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Exhaust Pipe with Catalytic Converter Overview






Exhaust Pipe with Catalytic Converter Overview






1 Exhaust Manifold

For exhaust bank 1.

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Exhaust Manifold ] Exhaust Manifold.

2 Gasket

Always replace

3 Heated Oxygen Sensor (G39)

The threads of new oxygen sensors are coated with assembly paste.

When reusing an old oxygen sensor again, only use hot bolt paste (G 052 112 A3) to grease the threads. Do not let the paste get onto the slits of the oxygen sensor body.

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Oxygen Sensors ] Oxygen Sensors.

4 Catalytic Converter

For exhaust bank 1.

Protect from shocks and impact stress.

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Exhaust Pipe with Catalytic Converter ] Exhaust Pipe with Catalytic Converter.

5 Nuts

23 Nm

Always replace.

6 Bolt

23 Nm

7 Oxygen Sensor after Three Way Catalytic Converter (G130)

The threads of new oxygen sensors are coated with assembly paste.

When reusing an old oxygen sensor again, only use hot bolt paste (G 052 112 A3) to grease the threads. Do not let the paste get onto the slits of the oxygen sensor body.

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Oxygen Sensors ] Oxygen Sensors.

8 Suspended Mount

Replace if damaged.

9 Bolt

23 Nm

10 Suspended Mount

Replace if damaged.

11 Bolt

23 Nm

12 Oxygen Sensor 2 after Catalytic Converter (G131)

Threads of new oxygen sensors are coated with assembly paste.

When reusing an old oxygen sensor again, only use hot bolt paste (G 052 112 A3) to grease the threads. Do not let the paste get onto the slits of the oxygen sensor body.

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Oxygen Sensors ] Oxygen Sensors.

13 Bolt

23 Nm

14 Catalytic Converter

For exhaust bank 2.

Protect from shocks and impact stress.

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Exhaust Pipe with Catalytic Converter ] Exhaust Pipe with Catalytic Converter.

15 Bracket

For the catalytic converter.

16 Gasket

Always replace.

17 Nuts

23 Nm

Always replace.

18 Heated Oxygen Sensor 2 (G108)

Threads of new oxygen sensors are coated with assembly paste.

When reusing an old oxygen sensor again, only use hot bolt paste (G 052 112 A3) to grease the threads. Do not let the paste get onto the slits of the oxygen sensor body.

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Oxygen Sensors ] Oxygen Sensors.

19 Exhaust Manifold

For exhaust bank 1.

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Exhaust Manifold ] Exhaust Manifold.

20 Bracket

For the exhaust pipe with catalytic converter.

Position of the Double Clamp





- Install the double clamp and tighten it to 20 Nm.