Front Exhaust Pipe With Catalytic Converter

Front Exhaust Pipe with Catalytic Converter

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque wrench (5-50 Nm) (VAG 1331)

• hot bolt paste (G 052 118 A3)

Removing

- Loosen the double clamp bolts - 1 -.





- Remove the crossmember nuts - arrows - and crossmember.

- Disconnect the harness connectors - 2 and 3 - for the oxygen sensors and free up the wires.





- Remove the 4 front exhaust pipe to manifold nuts - 1 - and the suspended mount bolts - 3 -.





- Pull off front exhaust pipe - 2 - from double clamp and from manifold.

• The flex joint in the front exhaust pipe must not be bent more than 10 degrees, otherwise it may be damaged.

Installing

Installation is performed in the reverse order of removal. When doing this note the following:

• Replace gaskets and self locking nuts.

• Install the exhaust system free of stress. Refer to => [ Exhaust System, Installing ] Exhaust System, Installing.

Tightening Specifications





• 1 Coat stud bolts on the exhaust manifold with hot bolt paste (G 052 118 A3)