Just read this on my iPhone:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/dec/27/motorists-crime-trend-fuel-theft

So where does this catalyst sit on a Yeti? As far as I know diesel Yetis don't have one so it is really only an issue for petrols Yetis? But having the higher ground clearance for easy access we must be more vulnerable.

I've seen a thread in the Fabia section where someone's fuel tank was drilled to steal the fuel!

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/217337-fuel-tank-drilled/

Not much one can do to stop that from happening. Apart from getting a garage which is just not possible for most people, especially in places like London.

I think you will find the diesels do have a catalytic convertor Johann. Also most of them are stolen from Mercedes Sprinters and the like as they are easier to steal due to the higher ground clearance....

Edited 28 December, 201114 yr by looby

Diesel vehicles do sometimes have catalytic converters too. Mainly later ones due to exhaust emmissions. They do a different job to a DPF.

I've has a couple stolen off the minibuses over the last couple of years.

Commercial vehicles are more at risk from this as they have much greater ground clearance.

The thief saws through the exhaust pipe before and after the cat.

They are usually located in the area where the exhaust downpipe meets the rest of the system, in other words behind the engine but low down near the floor for easy access...

Ah ok. So does my Yeti definitely have one?

My Golf TDi 140 has one so I'm sure your Yeti has.. :yes:

Think it is time to get air suspension then!!! So you lower the car to the ground when you park it outside!!!

I did that once with a DS23 in a traffic jam. The guy behind me got out to tell me I had a flat!

Think it is time to get air suspension then!!! So you lower the car to the ground when you park it outside!!!

To be honest I wouldn't worry about it.

Around where you live there are a fair number of vans and minibuses that are much easier to steal them off.

Also from the 3rd January when the next phase of the LEZ comes in older vans/minibuses will have additional exhaust filters and lorries/buses are going to have even more expensive filters.

These are likely to go missing before yours does.

Because it's roughly based on engine size these are worth more than yours too.

To be honest I wouldn't worry about it.

Around where you live there are a fair number of vans and minibuses that are much easier to steal them off.

Also from the 3rd January when the next phase of the LEZ comes in older vans/minibuses will have additional exhaust filters and lorries/buses are going to have even more expensive filters.

These are likely to go missing before yours does.

Because it's roughly based on engine size these are worth more than yours too.

Phew. Ok. I'll worry about the fully adjustable Citroën suspension another time then!!

Ha the Yeti cat is part of the DPF and trust me it's an arse to remove with the car on a ramp, more so with a 4x4.

If they can steal that they deserve it..lol

Ha the Yeti cat is part of the DPF and trust me it's an arse to remove with the car on a ramp, more so with a 4x4.

If they can steal that they deserve it..lol

Good. Maybe I must make your quote above into a special Briskoda sticker to put on my car! Just to warn them not to even bother!

The cat / DPF is just about the first thing you come to in the exhaust system, often forms part of the exhaust manifold (Fabia HTP for example).

Item 4 is the exhaust mount onto the rear of the front subframe, therefore the DPF is above that and connected to the manifold (petrol cat in same position).

TP

Yes the DPF bolts to the turbo.

Ah ok. So does my Yeti definitely have one?

Johann,

It definitely has one. It is very close to the compressor outlet, so not terribly easy to get at.

The catalyst is a HC combustion catalyst, most likely with about 1-2 grams of platinum per liter of catalyst, possibly with a small shot of palladium as well.. The catalyst serves two purposes - burning excess HC during normal operation and temperature and burning of soot etc. when the differential pressure indicates an approaching blockage.

Hi Johann, I'm with the others, you can never say never but there are a lot easier vehicles to target than a Yeti. Any new lorry with a euro 5 emission package has to have a diesel oxidation catalyst to work with the Adblue fluid. These are a lot bigger and easier to access than that on your Yeti so are much more likely to be got at first.

Ian

And let's not get paranoid. Yes, fuel gets stolen, and it now seems catalytic converters ... and radios, and wheels, and all kinds of other stuff - including the car itself. And yes it's a real pain if it happens to you (in the best part of 40 years of vehicle ownership I've had one car stolen, and been broken into and had radio stolen twice) but it doesn't happen to most.

Ha the Yeti cat is part of the DPF and trust me it's an arse to remove with the car on a ramp, more so with a 4x4.

If they can steal that they deserve it..lol

Quite right; the DPF on a diesel Yeti is all you get and to remove it is a 2 hour job on a hoist as you have to drop the front subframe to get at it; not exactly a roadside DIY job by your average tea leaf!