Pre-cat gutting meet

Bongo · February 10, 2005, 17:33

Quote from: "phil4"
Quote from: "Bongo"I pulled all 3 i could find that related to the ECU and the CEL wasn't cleared (stereo was though). Pull the battery for 5 mins and it's sorted.
I've never trusted myself to be able to find the right fuse, save have always gone with the battery route. Glad it sorted it for you.

I just yoinked all 3 that said ECU on the diagrams.

All i can say after reseting the ECU is " s:D

s:D ", feels so much better now s:)

s:)

SimonC_Here · February 10, 2005, 17:48

Instead of the fuses, would whipping out all the plugs from the ECU give the same effect?

Just mentioned it as I have got access to the ECU for when the UNICHIP arrives.

Simon

Anonymous · February 10, 2005, 18:19

Yes for about 10minutes

SimonC_Here · February 10, 2005, 18:27

Cool, I'll give that a shot tomorrow. After cleaning my MAF!

Simon

heathstimpson · February 11, 2005, 20:38

I seen to be getting a whistling air flow sort of noise when accelerating since the decat. Is this normal or could it possibly be a small leak somewhere s:?: :?: s:?:

markiii · February 11, 2005, 22:54

it's not impossible, best bet is to pull the throttel cable from teh engine bay and see if you can track it down.

heathstimpson · February 11, 2005, 23:37

Quote from: "markiii"it's not impossible, best bet is to pull the throttel cable from the engine bay and see if you can track it down.

Thats what I intended to do tomorrow in daylight.

GSB · February 12, 2005, 09:56

Wait until everythings cold so you dont burn yourself, and hire a couple of willing hands to block the exhaust tip for a second. Any leaks should soon make themselves known.

If you can hear a constant whistle, its most likely the cat to manifold joint, but if you hear a pulsed sound, check the manifold to head joint. A short length of garden hose is very useful for this. Held to your ear and probed around the various joints will soon track down the leak...

Dont forget to check the silencer to cat joint as well, although you wont have unbolted it, it would have been flexed beyond what is normal for the car, and this may have disturbed it slightly.

Anonymous · February 13, 2005, 19:09

s:lol: :lol: s:lol: Well its the first time i have mangaed to drive my car since the precat gutting day, i fitted the new inlet pipe that mark Supplied and also disconnect the battery to reset the ECU. and also found that cursing spanner that i lost larst weekend ( it didnt fall out up the A1 ) i could here it slidding about today as i went around corners. anyway removed both rear light a retrived it

Well what can i say its like driveing a new car its great, and the inlet pipe dose give it that littel bit extra grutt

s:lol: :lol: s:lol: s:lol: :lol: s:lol: s:lol: :lol: s:lol: s:lol: :lol: s:lol: s:lol: :lol: s:lol: s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

Comer · March 17, 2005, 14:52

If there is any chance of another pre-cat gutting meet then please count me in.

Thanks

Simon · April 15, 2005, 10:59

Me too!

kanujunkie · April 15, 2005, 12:22

And me! s:D

s:D

Anonymous · April 15, 2005, 13:13

Ooooh, you can count me in too - the warranty ran out on tuesday!

kanujunkie · April 15, 2005, 13:15

Quote from: "Mr 2"Ooooh, you can count me in too - the warranty ran out on tuesday!

sod the warranty, it's just not worth the hassle if it does go wrong, IMHO

Anonymous · April 15, 2005, 13:24

Quote from: "kanujunkie"
Quote from: "Mr 2"Ooooh, you can count me in too - the warranty ran out on tuesday!

sod the warranty, it's just not worth the hassle if it does go wrong, IMHO

s:lol: :lol: s:lol: I know! It was a feeble excuse s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

It's not something that has particularly worried me because from what I've seen/read most cars that have engine failure due to pre-cat failure seem to be pre 2002 cars. However the risk is still there, so out they shall come...

...so another pre-cat gutting meet would be ace s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

kanujunkie · April 15, 2005, 14:37

hhhhmmmmmm, where to meet though, were, all over the shop?

SimonC_Here · April 15, 2005, 15:23

I could do with mine comming out as well!

Couldn't make the last one s:(

s:(

Simon

Anonymous · April 15, 2005, 15:25

I would also love to gut mine, if there's any chance of a meet anywhere in the more northerly part of the country... I intend to do it myself whatever come the summer, but it would be most reassuring to have other people present who would hopefully have more idea than me what to do if a bolt shears or something s:shock: :shock: s:shock:

kanujunkie · April 15, 2005, 17:56

so whats central for all

we have people in

Kanujunkie - Redhill, Surrey
lordretsudo - Stockton on Tees
SimonC_Here - Oxford
Mr 2 - Kings Lynn, Norfolk
Simon - Cardiff
Comer - Herts
Steve Warbs - Sutton Coldfield
Richbay - Herts

Have i missed any?

Anonymous · April 15, 2005, 19:08

I'm going to do mine (hopefully before the Bruntingthorpe meet on the 1st May) and it would be good to do it as a group effort

kanujunkie · April 15, 2005, 19:16

am i adding you on the would like to list then Steve?

Anonymous · April 15, 2005, 20:31

yes please, if it's going to happen fairly quickly

richbay · April 15, 2005, 20:43

count me in too im in herts so welwyn is fine for me

Liz · April 15, 2005, 21:18

Quote from: "richbay"count me in too I'm in herts so welwyn is fine for me

I don't think that this has been arranged for Welwyn...this is a resurrected old post where the last pre-cat gutting meet was at Welwyn...unless Mark is going for this again!! s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

richbay · April 16, 2005, 07:49

good point liz......