Front Exhaust Pipe

Front Exhaust Pipe

Removal
1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Raise the vehicle and support with suitable safety stands.
3. Disconnect O2 sensor harness connector and remove front side O2 sensor (2), (5).
4. Remove front exhaust pipe fixing bolts (6), (7).
5. Remove front exhaust pipe fixing four stud nuts from exhaust manifold (1).
6. Remove front exhaust pipe (3).

Installation
1. Install front exhaust pipe (3) and tighten four stud nuts (1) and two bolts (6) to the specified torque:
Torque:
Stud Nuts: 28 Nm (21 ft. lbs.)
Bolts (6): 43 Nm (32 ft. lbs.)
Bolts (7): 23 Nm (17 ft. lbs.)
2. Tighten front side O2 sensor and reconnect O2 sensor harness connector.
Torque: 55 Nm (41 ft. lbs.)