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Old Oct 26, 2009 | 05:20 AM
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my beetle says catalytic below threshold....

and i looked it up and it said it might need new o2 sensor....

if someone could point me in right direction would be great....thank you
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Old Oct 26, 2009 | 07:07 PM
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replace the o2 sensor
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Old Oct 26, 2009 | 08:03 PM
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sell it? torch it?
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Old Oct 26, 2009 | 09:04 PM
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replace o2's
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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 03:11 AM
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is it hard to replace o2s?

and i am in the process of torching it..lol
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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 05:40 AM
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no, you should be able to do it in an hour or less, most likely less lol
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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 06:48 AM
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I bet its the Cat...its very common.
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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 08:08 AM
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depending upon the mileage of your vehicle i would just go ahead and replace the cat and the o2 sensor conjoining it... there will be another o2 sensor closer to the turbo iirc the downpipe but that would should be fine.
I'm assuming you have a 1.8t in your beetle?
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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 09:11 AM
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lol no^

2.0 non turbo...
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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 10:54 AM
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raymond call me i'll help you
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