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Muffler Overview






Muffler Overview

The exhaust manifold and turbocharger are one component; Removing and Installing, refer to => [ Turbocharger ] Turbocharger.






1 Seal

Replace

2 Heated Oxygen Sensor (G39) and Oxygen Sensor Heater (Z19)

Coat the threads on the new heated oxygen sensors with assembly paste.

When installing a used oxygen sensor, coat threads with hot bolt paste; hot bolt paste, refer to the Parts Catalog

Assembly paste or hot bolt paste must not get onto slots of the oxygen sensor body.

3 Oxygen Sensor after Three Way Catalytic Converter (G130) and Heater for Oxygen Sensor 1 after Catalytic Converter (Z29)

Coat the threads on the new heated oxygen sensors with assembly paste.

When installing a used oxygen sensor, coat threads with hot bolt paste; hot bolt paste, refer to the Parts Catalog.

Assembly paste or hot bolt paste must not get onto slots of the oxygen sensor body.


4 Catalytic Converter

Protect catalytic converter from shocks and impact stress

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Catalytic Converter ] Catalytic Converter

Align the exhaust system free of tension. Refer to => [ Exhaust System, Aligning ] Exhaust System, Aligning

5 Front Muffler

Danger of damaging the decoupling element.

Decoupling element must not be bent more than 10°.

Do not load decoupling element on cable.

Do not damage wire mesh at decoupling element.

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Front Muffler ] Front Muffler

Align the exhaust system free of tension. Refer to => [ Exhaust System, Aligning ] Exhaust System, Aligning

6 Front Clamping Sleeve

Before tightening, align exhaust system free of tension. Refer to => [ Exhaust System, Aligning ] Exhaust System, Aligning

Tighten bolts evenly

7 Nut

23 Nm

8 Center Muffler

Original equipment as one unit with rear mufflers. For repairs, replace each separately.

For removal, remove the diagonal braces.

Separating point, refer to => [ Center Muffler and Rear Muffler, Separating ] Center Muffler and Rear Muffler, Separating

Align the exhaust system free of tension. Refer to => [ Exhaust System, Aligning ] Exhaust System, Aligning

9 Left Rear Clamping Sleeve

For individual replacement of center and rear mufflers

Before tightening, align exhaust system free of tension. Refer to => [ Exhaust System, Aligning ]

Tighten threaded connections evenly.

10 Left Rear Muffler

Original equipment as one unit with center muffler and tailpipe

For removal, remove the diagonal braces.

Replace the center mufflers, the rear muffler and the tail pipe individually

Separating point between center and rear muffler, refer to => [ Center Muffler and Rear Muffler, Separating ] Center Muffler and Rear Muffler, Separating

Separating point between the rear muffler and the tailpipe, refer to => [ Exhaust Tail Pipes, Replacing ] Exhaust Tail Pipes, Replacing

Align the exhaust system free of tension. Refer to => [ Exhaust System, Aligning ] Exhaust System, Aligning

11 Tail Pipe

Original equipment as one unit with rear muffler. For repairs, replace each separately.

Separating point, refer to => [ Exhaust Tail Pipes, Replacing ] Exhaust Tail Pipes, Replacing

Aligning, refer to => [ Exhaust Tail Pipes, Replacing ] Exhaust Tail Pipes, Replacing

12 Clamp

23 Nm

13 Suspended Mount

Replace if damaged

Check pretension, refer to => [ Exhaust System, Aligning ] Exhaust System, Aligning

14 Nut

20 Nm

Replace

15 Nut

23 Nm

16 Right Rear Muffler

Original equipment as one unit with center muffler and tailpipe

For removal, remove the diagonal braces.

Replace the center mufflers, the rear muffler and the tail pipe individually

Separating point between center and rear muffler, refer to => [ Center Muffler and Rear Muffler, Separating ] Center Muffler and Rear Muffler, Separating

Separating point between the rear muffler and the tailpipe, refer to => [ Exhaust Tail Pipes, Replacing ] Exhaust Tail Pipes, Replacing

Align the exhaust system free of tension. Refer to => [ Exhaust System, Aligning ] Exhaust System, Aligning

17 Right Rear Clamping Sleeve

For individual replacement of center and rear mufflers

Before tightening, align exhaust system free of tension, refer to => [ Exhaust System, Aligning ]

Tighten threaded connections evenly.

18 Bolt

Replace

20 Nm

19 Suspended Mount

Replace if damaged

Check pretension, refer to => [ Exhaust System, Aligning ]

20 Seal

Replace

21 Nut

25 Nm

22 Nut

40 Nm

Replace

Coat turbocharger stud bolts with hot bolt paste.

Hot bolt paste, refer to the Parts Catalog

Installed Position of Front Clamping Sleeve





- Install clamping sleeve in angle position shown.

Threaded connections point toward the right.

Nuts face up.

alpha = approximately 20°

Installed Position of Rear Clamping Sleeve





- Install double clamps so that the bolt ends do not project over lower edge of double clamp.

Installed position: Threaded connections point forward.

Diagonal Braces





- To remove, remove the diagonal braces for the center and rear mufflers - 1 - and - 2 -.

- Install diagonal braces.