Left Catalytic Converter
Left Catalytic Converter
Removing
• When installing, bring all cable ties back to the same positions.
- Loosen the hose clamps - arrows - and lay the air guide pipe aside with the vacuum hose - 1 - connected.
- Remove the left front muffler. Refer to => [ Front Muffler ] Front Muffler.
- Remove the connector - 3 - for the Oxygen Sensor (O2S) 2 after catalytic converter (G131) from the bracket on the right suspension strut tower, then disconnect it and free up the heated oxygen sensor.
• Ignore - 1, 2 and 4 -.
- Remove the bolts - 1 - and - arrows - and then remove the bracket - 2 - for the catalytic converter.
• The bolt - 1 - is accessible from the top.
- Remove the nuts - arrows - and then remove the catalytic converter.
Installing
Install in reverse order, paying attention to the following:
Tightening specifications, refer to:
• => [ Muffler and Catalytic Converter Overview ] Muffler and Catalytic Converter Overview.
• => [ Individual Suspension Components, Left Side ] Muffler and Catalytic Converter Overview.
• Replace the seals and self-locking nuts.
• The hose connections as well as the air guide pipes and hoses must be free of oil and grease before installing.
• Secure all hose connections with hose clamps of the same type as those equipped by the factory. Refer to the Parts Catalog.
• To mount the air guide hoses on their connectors securely, spray the bolts on the used clamps with rust remover before installing.
- Install the left front muffler. Refer to => [ Front Muffler ] Front Muffler.