CATALY T I C CON V ERT ER
REMOVAL
(1) Raise and support the vehicle.
(2) Sa turate the clamp nut s with heat va lve lu bri-
cant. Allow 5 m inutes for penetration. Rem ove the
rear clamp. (Fig. 1)
(3) Sa turate the clamp nut s with heat va lve lu bri-
cant. Allow 5 m inutes for penetration. Rem ove the
front clamp.
(4) Remove the cata ylic converter and muffler
assembly from the isolat ors.
(5) Seperat th e cata ylic convert er a nd mu ffler
assembly from the tailpipe an d t he exhau st pipe.
(6) Remove the cata ylic converter and muffler
assembly a nd isola tors from the vehicle.
(7) Remove the bolt, nut and front isolat or fr om
the ca taylic converter and muffler assembly.
(8) Remove the rear isola tor fr om the cata ylic con-
vert er and m uffler assembly.
(9)
INSTALLATION
(1) In st all bolt , front isolator and nu t (Fig. 1).
(2) In st all r ear insulat or onto the cataylic con -
vert er and m uffler assembly
(3) Position the cata ylic conveter and muffler
assembly into the exhaust pipe and tailpipe until
alignm ent ta b is inserted into the alignm ent slot.
(4) In st all the front a nd rear insulator s.
(5) In st all the real clamp.
(6) In st all the front clamp.
(7) Lower vehicle.
(8) St art the vehicle and inspect for exha ust leaks.
Repair exha ust leaks as necessa ry.
(9) Check the exhaust system for conta ct with the
body panels. Make n ecessa ry adjustmen ts, if neces-
sary.
EX H AU ST PI PE
REMOVAL
(1) Raise and support the vehicle.
(2) Sa turate the clamp nut s with heat va lve lu bri-
cant. Allow 5 m inutes for penetration. Rem ove the
front and rear clamp (Fig. 1).
(3) Remove the mounting bra cket nuts.
(4) Remove the exha ust pipe.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position the exhaust pipe into the exh aust pipe
into the cataylic converter and muffler assembly
until alignment tab is inserted into the alignment
slot.
(2) In st all moun ting bra cket and nut s (F ig. 1).
(3) In st all clamp.
(4) Lower th e vehicle.
(5) St art the vehicle and inspect for exha ust leaks.
Repair exha ust leaks as necessa ry.
(6) Check the exhaust system for conta ct with the
body panels. Make n ecessa ry adjustmen ts, if neces-
sary.
TAIL PIP E
REMOVAL
(1) Raise and support the vehicle.
(2) Sa turate the clamp nut s with heat va lve lu bri-
cant. Allow 5 min utes for penet ration (Fig. 1).
(3) Remove the clam p.
(4) Remove the ta ilpipe and in su lator form t he
vehicle
(5) Remove the insulator fr om the tailpipe.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position t he tail pipe into the cat aylic convert er
and mu ffler assem bly until alignm ent tab is insert ed
into the alignm ent slot .
(2) In st all the insu lator.
(3) In st all the clam p.
(4) Lower th e vehicle.
(5) St art the vehicle and inspect for exha ust leaks.
Repair exha ust leaks as necessa ry.
(6) Check the exhaust system for conta ct with the
body panels. Make n ecessa ry adjustmen ts, if neces-
sary.
TURBOCHARGER SYSTEM
DESCRIPTION
CAUTION: The turbocharger is a performance part
and must not be tampered with. The boost pressure
bracket is an integral part of the turbocharger. Tam-
pering with the boost pressure components can
reduce durability by increasing cylinder pressure
and thermal loading due to incorrect inlet and
exhaust manifold pressure. Poor fuel economy and
failure to meet regulatory emissions laws may
result. Increasing the turbocharger boost WILL NOT
increase engine power.
The tu rbocha rger used on th is vehicle is of the
var iable tu rbin e type. These turboch argers use th e
entire exhaust ener gy to boost efficien cy of th e tur bo-
charger and the engin e.
The advan tages of a tur bochar ger with variable
turbine geometry are:
• High er charge pressu re already in th e lower a nd
in up p e r engine s p ee d range s .
• High er torque as a r esult of impr oved cylinder
charge.
VA EXHAUST SYSTEM 11 - 3
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