Left Exhaust Manifold With Catalytic Converter
Left Exhaust Manifold with Catalytic Converter
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
• Engine Support Bridge (10 - 222 A)
• Adapter (10 - 222 A /21)
• Tension Strap (T10038)
• Engine Support Supplement Set (T40093)
Removing
• During installation, all cable ties must be re-installed at the same location.
- Pull rear engine cover off - arrows -.
- Drain coolant. Refer to => [ Cooling System, Draining and Filling ] Procedures.
- Remove left coolant pipe. Refer to => [ Left Coolant Pipe ] Left Coolant Pipe.
- Remove left front muffler. Refer to => [ Left Front Muffler ] Left Front Muffler.
- Remove electrical harness connectors from bracket and disconnect it:
3 For Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO) 2 (G108)
4 For Oxygen Sensor (O) 2 Behind Three Way Catalytic Converter (TWO) (G131)
- Free up electrical wires to oxygen sensors.
• Ignore - 1 and 2 -.
- Remove left front wheel.
- Remove front section of left front wheel housing liner.
- Remove bolt - arrow - at torque support mount.
- Remove bolt - arrow - and pull hydraulic oil pressure pipe forward slightly.
- Remove nuts - 6 to 1 -.
• To improve clarity, the removed engine is shown.
• Nut - 1 - is accessible from wheel housing.
- Remove rubber seal - 1 - and remove plenum chamber covers - 2 and 3 -.
- Remove tower brace rear bolts - 3 -.
- Secure Engine Support Bridge (10 - 222 A /21) with Adapter (10 - 222 A /4) at suspension strut towers.
• Support for left and right side of vehicle is marked.
• The middle contact point - 2 - of the support is placed on the tower brace front bolts.
• The Adapters (10 - 222 A /21) are secured with the tower brace rear bolts - 3 -.
• The knurled thumb screw - 1 - must be turned downward far enough so that the contact plate rests on the strut tower.
- Install Adapter (10 - 222 A /4) with Adapters (T40093/6) on Adapters (10 - 222 A /21).
- Secure Spindles (10 - 222 A /11) at engine lifting eyes.
- Lightly tension engine with engine support bridge spindles.
- Remove left and right stabilizer bar mount bolts - 1 and 2 -.
- Remove bolts - 3 and 4 -.
• Ignore items - 1 and 2 -.
- Remove bracket for noise insulation - arrows -.
- Remove drive axle heat shield from transmission - arrows -.
• To improve clarity, the removed engine is shown.
- Remove left drive axle from transmission flange shaft.
- Remove front transmission mount left and right bolts - arrows -.
- Remove bolts - arrows - and remove transmission support with transmission mount.
- Identify installation position of selector lever cable bracket with a felt-tip pen for re-installation.
- Press ball socket - 1 - of selector lever cable from selector shaft lever using Pry Lever - RMV Outside Mirror (80 - 200).
- Remove bolts - 2 - and lay aside selector lever cable.
• Ignore - 3 -.
- Disconnect left and right electrical connector - 2 - on Level Control System Sensor.
• Ignore - 1 -.
- Lower engine/transmission assembly by dimension - a - by rotating Spindles (10 - 222 A /11).
• Dimension - a - = 80 mm maximum.
- Remove bolts - 2 and 3 - and remove tab.
• Ignore - 1 -.
- Pivot front of engine/transmission assembly slightly to right.
- Loosen one bolt - arrow - from engine to transmission connection approximately 2 turns and loosen Tension Strap (T10038) around bolt and around brace on right longmember.
CAUTION!
Risk of damaging drive axle boots.
• Carefully guide left exhaust manifold with catalytic converter when removing.
- Remove left exhaust manifold with catalytic converter toward rear.
Installing
• Tightening specifications. Refer to => [ Engine, Installing ] Engine, Installing, => [ Exhaust Manifold Assembly Overview ] Exhaust Manifold Assembly Overview, => [ Left exhaust manifold tightening sequence ] Exhaust Manifold Assembly Overview, => [ Individual suspension components, left side ] Exhaust Manifold Assembly Overview, => [ Left driveshaft heat shield ] Coolant Pipes Assembly Overview.
Installation is in reverse order of removal, note the following:
• Replace gasket and self-locking nuts.
- Place new gasket onto stud bolts.
- Insert exhaust manifold in securing strips and tighten => [ Left exhaust manifold tightening sequence ] Exhaust Manifold Assembly Overview.
- Install left drive axle.
- Install transmission mount.
- Install torque support bracket. Refer to => [ Subframe Mount Assembly Overview ] Subframe Mount Assembly Overview.
- Install subframe.
- Install stabilizer bar.
- Install left coolant pipe. Refer to => [ Left Coolant Pipe ] Left Coolant Pipe.
- Install left front muffler. Refer to => [ Left Front Muffler ] Left Front Muffler.
- Align exhaust system free of tension. Refer to => [ Exhaust System, Installing ] Removal and Replacement.
- Fill with coolant => [ Filling ] Procedures.