FRONT PIPE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [AJ (3.0L Duratec)]

1. Lift up the vehicle.

2. Remove the transverse member.

3. Remove the two nuts and dispose of them.

4. Detach the flexible Y-shaped pipe from the exhaust manifold.

5. Remove the nuts and dispose of them.

• Dispose of the gasket.

6. Remove the nuts.

• Dispose of the gasket.

7. Detach the front pipe from the hanger and remove.

8. Install in the reverse order of removal.

• Install a new gasket.

• Install the new nuts.

Nut tightening torque

50 N·m {5.1 kgf·m, 37 ft·lbf}

40 N·m {4.1 kgf·m, 30 ft·lbf}