Hi all!

I'm having trouble with the wifes fiesta, basically garage says its the cat gone. They have said its a big job because cat is behind engine. Anyone swooped one?

Cheers all!!!

 

Shouldnt be too hard if you can get underneath it? if its on the downpipe ? Probs tryna fob you off?

 

Its part of the exhaust manifold, does look tight tbh

 

some garages moan about cats and exhauts near front pipe as bolts snap off and its a pain in the arse, shouldnt be tto hard tbh more fiddly than anything else

 

wouldn't an exhaust centre be a better bet? normally they dont charge labour, or well at least nothing on a garage scale?

 

Went one today and they said they dont do cats on 1.4 fiestas lol

 

Ive done one before.You have to remove the drive shaft do remove the cat.They arnt that bad to do.

 

Just the drive shaft and theres enough room to get it out?

Cheers

 

Yeh the drive shaft has a bearing carrier that bolts to the back of the block. Undo the 2 13mm nuts take the bracket off then remove the shaft right out. You will have to remove the top exhaust heat shield. Hopefuly the bolts wont round off. If i was you i would get a proper ford one cause the garage i worked at,at the time i fitted 2 mickey mouse cats and the car kept coming back. I fitted a proper ford one and never seen the car agan.