This is not to disclose that a backyard mechanic couldn't successfully install a fresh catalytic converter laying on his back underneath a Ford Path. It's not going to be lively or delicate. There are at variance designs in the Ford Border and contrasting motors. Everyone type Testament dictate where the catalytic converter is located and finish the measure of poser to remove and convert the senescent one. Some Contours retain deeper than one converter so assuming which type your vehivle is and what it needs Testament be up to you.
Instructions
Assign on the safety glasses and allot the converter and finish what you're going to compulsion and where you're going to begin.2. Launch with the front of the converter, adjacent to the Engine.1. Lift the Border on a lift all the custom to the top. Load all the tools and dissimilar converter into the stuff tray and bring it over near you, on the contrary cache it absent of the course.
Whether it is attached to the manifold, allot up the pneumatic gun, margin, swivel, and the genuine sized socket before lighting the torch. Cook up undeniable the gun is fix to reverse.
3. Flashing the torch and heat up the manifold stud nuts and when they're cherry carmine, turn off the torch, place the gun and socket on the peanut and remove it. Repeat this for all the remaining nuts. Whether the converter is flanged to a front tube and not the manifold, lucent the torch and decrease the nuts and bolts absent of the flange to seperate the connexion.
4. Section the rear bolts of the catalytic converter flange connexion to the center exhaust pipe with the torch. Again, cutting the bolts from the converter side of the flange connection. Cut the bolts flush or inverted into the flange and turn the torch off. You will be able to knock the remaining bolt through the rest of the flange connection with a hammer and punch if it's cut correctly.
5. Remove the old converter and install the new one. Again, start from the front of the Contour to connect the converter and work your way back. It might be wise to allow the exhaust components heated up by the torch to cool down before proceeding. If the converter attached to the manifold place it up onto the studs with the gasket in between and thread on the new manifold stud nuts hand tight. Then re-tighten with the pneumatic gun, swivel, and socket. If it flange connected to a front pipe, place the gasket between the flanges and replace the hardware.
6. Bolt and flat washer on one side of the flange connection and lockwasher and nut on the other side. Tighten the nuts to the bolts with the gun and socket on the nut end and hold the bolt head with a hand wrench.
7. Attach the rear flange connection of the catalytic converter to the center exhaust pipe flange and replace the hardware in the same manner and tighten. If the outlet of the converter is clamp connected to the center pipe, you may need to expand the center pipe (or converter depending on whether it fit over or into the pipe) with a pipe expander
8. Replace the clamp and tighten with the gun and a socket. Once the converter is connected and tightened on both ends, it may be wise to lower the vehicle on the lift, start it up, and raise it back up just to check for any possible leaks coming from the flange or clamp connections.
