Hello ,

Recently my fabia 1.2 HTP 2004 started to perform horribly both in acceleration and going top hill

After an investigation by a skoda technician we found out that the catalytic converter is clogged probably because of overheating

Anyway since it is expensive to buy a new one he used a hammer and a nail to break the content of the CC and reinstalled it as a metal container with no ceramic or other content

The car returned to its full performance but ...

Should this lead to any other problems concerning other parts ?

(dont care about legal problems because here in Syria CO2 emissions are among last things the goverment would care about)

Have anyone tried to drive his fabia without a CC ? Did he get any troubles ?

Many thanks

I forgot to mention that the car mileage is 90000 miles (145000 km) is it normal to get a new CC at this mileage ?

a new CC costs about 250 USD is it reasonable ?

In theory at least it should drive fine, you may get the check engine light come on due to the lambda sensors detecting the missing car.

Will it shorten the lifetime of oxygen sensor or other exaust parts

it shouldn't do, a few on here in the UK run with no cats on other petrol models.

Thanks a lot