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

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NOTE:

When installing, bring all cable ties back to same positions.

-- Remove the left front muffler, refer to FRONT MUFFLER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the tower brace, refer to TOWER BRACE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

Fig 1: Identifying Strut Tower Brace, Bolts -1- And Nuts -2-

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NOTE:

Ignore items -1 and 2-.

-- Remove the connector -3- for the Oxygen Sensor 2 after Catalytic Converter -G131- from the bracket, disconnect and free it up.

Fig 2: Disconnecting Connector To Fuel Injectors

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-- Remove the nuts -arrows- and screw -1- and disconnect the left catalytic converter from the exhaust manifold and push it rearward.

Fig 3: Identifying Nuts, Bolt And Left Catalytic Converter

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

Fig 4: Identifying Heat Shield Bolts

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-- Remove the screws -3- for the secondary air hose.

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

-- Remove the bolts -1- and remove the secondary air injection combination valve.

Fig 5: Identifying Vacuum Line -2- And Secondary Air Injection (Air) Combination Valve

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