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 Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 11:22 am |
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Hi Guys,
Wonder if you can help, I've got the catalyst off and i just want to be sure which half is the filter and which is the actual converter.
Thanks.
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Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 2:04 pm |
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The section your holding appears to be the actual cat
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Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 2:16 pm |
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Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 2:35 pm |
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Cheers guys. Ghosty, mine looks identical to yours (black s**te as well!)
that's the section closest to the exhaust pipe - which means gas travels from turbo exhaust manifold > catalytic converter > dpf/fap > exhaust pipe, that sound right?
Just wanted to be doubley sure which was which 
Also, it was one heck of a job to get the damn thing out! I ended up removing radiator to be able to take that blasted heat shield off. I took some photos along the way so I may write up a guide once I'm done!
Just for clarity then, the item In ghosty's picture above, Is it the FAP ( DPF in l'anglaise)
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Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 3:13 pm |
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| unstabletable wrote: |
Cheers guys. Ghosty, mine looks identical to yours (black s**te as well!)
that's the section closest to the exhaust pipe - which means gas travels from turbo exhaust manifold > catalytic converter > dpf/fap > exhaust pipe, that sound right?
Just wanted to be doubley sure which was which
Also, it was one heck of a job to get the damn thing out! I ended up removing radiator to be able to take that blasted heat shield off. I took some photos along the way so I may write up a guide once I'm done!
Just for clarity then, the item In ghosty's picture above, Is it the FAP ( DPF in l'anglaise) |
i can 100% confirm that it is the DPF in my pics, as i was there taking them, when it was removed :)
and yes its as you described, mani>cat>DPF/FAP>Exhaust is correct,
one thing to note, wear a mask if your intending to mess about with the DPF, as the soot is actually carbon and highly toxic "apparently".
yeah rich (the guy who did mine) said it was a bugger 1st time, he actually took the front end of his 206 apart to find an easier way to remove the DPF unit.
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 2:12 pm |
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Cheers buddy
All is back together and working well. I had an oil leak coming from the turbo return pipe - the amount of stuff I had to take off to get to it, it was unreal - all turbo pipework, air doser, radiator, air condenser (I had no air con anyway as a nut on one of the air con pipes was loosely applied by the previous garage, subsequently the gas escaped!), intercooler, headlights (and then slam panel/crossmember), cat/dpf and finally turbo!
And breathe.
While it was off I had a good inspect of everything, DPF included. Gave it a very light tapping to remove the carbon and such while it was out. It is all looking in pretty good nick actually - as I expected having spent some money on it lately (new turb + t'interboiler). I replaced coolant while it was all out so its all fresh now
I took loads of pictures and made note of all the bolt sizes - when I get chance I may write something up on how to get to your DV6 turbo in 12,098 easy steps...!
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 8:59 am |
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lmao, this is why im glad i have a friend who is a mechanic 
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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 1:40 pm |
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Does the bumper have to come off to get the dpf out? i want to take mine off and clean it before it all goes wrong on 60k now so wont be far away 
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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 1:55 pm |
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No but the radiator definitely needs to come out. Get the front up on axle stands and score around the squares where dpf and catalyst join together with the band around it, when you put it back together it's crucial to line it up or the whole thing will point at the wrong angle and you won't get the exhaust clamps on!
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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 5:08 pm |
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| Ruffy_206 wrote: |
| Does the bumper have to come off to get the dpf out? i want to take mine off and clean it before it all goes wrong on 60k now so wont be far away |
IIRC, you can remove the mounts at the top of the radiator and tilt the radiator forward to give enough clearance for removing the DPF
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:36 am |
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its better if you can get under the car, then you dont have to touch the rad at all, just unclip the dpf with a long pry-bar
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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 3:46 am |
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| darratt78 wrote: |
| No but the radiator definitely needs to come out. Get the front up on axle stands and score around the squares where dpf and catalyst join together with the band around it, when you put it back together it's crucial to line it up or the whole thing will point at the wrong angle and you won't get the exhaust clamps on! |
THAT is the single best piece of advice I can give you for this, as you really don't want to be trying to manoeuvre the cat whilst on the car and lining up the exhaust clamp!
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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 3:48 am |
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| Lecktorious wrote: |
| Ruffy_206 wrote: |
| Does the bumper have to come off to get the dpf out? i want to take mine off and clean it before it all goes wrong on 60k now so wont be far away |
IIRC, you can remove the mounts at the top of the radiator and tilt the radiator forward to give enough clearance for removing the DPF |
To be fair, it was another 5 minutes work to remove the rad at that point, may as well whip it out!
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:37 am |
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Have a 2 poster ramp and lots of tools so case of unbolting and pulling it out from the bottom then. Will give this ago in a few weeks
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