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right, a rough guide as requested.
( might sound abit anal but oh well )
clio dCi mk2 cat removal ( de-catt procedure )
> whilst car is on the ground, crack off ( loosen ) drivers side hub nut and wheel bolts
> jack car up and place front end high on 2 axle stands ( if placing on sills...
100 inter cooler is better of the lot ;) but are literally gold dust to get hold of. DCI 80 IC's are common as muck,shared on the kangoo's.
Turbo's are the same apart from the 100's so I wouldn't worry
I will say tho, ghetto de-catting was amazing but having a custom pipe made was much...
Surprisingly they don't smoke allot more. But yes abit more gain, turbo is more free to spins so lagg is reduced' ie quick throttle response. Other than that, it's all turbo whistle noises
Mixture of 10mm sockets and ring spanners. 2 at the top in view, 2 below the cat bend but still on the square flange.
some of the nuts will not come off on there own, instead they might bring the stud out with them aswell. Just remember when fitting it all back,to do those four first as you...
tickover wont do much to clear it, it needs to be driven to make things go back to normal perameters.
i would just take it for a run and see if it sods off, then move onto the next port of call.
most code readers cannot clear faults
4 stud nuts on the cat to turbo joint ( above in engine bay )
2 nut/ bolts holding the cat to the exhaust flexi joint ( or solid )
3/4 bolts on the cat lower down , holding the bracket to engine.
undo all of those, top 4 will be fun as not much room.
undo hub nut ( drivers side )
undo 2...
these's are the guys that made mine, http://www.custom-chrome.co.uk/
i had to take my cat to them so they could get the mounting and flanges the right size.
yes, i did it myself, far easier to do on a ramp, but if you havent got access to a ramp, jack it up onto axle stands, undo the drivers...