Exhaust Manifold - LH

Exhaust Manifold - LH













Removal

All vehicles

1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist. For additional information, refer to Jacking and Lifting Service and Repair.

2. Remove the Air Cleaner (ACL) outlet pipe. For additional information, refer to Intake Air Distribution and Filtering Air Cleaner Outlet Pipe.

3. Remove the degas bottle. For additional information, refer to Engine Cooling Service and Repair.

4. NOTICE: Do not allow the steering column shaft to rotate while the intermediate shaft is disconnected or damage to the clockspring can result. If there is evidence that the shaft has rotated, the clockspring must be removed and re-centered. For additional information, refer to Supplemental Restraint System Service and Repair.

Remove the bolt and disconnect the steering shaft and position aside.





5. Remove the 4 (2 LH and 2 RH) exhaust manifold-to-catalytic converter nuts.





Four-Wheel Drive (4WD) vehicles

6. Remove the front driveshaft. For additional information, refer to Driveshaft .

All vehicles

7. Remove the 8 exhaust manifold nuts, the 8 studs and the exhaust manifold.
- Discard the exhaust manifold nuts and studs.

8. NOTICE: 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.

NOTE: Clean the sealing surfaces with metal surface prep. Follow the directions on the packaging.

Remove and discard the 2 exhaust manifold gaskets. Clean the sealing surfaces with metal surface prep.

9. Inspect the exhaust manifold. For additional information, refer to Engine System - General Information Exhaust Manifold Cleaning and Inspection.

Installation

All vehicles

1. Using 2 new exhaust manifold gaskets and 8 new studs, position the 2 gaskets and exhaust manifold and install the 8 studs.
- Tighten to 12 Nm (106 lb-in).

2. Using new exhaust manifold nuts, install the 8 nuts.
- Tighten to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft) in the sequence shown.

Exhaust Manifold - LH:

4WD vehicles

3. Install the front driveshaft. For additional information, refer to Driveshaft .

All vehicles

4. NOTICE: Do not allow the steering column shaft to rotate while the intermediate shaft is disconnected or damage to the clockspring can result. If there is evidence that the shaft has rotated, the clockspring must be removed and re-centered. For additional information, refer to Supplemental Restraint System Service and Repair.

Connect the steering shaft and install the bolt.

- To install, tighten to 30 Nm (22 lb-ft).





5. Install the 4 exhaust manifold-to-catalytic converter nuts.





6. Install the degas bottle. For additional information, refer to Engine Cooling Service and Repair.

7. Install the ACL outlet tube. For additional information, refer to Intake Air Distribution and Filtering Air Cleaner Outlet Pipe.