4kq downpipe question

[Roa, Greg]

I agree that it's not something that I'd want to do very often....
Actually, I didn't have all that much trouble with the pipe.  I'm sure I was
terribly lucky to not have to fight with those bolts.  They were in pretty
good shape.
I need to start working on moving the battery to the back soon anyhow, so I
can make a reason to proceed with an engine swap.  I can use the downpipe
removal as an excuse....

Greg Roa
Cincinnati, OH

86' 4kcsq
93' 90 CS
83' 944


-----Original Message-----
From: Brendan [mailto:coolian at mediaone.net]
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 9:29 PM
To: chris franz; groa at Cinergy.com; quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: 4kq downpipe question


I've been here...This technique sounds good, but be prepared for some
SERIOUS 
difficulties.  Arms get tired, you get rust in your eyes, the nuts are hard 
to see unless you have a pile of light and a lift....Huw and I just chopped 
out the battery box, and threw the battery in the trunk...Gives you a TON of

space...And it's not really that difficult...Oh well.

Brendan
87 4kq...


> Thanks for the advice.   I'm curious, can you use the same technique for
> the installation too?    Sounds like it's going to be a juggling act with
> those bolts and trying to hold the downpipe in place.
>
> ~Chris
> 86 4kcsq
>
>
> From: "Roa, Greg" <groa at Cinergy.com>
>
> >To: "'quattro at audifans.com'" <quattro at audifans.com>,
> >"'cr4ck3r at hotmail.com'" <cr4ck3r at hotmail.com>
> >Subject: RE: 4kq downpipe question
> >Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 08:40:33 -0400
> >
> >I found a terribly easy way to do this while doing a clutch job on my
4kq.
> >I had the car up on a lift, so I was cheating a little...  Take a long
> >extension bar ~2 feet long, and put it on a swivel socket.  Impact swivel
> >sockets work best, but they are $$$$$.  If you fish the socket on up past
> >the catalytic converter to the downpipe bolts, you shouldn't have a
> >problem.
> >There are 4 or five bolts, one of which is rather hard to see.  Other
than
> >that, you need to disconnect the catalytic converter from the downpipe,
> > and the exhaust sampling tube.  Do those before pulling the downpipe
from
> > the exhaust manifold though.
> >Oh, and use some penetrating oil on the bolts before you start, just to
> >make
> >it a bit easier.  Shouldn't take very long at all.
> >Good luck!
> >
> >Greg Roa
> >Cincinnati, OH
> >86' 4kcsq
> >93' 90 CS
> >83' 944
> >
> > >Hey all,
> > >   I finally pin pointed the whisping sound coming from my 86 4k.   I
> > > was
> >
> >so
> >
> > >afraid that it was the head (it over heated a week ago) but I found a
> >
> >crack
> >
> > >on my downpipe.    I was looking through the Bentley on the best way to
> > >remove this but it doesn't say.    My question is how hard is it to
> >
> >replace
> >
> > >a downpipe?    Is it strait forward?   It sure doesn't look like it is.
> > >What am I going to have to move to get at this thing?
> > >~Chris
> > >86 4kcsq
>
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