SERVICE WORK ON THE CHASSIS 47
– Clean the air filter housing.
– Check the intake flange for damage and ensure it is firmly seated.
Follow-up work
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Install the air filter. x ( p. 46)
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Install the air filter housing. x ( p. 45)
– Lock the seat. ( p. 45)
10.25Removing the main silencer
Warning
Danger of burns The exhaust system gets very hot when the vehicle is driven.
– Allow the exhaust system to cool down. Do not touch hot components.
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– Disconnect the lambda sensor connector.
– Detach springs 1.
– Remove screws 2 and take off the main silencer.
10.26Installing the main silencer
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– Position the main silencer. Mount and tighten screws 1.
Guideline
Remaining screws, chassis M8 25 Nm
(18.4 lbf ft)
– Attach springs 2.
– Plug in the lambda sensor connector.
10.27Changing the glass fiber yarn filling of the main silencer x
Warning
Danger of burns The exhaust system gets very hot when the vehicle is driven.
– Allow the exhaust system to cool down. Do not touch hot components.
Info
Over a period, the fibers of the glass fiber yarn vanish into the air, and the silencer "burns out".
Not only is the noise level higher, the performance characteristic changes.
The operations are the same for the left and right sides.
Preliminary work
– Remove the main silencer. ( p. 47)