Smart ForTwo Exhaust & Catalytic Converter Replacement

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Smart ForTwo 450 - New Exhaust / Catalytic Converter Fitted - Full How To
Legends! Remember that time when my Smart ForTwo 450 went bang? I do ... thankfully Dad was on hand to rebuild the entire engine. But we didn't touch the exhaust due to the escalating costs of the project
The series is on the Channel ... But if you fancy more smart car woes ... here it is.
After a recent video trying to diagnose gearbox faults ... Dad noticed massive cracks in the exhaust and it had finally given up the ghost meaning a new one had to be bought. Sadly genuine ones are no longer available from Smart and so I had to buy an aftermarket pattern part. £120 later and were back on the road and sounding less like a tractor!
This video is the full process in a handy 30 minute video.
00:00 - Introduction
02:17 - How Broken Is It?
03:07 - Bumper Removal
16:31 - New Exhaust
26:09 - Exhaust Testing
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@JonCoupland Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching this video and i really hope you enjoyed watching it! Your views and kind donations to the channel keep us doing what we are doing - so thank you - it's humbling. Should you wish to see more ... keep watching as parts aren't cheap 🙀

@Cellestion Ай бұрын

Dad is a legend, bet he has a dry sense of humour too

@JonCoupland Ай бұрын

He certainly is a legend 💪

@paulpobsanderson6219 Ай бұрын

I have just come back from a weeks holiday in Tuscany, Italy. We were 15 minutes from Lucca and 40 from Pisa. I have never seen so many Smart’s.

@JonCoupland Ай бұрын

I bet they are popular for just nipping about! Hope you had a lovely time ☺️

@bradjohnson1627 Ай бұрын

The Smart Tractor is no more 😂 Thanks for the video guys 😊

@JonCoupland Ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

@christineayres7199 Ай бұрын

Your dad has worked wonders again on the Salvage you keep bringing him Jon LOL this show is reminding me of Salvage Rescue now lol next up find your dad an old Morris Minor to restore lol

@danielrussell446 Ай бұрын

Well done Jon and Pete another great job done and you both have virtually rebuilt that by the looks of it! It seems far easier to repair than the 451 and easier to take apart have a lovely bank holiday weekend all of you Daniel

@JonCoupland Ай бұрын

Thanks 👍 you too

@Jaxs2 Ай бұрын

Very nice ... Good job Jon Peter , it's always great to see the 450 👌

@JonCoupland Ай бұрын

Cheers 😊👏

@fhwolthuis Ай бұрын

You always make it look so easy and fun 😄👌

@JonCoupland Ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers! ... But it's Dad that makes it look easy 😂

@lois6187 Ай бұрын

Just replaced my smart 450 cabrio exhaust. Took less than 2 hours and 80 euro exhaust on eBay. Car didn’t run for a year and was abandoned. He gave it to me for free. Alternator was stuck from rust, battery dead, steering u joint was seized, oil leak, old gas, old oil, and scorched connects for headlight swutch connects. Less than 300 to get it going and fixed!

@JonCoupland Ай бұрын

Excellent! Sounds like a job well done :)

@AliMackMechanical Ай бұрын

I think job well done. Sounds good i watched HubNut do his starter he did good enough job. 😊😊

@JonCoupland Ай бұрын

Thanks mate 😁

@kkapalle Ай бұрын

This exhaust was not worse the work, I had a brabus 120hp. Plus turbo valve which has a reasonable sound and performance

@JonCoupland Ай бұрын

Bet it sounds great 👍

@darrenwilson8042 Ай бұрын

You and @hubnutvids are influencers as I previously was meh about a Smart for two now interest is well interested. Wife says no but 26 yo daughter who has finally decided to learn to drive thinks I should - she may have an ulterior motive lol

@JonCoupland Ай бұрын

Glad we're spreading the word about them :)

@FridgetoPantry Ай бұрын

Take the exhaust off before attacking the lambda in future - visible stress into the turbo manifold and the studs/ nuts on the manifold don’t take kindly to it.. harder to do off the car, but saves on problems down the line. Less of an issue with the 698cc larger studs and nuts, but I’d still be careful.

@ferrumignis Ай бұрын

If you can break the manifold studs via a spanner on the oxygen sensor then you must have arms like the hulk.

@JonCoupland Ай бұрын

Some good advice for the future

@JonCoupland Ай бұрын

Haven't you seen Dad's arms ;)

@FridgetoPantry Ай бұрын

@@ferrumignis the earlier ones (599cc) in particular are incredibly fragile - you can damage the block threads. I unfortunately speak from past experience and I’d not challenge Jon’s dad to an arm wrestle back then!

@paultaylor9652 Ай бұрын

I do hope it lasts you many years Jon, beautiful day for working on a car before it gets to hot though.

@JonCoupland Ай бұрын

Thanks Paul 😄

@frednetherlands887 Ай бұрын

❤🎉

@JonCoupland Ай бұрын

Cheers Fred 🙂

@swedeyp9047 Ай бұрын

You sound just like my non car mates "why you doing that" "what you doing that for" standing there being a supervisor!

@JonCoupland Ай бұрын

If you don't ask the question ... You never learn ;)

@swedeyp9047 Ай бұрын

You will never learn unless you try either. 😂

@JonCoupland Ай бұрын

@@swedeyp9047 who says I don't ... ☺️

@swedeyp9047 Ай бұрын

@JonCoupland I've seen enough of your videos the make judgement. 👀🙊

@JonCoupland Ай бұрын

@@swedeyp9047 thanks for watching ☺️ hopefully by now then you have realised it's got nothing to do with the cars but it's about just spending time with my Dad 😉

@a11csc Ай бұрын

❤❤👍👍😎😎

@JonCoupland Ай бұрын

☺️☺️👌👍

@johnmoruzzi7236 Ай бұрын

The reason that the engine and previous exhaust and Cat failed so spectacularly was because the car was only sparking on two cylinders, a load of unburned fuel went into the exhaust and ignited, and to top it off some “Absolute Bellend” stubbornly kept driving it another hundred miles until everything failed catastrophically ! 😂

@JonCoupland Ай бұрын

Yup. You are absolutely right 🤣 ... But I was on the way to see a Proton so got excited 😆

@mgmpw32 Ай бұрын

Agh, sorry, I know about those exhausts, they are utterly sh*t. It'll last about a week longer than the warranty and cause you to hate motorways. Ear plugs recommended. The best replacement exhausts are a good used one, but they're now difficult to come by.

@ferrumignis Ай бұрын

I agree the quality of these after-market exhausts isn't a patch on the original Smart part, but his old one seems to have lasted pretty well and I have a similar one on my 450 that's now around 5 years old (and looking pretty crusty). It's a shame there isn't enough space for a Roadster exhaust, they are stainless and last very well.

@JonCoupland Ай бұрын

Well I know what I'm getting myself into as it's a like for like replacement 🙂 I agree it's a bit loud in comparison to an OEM but as stated ... If I could have got one ... I would have done. I'll just have to turn the radio up a bit more 😂👍

@carriesparks8434 Ай бұрын

Hubnut has no idea what he is up to ...his cars are rubbish and his garage is so unorganised he also has rubbish tools no wonder he never fixes anything a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing