Exhaust Pipe: Service and Repair

Front exhaust pipe, removing and installing
Removing

Notes:
^ Avoid excessive bending of the de - coupling element (no more than 10°).
^ When carrying out repairs, replace all seals and gaskets as well as self - locking nuts and bolts that have a specified tightening angle.





^ Detach cover for both lambda probe connectors and pull electric wire with retaining clips off heat shield -arrows-.
^ Pull connector out of cover and disconnect.
^ Unbolt front exhaust pipe from turbocharger.

Vehicles with front wheel drive
^ Slacken bolted connections on clamp between catalytic converter and middle silencer, then move clamp toward the rear.

Vehicles with all wheel drive
^ Unbolt connecting flanges on catalytic converter.
^ Remove front exhaust pipe.

Installing
Installation is carried out in the reverse order:
^ Align exhaust system free of stress.
^ Check DTC memory.

Notes: Malfunctions will have been stored in the memory because connectors have been unplugged. Therefore check and erase DTC memory after installing the engine.

Vehicles with front wheel drive





Tightening torques

Vehicles With All Wheel Drive





Tightening Torques