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Right Exhaust Manifold, Removing And Installing: Removing

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WARNING:

When working on the whole exhaust system:

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, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

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

Fig 1: Removing Air Guide Hose From Right Air Guide Pipe And Lay It Aside By Loosening Hose Clamp
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Vehicles with a turbocharger. 

Fig 2: Removing Screws
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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-.

Fig 3: Locating Bolts
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NOTE:

Ignore -item 1-.

Vehicles with two turbochargers. 

Fig 4: Identifying Bolt
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-- Remove the bolts -1 and 2-.

-- Remove the bolts -arrows-.

Fig 5: Identifying Bolts And Intermediate Pipe
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-- Remove the right air guide pipe -2- along with the intermediate pipe -1- from the turbocharger assembly and set aside.

NOTE:

Ignore -item 3-.

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

Fig 6: Identifying Nut And Bracket
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-- Remove the right air duct pipe toward the rear.

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

Fig 7: Identifying Clamp
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Continuation for All Vehicles: 

Fig 8: Exhaust Manifold Nut Tightening Sequence
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-- Loosen and remove the nuts in the following sequence: -8 through 1-. Remove the exhaust manifold.