Cat converter and oil filter damage

[Nozi]

Hi,

I need some advice please: I bought a saxo 1.1 desire.
Just after the purchase I realized that the cat converter matches the oil filter!! The oil filter is damaged and it reaches the manifold.....It is very dangerous, because the manifold adds heat to the oil, and if the oil filter leaks it might burn!


So I would like to ask for a favour: Anyone who has a 1.1 saxo, can you take a picture please on your car just to see how big is the distance originally? What do you think how can it be fixed simply?
My first idea was to replace the cat converter to a new one, but I am affraid the exhaust wont stay in position with this new one..
I would be grateful to any suggestions/help!
thanks and regards


http://i41.tinypic.com/riyale.jpg

[Heftydanielson]

That's been hit and bent by the looks of it, is it blowing?.

is yours a mk1 or mk2 also?

[dave_1]

It could be a vt manifold as they usually have a plastic filter not sure if its different in mk1s and mk2s (i think it is) I had a standand manifold (looked like your one) and I changed to a de-cat and melted the plastic filter so had to change to a metal one like yours

[Nozi]

it is a mk2 (2002) 1.1 with this one part:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2709134462...=p5197.c0.m619

i dont know what is the originally part there, i need a picture about a good car

[tarzan]

you need to relocate the filter it seems the previous owner has bashed it in so the mani can fit. which means the oil filter probably isnt doing its job to the best of its ability.

[Nozi]

is it possible? :O

i thought how i will do something with the manifold :O

[saxo-parts]

its got the wrong filter set up altogether, cars with cats in the downpipe had the plastic capped filter, either someone has decatted the car in the past and converted to early type filter or someones fitted an earlier engine and just couldn't be bothered to swap the filter housings over. looks a mess anyway

[saxo-parts]

just seen yours a 2002, deff should have plastic capped filter set up

[Nozi]

so can somebody to do a picture about a 1.1 mk2 engine please?

[Tontsy]

Originally Posted by mandyslover70

its got the wrong filter set up altogether, cars with cats in the downpipe had the plastic capped filter, either someone has decatted the car in the past and converted to early type filter or someones fitted an earlier engine and just couldn't be bothered to swap the filter housings over. looks a mess anyway

Originally Posted by mandyslover70

just seen yours a 2002, deff should have plastic capped filter set up

not sure why it took 8 other posts for this to get mentioned

OP, if you look to the right of the head shield on the top of the Manifold, you can see the top of the oil filter!

[Baz]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CITROEN-SA...item27c37612a4

The oil filter is the black cap with the hex on the top of it. Like what Tonts showed you up there ^^ ebay pic you can see the filter setup better though

[Tontsy]

im sure someone on here would have the full set up available to buy off them.
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