Vehicles with a gasoline engine.
Attention! There is a risk of injury when jacking up and placing the vehicle on jack stands. Familiarize yourself with the safety precautions outlined in the chapter «car jacking».
Removing
1. Put the car on jack stands.
2. Unscrew the flange bolts between the catalyst 1 and the downpipe 2 (see illustration).
Attention! Depending on the type of motor, the flange connection can be threaded or clamped. If the connection is threaded, then check the condition of the blind nuts 3 and, if necessary, replace them with new ones by knocking them out with a suitable punch and holding the collar. Install new cap nuts by tightening them to the stop with a suitable flange bolt (see illustration 5.2).
3. Remove the rubber pads 1 and 2 of the suspension of the main muffler 3 and the exhaust pipe and lower the rear part of the exhaust system (see illustration).
4. Check up a condition of rubber pillows of a suspension bracket. Porous and damaged cushions ^replace with new ones.
Installation
5. Replace the flange gasket and self-locking nuts with new ones.
6. Raise the exhaust pipe and secure it to the rubber suspension pads.
7. Screw the downpipe to the catalytic converter with a new gasket. For screwed connections, the tightening torque is 25 Nm.
8. Lower the car on wheels.