about the whole thing or just the gaitor ? If the joint I'd suspect you'll need a whole new driveshaft. Have a look at www.importcarparts.co.uk Both are easy enough to replace if you have the space and tools, otherwise a garage will do the lot for a couple hundred quid, Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattb Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Hi. With the emissions, did it fail big style or just by a few points? Mine failed a few years ago on emissions but the guy doing it just let it warm up by ticking over. I drove it hard to my MOT last year and it passed with flying colours. Genuine Cats are getting hard to come by and are expensive although they are still about. Depends how much you want to spend, a sports cat might be the better option and last longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stants Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Impartsb46 eBay seller sometimes sells new downpipes fr alot cheaper than dealers, Has any of the stock system been removed at all as it comes with 2/3 depending on year /model As for spots cats I wouldn't hold your breath on it passing as mine never did with a cobra sport system inSent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattb Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Friendly MOT center might be required then if the system isn’t leaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoobybugeye Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 Thanks for replying everyone, yeah it says cv joint gaiter insecure and the lambda reading outside specified limit and carbon monoxide excessive. I did buy a sports cat thinking it might work as well. At least I got 2 weeks of driving since last problems 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stants Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Cv gaitor/boot is about 8 quid from import car parts ball joint shouldn't be much more, Hopefully both parts that need replacing are on the same side makes Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoobybugeye Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 Won’t be to bad if I can get them for that price, yeah both on the off side. Just emissions that are holding me back, is it just the downpipe cat that I would need ? Can’t find any of these stock exhausts on eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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