Right Secondary Air Injection Combination Valve, Removing And Installing: Removing

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-- Remove the right catalytic converter. Refer to CATALYTIC CONVERTER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, RIGHT (BANK 1) .

-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and the heat shield -1-.

Fig 1: Identifying Heat Shield Bolts

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-- Remove the vacuum line -2- from the secondary air injection combination valve.

-- Remove the bolts -3-, pull out the combination valve and remove the bolts -1- for the secondary air pipe.

Fig 2: Combination Valve Bolts & AIR Pipe Bolts

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