Removing the catalytic converter of cylinders 1 to 4
Prerequisite
- Ignition is switched off.
WARNING:
Hot surfaces
.
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 TENSION STRUT .
- Refer to REMOVING THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR DIFFUSER .
- Refer to REMOVE EXHAUST SYSTEM .
- Refer to REMOVING THE ACOUSTIC COVER .
- Refer to REMOVING LEFT INTAKE SILENCER HOUSING .
- Refer to REMOVING RIGHT INTAKE SILENCER HOUSING .
- Refer to REMOVING THE LAMBDA OXYGEN SENSOR .
- Refer to REMOVING THE LEFT LAMBDA OXYGEN SENSOR .
- Refer to REMOVING THE LEFT INTAKE SILENCER BRACKET .
- Refer to REMOVING UPPER HEAT SHIELD .
- Refer to REMOVING THE RIGHT INTAKE SILENCER BRACKET .
- 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 .
WARNING:
Hot exhaust system
.
Risk of burning!
Risk of burning!
- Any work must exclusively be carried out with an exhaust system that has cooled down.
NOTE:
RISK OF DAMAGE
Damage to the gasoline particulate filter .
Forcibly removing, installing or dropping the gasoline particulate filter down will damage it .
Damage to the gasoline particulate filter .
Forcibly removing, installing or dropping the gasoline particulate filter down will damage it .
- Remove and install the gasoline particulate filter without damaging it and without applying external force.
- Avoid impacts/knocks to the gasoline particulate filter (e.g. by tools, falling down, hard contact with base).
- Loosen screws (1) to (3).
- Remove screws (arrows).
- Feed out and remove the thrust field (4) in the area (5) of the wheel arch trim panel.
- Unscrew the nuts (1) for cylinders 1 through 4 below on the catalytic converter.
- Loosen catalytic converter from holder.
- Release bottom screw (1) heat shield.
- Release the heat shield (2) from the lower heat shield.
- Release top screw (1) heat shield.
- Release right heat shield (2) from the other heat shield.
- Thread out and remove right heat shield (2) towards top.
- Loosen circlip (1) and remove.
- Loosen screws (1).
- Loosen screws (2).
- Loosen screw (3).
- Remove holder (4).
- Lift the catalytic converter for the cylinders 1 to 4 (1) to the top.
- Screw out and remove the catalytic converter for the cylinders 1 to 4 (1).