Hi guys,really need your help,how do I remove the front downpipe on my mk2 16valve?I have removed thesix nuts which attach it to the manifold,but it seems like there is no way enough clearance to pull the pipe from below the car.......
it must come out jack it up as far as possible and dont rag it about it should come out easy when everything is taken off
There is no way it wiill come out,the flexi connecting lump is fouling,it seems a physical impossibility for it to clear,...
What I did was undone on the top of the front, rear engine mount and gear box mounting. Removed the studs from the manifold, cut the downpipe before the silencer, pull the engine forwards to extract the manifold and downpipe attached in one piece (with a bit of twisting. I found I could get the whole lot out and separate the two much eaiser without having to drop sub frame etc. To put a new one in I would put the downpipe in in the same way as it came out and join the manifold and downpipe together in situ. Then re-attach the manifold. Edited by: daveybwoy
How do I drop the subframe,is it just a case of undoing the four 19mm bolts,do I have to support the engine? I dop not want to cut the downpipe ,thanx..
Have you got power steering? You might *have* to drop the subframe if so - with a non PAS 16v you can get it out but it is a fiddle. Support the engine/subframe with a trolley jack or two and remove the 4 bolts, the rears go through the wishbone too - hope yours ain't seized in like mine were when I fitted my Eibach ARBs - One of them snapped [:^(] Edited by: G_V_K
Yes I do have power steering,is it just the four bolts that need to be removed,how far can the subrame be lowered?thanks
It can't be dropped far as the steering column is still attached to the rack, but should drop down enough to get the downpipe out.
