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Exhaust Manifold - RH

Exhaust Manifold - RH

Material









Removal
1. Remove the RH catalytic converter.
2. Disconnect the RH heated oxygen sensor (HO2S) electrical connector.
3. Remove the 6 nuts and the RH exhaust manifold.
^ Discard the nuts and gasket.
4. Clean and inspect the RH exhaust manifold.
5. Remove and discard the 6 RH exhaust manifold studs.





6. CAUTION: Do not use metal scrapers, wire brushes, power abrasive discs or other abrasive means to clean the sealing surfaces. These may cause scratches and gouges resulting in leak paths. Use a plastic scraper to clean the sealing surfaces.

Clean the exhaust manifold mating surface of the cylinder head with metal surface prep. Follow the directions on the packaging.

Installation
1. Install 6 new RH exhaust manifold studs.
^ Tighten to 12 Nm (9 lb-ft).

2. CAUTION: Failure to tighten the exhaust manifold nuts to specification a second time will cause the exhaust manifold to develop an exhaust leak.

Using a new gasket, install the RH exhaust manifold and 6 new nuts. Tighten in 2 stages in the sequence shown:
^ Stage 1: Tighten to 20 Nm (15 lb-ft).
^ Stage 2: Tighten to 20 Nm (15 lb-ft).





3. Connect the RH HO2S electrical connector.
4. Install the RH catalytic converter.