Left Exhaust Manifold

Left Exhaust Manifold

Removing

- Remove the left front exhaust pipe with catalytic converter. Refer to => [ Left Front Exhaust Pipe with Catalytic Converter ] Left Front Exhaust Pipe with Catalytic Converter.

- Disconnect the electrical connector - 1 - for the heated oxygen sensor (HO2S) 2 (G108) and free up the wire.






• Ignore - 2 -.

- Remove the ribbed belt from the A/C compressor ribbed belt pulley. Refer to => [ Ribbed Belt ] Ribbed Belt.

- Disconnect the electrical connector - 1 - on the left electrohydraulic engine mount solenoid valve (N144).






• Ignore - arrows -.

- Disconnect the connector - 1 - for the wiring leading to the air conditioning compressor clutch solenoid.







Refrigerant can cause serious personal injury.

• Do not open the air conditioning refrigerant circuit.

- Remove A/C compressor bolts - arrows -.


Danger of damaging the refrigerant lines and hoses.

• Do not stretch, kink or bend refrigerant lines and hoses.

- Attach the A/C compressor with the lines still attached to the left side of the vehicle.

- Remove the bolts - 1 through 4 - and remove the heat shield.






- Remove the nuts - 1 - and - 8 - and the heat shield bracket.






- Remove nuts - 2 through 7 - and - 9 - and the exhaust manifold.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

• Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Exhaust Manifold Overview ] Exhaust Manifold Overview.

• Replace the seals and self-locking nuts.

- Tighten the exhaust manifold nuts. Refer to => [ Left Exhaust Manifold, Tightening Specifications
and Sequence ] Exhaust Manifold Overview.






- Install the left front exhaust pipe with catalytic converter. Refer to => [ Left Front Exhaust Pipe with Catalytic Converter ] Left Front Exhaust Pipe with Catalytic Converter.

- Install the A/C compressor.

- Install the ribbed belt. Refer to => [ Ribbed Belt ] Ribbed Belt.