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Cat removal on 2008 focus 1.8tdci

Jazz1981
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Can anyone help. 

Need to replace my cat, before I take it to a garage and be charge over the hill prices I was wondering if I could do it myself. 

I have the new part but under inspection it looks quite hard to get to all the bolts. Can I take the metal brace off the chassis to ease my access? 

On inspection of new exhaust I can't see the oxygen sensor hole, does it not have one or is it pre-cat and possibly one after. 

Any help would be appreciated. Online manuals or step by step guide would be great too. Tia 

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    I think you are referring to the DPF

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    1.8 TDCI 2008 doesn't have a DPF

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    2 minutes ago, GoDiagnostics said:

    I think you are referring to the DPF

    1.8 TDCi doesn't have a DPF...just a cat.  They scrapped that partciular engine before emissions regs forced the need of a DPF.

    17 hours ago, Jazz1981 said:

    Can anyone help. 

    Need to replace my cat, before I take it to a garage and be charge over the hill prices I was wondering if I could do it myself. 

    I have the new part but under inspection it looks quite hard to get to all the bolts. Can I take the metal brace off the chassis to ease my access? 

    On inspection of new exhaust I can't see the oxygen sensor hole, does it not have one or is it pre-cat and possibly one after. 

    Any help would be appreciated. Online manuals or step by step guide would be great too. Tia 

    There's no O2 sensor on these.  Access is the most difficult part tbh, essentially the rest is all just nuts & bolts.  You might be surprised how little an independent tyre & exhaust garage would charge to swap a cat.  Much quicker and easier on their ramp...  Might be worth asking for a quote anyway.

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    5 minutes ago, TomsFocus said:

    1.8 TDCi doesn't have a DPF...just a cat.  They scrapped that partciular engine before emissions regs forced the need of a DPF.

    I won't argue on the car in question being a Focus and I haven't had to work on one,
    but they are fitted on the 2008/2009 Connects with the 1.8tdci engine for your own information

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