Three Way Catalytic Converter Removal/Installation
Three Way Catalytic Converter Removal and InstallationThree Way Catalytic Converter:
Removal
1. Remove the engine cover.
2. Remove the IMA power cable clamps (A) and the bolt (B).
3. Remove the cowl cover.
4. Disconnect the air fuel ratio (A/F) sensor connector (A) and the secondary heated oxygen sensor (HO2S) connector (B).
5. Remove the A/F sensor.
6. Remove the chamber cover.
7. Raise the vehicle on the hoist to full height.
8. Remove the front wheels.
9. Remove the engine undercover and the splash shield.
10. Remove the under-floor TWC.
11. Remove the right side drive shaft.
NOTE: Coat all precision finished surfaces with clean engine oil. Tie plastic bags over the drive shaft ends.
12. Remove the intermediate shaft.
13. Remove the warm up three way catalytic converter (WU-TWC) bracket (A), then remove the WU-TWC (B).
Installation
1. Install a new gasket (A), then install the WU-TWC (B) and tighten the bolts/nuts in a crisscross pattern in two or three steps.
2. Install the WU-TWC bracket (C).
3. Install the intermediate shaft.
4. Install the right side drive shaft.
5. Install the under-floor TWC (A); use new bolts (B), new gaskets (C), and new self-locking nuts (D).
6. Install the engine undercover and the splash shield.
7. Install the front wheels.
8. Lower the vehicle on the hoist.
9. Install the chamber cover.
10. Install the A/F sensor.
11. Connect the A/F sensor connector (A) and the H02S sensor connector (B).
12. Install the cowl cover.
13. Install the IMA power cable clamps (A) and the bolt (B).
14. Install the engine cover.