Right Exhaust Manifold, Removing And Installing: Removing

Vehicles with A Turbocharger 

-- Remove the particulate filter. Refer to PARTICULATE FILTER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

Continuation for All Vehicles 

-- Remove the air filter housing. Refer to AIR FILTER HOUSING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the front noise insulation. Refer to NOISE INSULATION .

-- Remove the air guide hose from the air guide pipe by loosening the hose clamp -arrow-.

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Vehicles with a Turbocharger 

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-- Remove the bolts -2 and 3-.

-- Loosen the clamp -1- and remove the air guide hose.

-- Move the guide pipe to the side.

-- Remove the bolts -2-.

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-- Loosen and remove the nuts in the following sequence: -8 through 1-. Remove the exhaust manifold.

Fig 1: Exhaust Manifold Tightening Sequence

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Vehicles with Two Turbochargers 

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-- Remove the bolts -1 and 2-.

-- Remove the bolts -arrows-.

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-- Remove the right air guide pipe -2- along with the intermediate pipe -1- from the turbocharger assembly and set aside.

-- Remove the nut -1- and remove the bracket -2-.

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-- Remove the right air duct pipe toward the rear.

-- Loosen the clamp -arrow- and remove it.

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-- Remove the nuts -arrows- and the exhaust manifold.

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Continuation for All Vehicles 

Fig 2: Exhaust Manifold Tightening Sequence

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-- Loosen and remove the nuts in the following sequence: -8 through 1-. Remove the exhaust manifold.