Removing the catalytic converter for cylinders 1 to 4
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WARNING:
Hot surfaces
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Risk of burning!
Risk of burning!
- Perform all work only on components that have cooled down.
Preliminary work
- Refer to REMOVING THE LEFT AND RIGHT UNDERSHIELD (TANK COVER) .
- Refer to REMOVING THE REAR LEFT AND RIGHT TENSIONING STRUT .
- Refer to REMOVING THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR DIFFUSER .
- Refer to REMOVING THE STIFFENING PLATE .
- Refer to REMOVING EXHAUST SYSTEM .
- Refer to REMOVING THE ACOUSTIC COVER .
- Refer to REMOVING LEFT OXYGEN CONTROL SENSOR .
- Refer to REMOVING RIGHT OXYGEN CONTROL SENSOR .
- Refer to REMOVING SUSPENSION STRUT BRACE .
- Refer to REMOVING RIGHT SUSPENSION STRUT BRACE .
- Refer to REMOVING INTAKE SILENCER HOUSING .
- Refer to REMOVING THE RIGHT TENSION STRUT ON THE SHOCK TOWER .
- Refer to REMOVING COVER FOR THE RIGHT DME CONTROL UNIT .
- Refer to REMOVING THE RIGHT UNFILTERED-AIR DUCT .
- Refer to REMOVING THE RIGHT OXYGEN SENSOR MONITOR .
- Refer to RELEASING THE HEAT PROTECTION WIRE RING OF THE LEFT OXYGEN SENSOR MONITOR .
- Refer to REMOVING THE RIGHT-HAND ENGINE VENTILATION LINE AND THE CRANKCASE VENTILATION INTAKE PIPE .
- Refer to REMOVING THE LEFT ENGINE VENTILATION LINE .
- Refer to REMOVING UPPER HEAT SHIELD .
- Refer to RELEASING SCREW BETWEEN THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEAT SHIELD .
- Refer to REMOVING THE LEFT HEAT SHIELD .
- Refer to REMOVING RIGHT HEAT SHIELD .