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Title: blowing exhaust
Post by: unlucky mark mv6 on 20 February 2009, 20:27:25

Had a  look under the car today,as i think the exhaust is blowing.Turns out that the cats are starting to rot.What are these like to change on the 3.2,as it looks a bit of a pain to get to the downpipe flange bolts.

Title: Re: blowing exhaust
Post by: Timbuk on 20 February 2009, 20:37:56

Really :question :question :question

Title: Re: blowing exhaust
Post by: Entwood on 20 February 2009, 21:32:45

Are you sure the cats are rotten ... ?? most unusual if they are ... probably just the outer heat shields ....  :)

Title: Re: blowing exhaust
Post by: dbug on 21 February 2009, 01:06:46

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Had a  look under the car today,as i think the exhaust is blowing.Turns out that the cats are starting to rot.What are these like to change on the 3.2,as it looks a bit of a pain to get to the downpipe flange bolts.

15mm socket and long extension from underneath!

Title: Re: blowing exhaust
Post by: MutantCav on 21 February 2009, 09:36:29

16mm on the earlier ones...did they change them for the facelifts?

Will probably need some sort of extension on your ratchet as they tend to be held on pretty tight!! I use a piece of scaffolding tube

Title: Re: blowing exhaust
Post by: dbug on 21 February 2009, 17:46:38

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16mm on the earlier ones...did they change them for the facelifts?

Will probably need some sort of extension on your ratchet as they tend to be held on pretty tight!! I use a piece of scaffolding tube

You are right Chris its 16mm - mental aberration :-[

Title: Re: blowing exhaust
Post by: unlucky mark mv6 on 21 February 2009, 19:13:33

ok cheers folks

Title: Re: blowing exhaust
Post by: MutantCav on 21 February 2009, 21:08:04

Oh and most likely will need long reach 16mm socket...which quite handily happens to the the smaller of the 2 spark plug sockets...