CAT change 16V

[Guest chajo]

Ay ups,

 

anyone ever changed a CAT on a 2l 16v? if so how long does it take? and what kind of connection is it, clamp, bolted etc..

 

Cheers :confused4:

[Critical_Mass 10]

If its like the VR CAT, it will be bolted onto the downpipe but clamped on the other end. How long depends how stuck on it is :lol: Took be a godo hour to get mine off with a rubber hammer - was a right b*gger!

[Guest chajo]

Cheers mate

 

 

If its like the VR CAT, it will be bolted onto the downpipe but clamped on the other end. How long depends how stuck on it is :lol: Took be a godo hour to get mine off with a rubber hammer - was a right b*gger!

[coullstar 0]

You will have to loosen the middle section of the exhaust of maybe even take it off. The CAT is held on by 3 bolts to the downpipe. If they have been on a while then they will most likely snap when you try to undo. Get 3 new bolts and a gasket from the dealers before taking the old one off. Apart from that it is farily easy as long as you dont mind lying under the car.

[Guest chajo]

thanks fot info. glad you told me about the gaskets as i am attempting it tomorrow.

 

bloody GSF wouldn't sell me a cat, got one from euro car parts in the end. their reason was that it was non type approved, but when i checked ont tinerweb turns out it IS legal to sell non-type approved cats if its for a pre march 2001 built car, worth knowing, i thought! :|

 

 

www.mira.co.uk/News/documents/replaceme ... ations.pdf

 

 

 

You will have to loosen the middle section of the exhaust of maybe even take it off. The CAT is held on by 3 bolts to the downpipe. If they have been on a while then they will most likely snap when you try to undo. Get 3 new bolts and a gasket from the dealers before taking the old one off. Apart from that it is farily easy as long as you dont mind lying under the car.