Exhaust system — removal and installation (Opel Ascona C)

1. The exhaust system consists of 2 downpipes, a front muffler and a rear expansion chamber with an exhaust pipe.

2. The exhaust system installed on the Opel Ascona models has a robust design and is made using aluminum, which ensures its long service life.

3. For repair of pipes and mufflers (including ends and elbows) holts Flexiwrap and Holts Gun Gum can be used.

4. The system consists of 3 sections, which can be replaced separately.

5. If it is necessary to replace the entire system as a whole, place the car in an inspection pit. If there is no pit, you should jack up the car as high as possible and support it with supports.

6. When replacing the entire system, it is easier to cut the connections between individual sections than to try to separate them.

7. If only one section needs to be replaced and this section has to be cut out (the connections are not amenable), check that a long enough section of old pipe is left to allow the new section to be installed. If you don't do this, you won't be able to get a tight seal.

8. The exhaust system has elastic fastenings. Deformed and damaged fastening elements must be replaced. Always replace clamps (see photo).







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9. When installing a new pipe, expansion chamber or muffler, you should first remove any burrs from the coupling connections and apply a small amount of grease to them. The clamps are initially tightened manually and their final tightening is only carried out after checking and adjusting the position of the system.

10. Check that within the limits of their travel in the elastic fastenings, the system parts do not touch the body or suspension parts.

11. If you apply a little graphite grease to the contact surfaces of a spring-loaded ball joint before bolting it down, this will prevent the joint surfaces from sticking together due to corrosion (see photo).