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

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

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

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

-- Free up the fuel hose -1- and the EVAP canister hose -2- on the air duct pipe.

Fig 2: Identifying Air Duct Pipe

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-- Remove the vacuum hose -3- from the air guide pipe connection.

-- Remove the air guide pipe by loosening the hose clamp -4- and opening the clips -arrows-.

-- Remove the connector -1- for the Oxygen Sensor after Three Way Catalytic Converter -G130- from the bracket and disconnect it.

Fig 3: Disconnecting Connector From Oxygen Sensor

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-- Remove the nuts -arrows- and screw -1- and remove the right catalytic converter from the exhaust manifold and move it to the back.

Fig 4: Identifying Nuts, Bolts And Right Catalytic Converter

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

Fig 5: Identifying Heat Shield Bolts

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

-- Remove the bolts -3-, remove the right secondary air combination valve and remove the screws -1- for the secondary air hose.

Fig 6: Combination Valve Bolts & AIR Pipe Bolts

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