Exhaust Manifold, Removing And Installing: Removal

Fig 1: Air Guide Pipe And Vacuum Hose

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Proceed as follows: 

-- Disconnect vacuum hose -1-.

-- Remove air guide pipe -arrows-.

-- Disconnect the connector -1- from the Throttle Valve Control Module -J338-.

Fig 2: Locating Throttle Valve Control Module -J338- -1-

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-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and the Throttle Valve Control Module -J338-.

Vehicles without Mechanical Vacuum Pump: 

Fig 3: Identifying Vacuum Lines On Intake Manifold

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-- Remove vacuum lines on intake manifold as follows:

1 - For EVAP Canister, press release buttons

3 - For brake booster, remove suction jet pump -arrow- from bracket and press release buttons

4 - To Leak Detection Pump -V144-, press release buttons (only on USA vehicles)

Vehicles with Mechanical Vacuum Pump: 

Fig 4: Identifying Vacuum Lines From Intake Manifold

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-- Remove vacuum lines on intake manifold as follows:

1 - For EVAP Canister, press release buttons

3 - For the Brake Booster -arrow-

All Vehicles: 

Fig 5: Identifying Intake Manifold Support Bolts -Arrow-

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-- Remove bolts -arrows- and remove bracket.

-- Remove bolts -1 and 2- and remove heat shield.

-- Remove bolts -2- on main primary converter brackets.

Fig 6: Identifying Primary Catalytic Converter Bracket Bolts

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-- Remove nuts -arrows- and remove pre-catalytic converters from exhaust manifolds.

Fig 7: Identifying Exhaust Pipe With Catalytic Converter To Exhaust Manifold Nuts -Arrows-

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-- Remove 6 nuts each on both exhaust manifolds -arrows- and pull manifold toward right.

Fig 8: Identifying Nuts To Exhaust Manifold -Arrows

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