Ph1 cat - Tricks, Tips & Hints .. ?

[ianeire]

My silenced de-cat has arrived for the ph1 and I'm looking to get it on asap. I have previously with help, working off the ground, polybushed the ARB and it broke my heart. Another day had us both under the looking to fit a manifold/cat fitting kit. Getting access to that flange from below looks nigh on impossible with man hands. Likewise, working from above is again completely blind as you have to reach down in over the engine.

Are there any tricks, tips & hints that I should specifically employ prior to tackling this again? At the moment I haven't access to a lift ...

Ian

 

[Greeny.]

Its a c**t, get a garage with a 4 post ramp etc to do it, then await them to swear at your coz its a s**t of a job.

 

[richy22]

Indeed...Just over £60 to fit mine on my Phase 2.



If ould get it on the ramps here at work id do it myself mind...but my boss has his bloody Tnagia or whatever the f**k it is on there..been on there for 3 months now! grrrr

 

[caister]

IMO its quite easy to do if theres two of you. One under the car with a long extension and one in the engine bay holding the other end of the bolt. Ive got quite big hands and its quite fidely but its really not too bad.

 

[Brett]

I'm going to get my 11 year old brother to help me with mine. Small hands ftw. Although I need to get a decat 1st.

 

[sideways danny]

IMO its quite easy to do if theres two of you. One under the car with a long extension and one in the engine bay holding the other end of the bolt. Ive got quite big hands and its quite fidely but its really not too bad.

do this. It's still a tosser for the person underneath though

 

[caister]

A decent lamp will be a godsend for whoever gets to go underneath the car.

 

[Fluxuk05]

You should try getting the lambda out with the cat in place...

 

[ianeire]

This stuff is worth its weight in gold, keep them coming. So far we have ..
1) Make sure someone else is underneath
2) Give them a good lamp
3) Give them a long extension
4) Tell them to take the lambda's out in place

 

[caister]

No you dont want to take the lambdas out with the cat in place as it will be a b**ch!!

 

[Tom84]

easy 10mm spanner long extention and airgun and your away and off in 5min flat

 

[Fluxuk05]

HA! i meant that taking the lambda out makes removing the cat seem rather easy.

 

[Andyman]

I'm going to get my 11 year old brother to help me with mine. Small hands ftw. Although I need to get a decat 1st.

He's going to scream like a baby piglet if you show any tension down the opposite end of the bolt shaft. :rasp:

You need a chick with big muscles

 

[ianeire]

Righto, have a ramp and going to give this a go this evening. Any further tips?

 

[Jamesstone]

Remove the upper half of the inlet manifold, makes life more fun for the person on top as they can hold the springs/washers on while you put it all back together, get ready for tears if its your first time

 

[ianeire]

Ugh, the more I read about this job the less I want to do it ! Then again, I struggled through polybushing the ARB and survived!

 

[ianeire]

Got it on! Taking it off was fairly straightforward. One of the lambda's was stuck in place so took a bit of work to get that out. Refitting and getting the nut on while compressing the spring was a pain in the arse though.

Don't find it much, if any, louder than it was with just the cat-back on!