Exhaust Gas Temperature Sensor 3 -G495-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING: Removing

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Fig 1: Identifying Engine Cover -Arrows-

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-- Carefully pull the engine cover off the four retaining pins one after the other in direction of -arrows-.

Vehicles without a Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) catalytic converter:

Fig 2: Component Location On Plenum Chamber Bulkhead

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-- Disconnect the -4- Exhaust Gas Temperature Sensor 3 -G448- connector.

-- Lay the wires underneath.

WARNING:

When working on the whole exhaust system:

Follow the safety precautions when working on the exhaust system. Refer to EXHAUST SYSTEM SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .

-- Remove the Exhaust Gas Temperature Sensor 3 -G495- -arrow-.

Fig 3: Locating Exhaust Gas Temperature Sensor 3 -G495- -Arrow-

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Vehicles with a SCR Catalytic Converter

-- Remove the connectors -arrow- from the bracket, disconnect them and then free up the wires.

Fig 4: SCR Catalytic Converter Connector Location

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-- Remove the rear noise insulation -2-. Refer to NOISE INSULATION, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

Fig 5: Identifying Front/Rear Noise Insulation

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-- Remove the Exhaust Gas Temperature Sensor 3 -G495- -1-.

Fig 6: Exhaust Gas Temperature Sensor 3 -G495- Location

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NOTE:

To provide a better illustration, component location is shown from behind with engine removed.

Ignore -1-.