Removal & Installation (Escape)
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- Disconnect negative battery cable. Remove bolts and heat shield in exhaust manifold. Disconnect O2 sensor connectors. Remove upstream O2 sensor. Remove EGR tube. Remove and discard exhaust manifold-to-catalytic converter nuts. Raise and support vehicle. Remove downstream O2 sensor. Remove catalytic converter support bolts. Remove catalytic converter-to-exhaust pipe nuts and bolts. Discard catalytic converter-to-exhaust pipe nuts. Lower vehicle. Remove oil level indicator and tube bracket. Remove bolts and nuts attaching exhaust manifold to cylinder head in sequence. See Figure.
- To install, clean gasket mating surfaces. Install new gasket and exhaust manifold on cylinder head studs. Tighten manifold nuts in proper sequence to specification. See Figure. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS . To complete installation, reverse removal procedure using NEW catalytic converter nuts.