Upper Rear Coolant Pipe, Removing And Installing: Removing

-- Drain the coolant, refer to Draining .

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

-- Remove the plenum chamber bulkhead, refer to Bulkhead .

-- Remove the connectors from the bracket, disconnect them and then free up the wires.

Fig 1: Identifying Connectors

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1 -

for Oxygen Sensor after Three Way Catalytic Converter -G130- item -3-

4 -

for Heated Oxygen Sensor -G39- item -2-

-- Free up the wiring harness for the Heated Oxygen Sensor 2 -G108- and Oxygen Sensor 2 after Catalytic Converter -G131-.

NOTE:

The catalytic converter for the cylinder bank 1 (right) is on the left in the vehicle.

Fig 2: Identifying Nuts

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-- Remove the nuts -arrows- from the cylinder bank 1 (right) and then remove the catalytic converter in the left of the vehicle, toward the rear.

-- Remove the nuts -arrows- from the cylinder bank 2 (left) and then remove the catalytic converter on the right in the vehicle, toward the rear.

Fig 3: Identifying Nuts

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-- Remove the bolts -1, 4, 7-, then remove the retaining plates -2, 6-.

-- Remove the coolant lines -3, 5- from the left and right turbocharger.

Fig 4: Identifying Retaining Plates And Bolts

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-- Remove the bolts -1, 3- and then press the lower rear coolant pipe -2- toward the rear.

Fig 5: Identifying Lower Rear Coolant Pipe And Bolts

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-- Remove the bolts -1, 2, 3- and then remove the turbocharger support -4-.

Fig 6: Turbocharger Support Bolts

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-- Remove the bolts -1 and 2-.

-- Remove the upper rear coolant pipe from the right timing chain guard -arrow-.

Fig 7: Identifying Bolts

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