Well after worrying about the nuts/studs sheering off whilst doing this decat install so far they have been a piece of p*$$ to undo it's getting a spanner on the top ones that been the problem.

 

Ok, got 3 out of the 4 nuts & bolts off the passenger side. Still have the top studs drivers side to do, which seem to have less access

 

 

 

The one stud I'm having problems with is the lower stud, nearest the transmission tunnel. In the picture you can just make it out next to the mirror. Do i need to remove the O2 sensor to get better access? If so is there a special tool for removing it as I think it's a 22mm nut on the one thats higher up. If I need to get the sensor out should it come out easier than the bolts/nuts? btw is the large silver hose the wiring loom or something else?

 

Any help from anyone who's actually done this would be great.

yes removing the sensor will give u better clearance for that top right bolt

but be careful as the sensor hex are not the best make sure you use the correct and decent spanner

cheers Mark, looks like I'll be buying some larger spanners then, lol

 

is that silver hose the outer sleeve of the wiring loom?

no its a heat shield for the oil pipe if your referring to the one in your pic in the middle

and the one to the upper left pic think is the egr pipe with shield

 

its quite hard to remember what the parts look like with just a small pic

 

 

sorry edit that you taken the pic above from batt tray place ..

its the Main AC pipe that goes through the bulk head

no its a heat shield for the oil pipe if your referring to the one in your pic in the middle

and the one to the upper left pic think is the egr pipe with shield

 

its quite hard to remember what the parts look like with just a small pic

 

 

sorry edit that you taken the pic above from batt tray place ..

its the Main AC pipe that goes through the bulk head

 

yes picture was taken form battery tray place, if it's the AC I'll leave it alone, thanks

On the down pipes only one of them has a hole for the 02 sensor is this correct? what do you do with the left over sensor, and will I get a warning light on the dash if 1 isn't connected?

thats strange not having both o2 holes ..

but it will be ok with just one sensor

I ran mine for 6 years with no O2,s at all , ran perfectly well without them !! lol

dont know about the tt but on the n/a theyrs a o2 and another hole thats bungd..i know the the n/a mani's are different..but only having one o2 plug sounds strange

dunno if it helps but the o2 sensors are only active at idle and ow loads..redundant after that

you could get away with one..dunno how the mots would fair with only one reading tho