Right-Hand
Removal
1. Remove the front muffler. Service and Repair
2. Remove the coolant header tank (left-hand only).
1. Remove the securing bolt.
2. Detach the header tank dowels from the mounting grommets.
3. Disconnect the oxygen sensor multiplugs.
CAUTION: Note the position of the upstream and downstream oxygen sensor multiplugs for reassembly.
Displace the multiplugs from the engine mounting bracket.
4. Remove the downpipe catalytic converter to exhaust manifold securing nuts.
5. Raise the vehicle on a four-post ramp. Vehicle Lifting
6. Remove the downpipe catalytic converter.
Remove the mounting bracket securing bolts.
7. Remove the oxygen sensor(s).
Downstream sensor - north American markets only.
8. Clean the exhaust joints.
Installation
1. Install the oxygen sensor(s).
Downstream sensor - north American markets only.
2. Install the downpipe catalytic converter.
Install, but do not tighten, the mounting bracket securing bolts. (Leave loose until the nuts securing the downpipe to the exhaust manifold are fitted and tightened.)
3. Install the downpipe catalytic converter to exhaust manifold securing nuts.
4. Tighten the mounting bracket securing bolts.
5. Lower the four-post ramp.
6. Connect the oxygen sensor multiplugs.
Correctly position the multiplugs on the engine mounting bracket.
7. Install the coolant header tank (left-hand only).
1. Position the header tank dowels on the mounting grommets.
2. Install the securing bolt.
8. Install the front muffler.