Downpipe in rhd car
 

Hi

I am currently replacing all the vacum hosing in my fd. I decided to remove the turbos as well to inspect an oil leak. I've hit a problem in that my car is right hand drive. Do you have to remove the steering column to get the proper access to remove the down pipe and the turbos???
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you might as well it is only two bolts.

either that or drop the subframe.

Its an utter, utter bastard!!! Its easier to pull the engine!!!

I can personally vouch for this job being an utter bastard!!!

My brother and I did this on my Fd,had to undo the bolt on the steering column alrite,that was the really easy part.

Then the fun began.I assume you have looked at the downpipe and the bolts attaching it to the block,Notice you can only see three:lol:

Oh man,the bolt you cant see,wrung......and it took us two hours to get it out.And then my brother managed to tap the hole and get the bolt back onto the new trust Greddy downpipe.All with the engine in place.

I love my Bro:icon_tup:

yip I can see that, i had all dismantled before a few years back but that was for a new block install. Startin to look like a bitch of a job alrite. But if the bolts dont run we should be ok!! famous last words:

xD go non seq!!! you'll thank yourself for it later xD no vaccuum hoses = no pulling the block to do work xD well... some work xD

My fingers and toes are crossed for you:)

Keep us updated on your progress!!

It's possible to take it out without removing the engine, but it's a bitch. I have an RHD FD, and I just took the engine out for the first time last weekend. Even when the engine was out it was a bitch, lol. At the very least you'll want to take out the steering column, as it's very easy to do and will give you that extra room. Just expect the job to be a bitch.

My friend Reilly and I are trying to do his right now too. It's funny that this thread came up when it did. We've got 2 sheared studs and obviously we need to get them out...We are trying to pull the Y pipe to give us more room., butthe damn back top bolt won't cooperate as the secondary intake is in the way. We can't pull it out becdause of the Y pipe, and we can't pull the Y pipe because the intake is in the way. AAHH!

Basically, any tips to pulling the intake and Y pipe? I'm just hoping there's some kind of trick I'm missing to make this actually work.

And yes, I know "easy" shouldn't even be in my vocabulary when working on a 7. lol

got that sob. lol

Yo, I removed both the y-pipe and the rear intake though thats a bitch as well. You have to get underneath and undo the two nuts holding the rear intake. Then to get it off you have to remove the cat cool air pipe and the pipes going to the air pump. You may also have to loosen off the heater pipe that runs along the bulk head. Then theres a bit of twisting and fiddling to get the rear intake out but it will come. Expect alot of scraped knuckles!!!The y-pipe should be easy enough to get off then. Thats as far as I am. I have to undo the steering column now next chance I get to get the heat shields off then get to the nitty gritty!

If you just pull the BOV off of the Y pipe it should be able to come out of the top. I got frustrated and accidentally pulled the Y pipe apart, which actually worked out great! One half came out the top, and the other fell to the bottom. Now I just have to shove them back together when I put the pipe back in...oh well.

Any advice on pulling the sheared studs anyone?

BTW scraped knuckles? Oh yes........lots....

Where have you sheared the studs. drill and reverse tap usually the best way, but if the thing is still in the car then thats a no no. Any way it might still be quicker to take part out and drill!

My bro is a fully qualified mechanic,he trained on trucks(heavy stuff!!)

He literally was lying on the ground under the car,reaching up and twisting,back and forward,back and forward,for the guts of an hour and a half on this one sheared bolt,so the only advice I can give is.........Dont give up:icon_tup:

Mornin

Well got back to the fd there yesterday for a few hours and the down pipe is out and the turbos are sitting ready to come out cept for one 10mm stud thats a real bitch to get at on the oil drain line. You have to take the last section of the steering arm out to get good access. Luckily the studs holding the down pipe on came out with the nut so no shearing problems. A few hours the next time should see all sitting on the bench. Most of the work is underneath the car. I have a pit in the garage so it makes life alot easier than having to lie on your back. Gonna be a few weeks now before I get back to it.

B.