Removal

CAUTION:

• Wear protective gloves when removing the exhaust pipe.

• The exhaust pipe is extremely hot immediately after the engine has stopped.

• Confirm that the exhaust pipe has cooled down before removing it.

1. REMOVE TAIL EXHAUST PIPE BAFFLE SUB-ASSEMBLY

(a) Using a plastic hammer, uniformly tap off the tail exhaust pipe baffle sub-assembly.

2. REMOVE TAIL EXHAUST PIPE ASSEMBLY

(a) Remove the 2 bolts and 2 compression springs.

(b) Disconnect the tail exhaust pipe assembly from the 4 exhaust pipe supports.

(c) Remove the gasket from the center exhaust pipe assembly.

3. REMOVE CENTER EXHAUST PIPE ASSEMBLY

(a) Remove the 2 bolts.

(b) Disconnect the center exhaust pipe assembly from the 2 exhaust pipe supports.

(c) Remove the gasket from the center exhaust pipe assembly.

4. REMOVE FRONT EXHAUST PIPE ASSEMBLY

(a) Disconnect the heated oxygen sensor connector.

(b) Remove the 2 bolts, 2 compression springs and front exhaust pipe assembly from the exhaust manifold converter sub-assembly.

(c) Remove the gasket from the exhaust manifold converter sub-assembly.

5. REMOVE HEATED OXYGEN SENSOR