Note. This chapter describes the procedure for a gasoline engine, the operations for a diesel engine are the same.
Attention. The exhaust system must never be suspended without support from a flexible pipe.
The flexible pipe must be protected from any external mechanical influences.
The flexible pipe must not be exposed to corrosive substances.
Failure to follow these precautions will shorten the life of the front hose. Disconnecting or removing the exhaust system is a prerequisite for power plant lifting operations
Removing
Place the car on a lift.
Next to the rear cross member is the exhaust pipe cut zone, which is indicated by four ring marks «A».
Apply a stroke «b» on the pipe (from the catalytic converter) on distance «A» = 40 mm; marking «b» serves for positioning on the hub during reassembly.
Remove the protection under the engine and the clamp (1).
Unscrew the nuts of the two suspension elements of the exhaust system as much as possible (2).
Unscrew the nuts of the three suspension elements of the exhaust system as much as possible (3).
Place tool [1] on the cutting area «A».
Cut the pipe.
Remove the corresponding element of the exhaust tract (muffler or resonator).
Installation
Install the intermediate or rear muffler in accordance with the item that was removed.
Install the handset (4), corresponding to the diameter of the exhaust pipe.
Slide the sleeve over the markings «b».
Connect the elements.
Orient the sleeve (see fig.).
Tighten the nuts of the suspension elements of the exhaust system (2), (3) torque 10 Nm.
Attention. To prevent contact with the bottom of the exhaust system during vehicle operation, install the muffler in such a way as to obtain a displacement of the suspension elements by a distance «IN» = 12 mm (towards the front of the car).
Check the tightness of the assembly.