Removal Procedure
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2008 GMC Sierra, 2008 GMC Cab & Chassis Sierra, 2008 Chevrolet Silverado, and 2008 Chevrolet Cab & Chassis Silverado. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Raise and suitably support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle .
- Support the transmission with a suitable transmission jack.
- Remove the transmission mount to transmission support nuts.
- Raise the transmission off of the transmission support.
- Remove the transmission support crossmember bolts.
- Remove the transmission support crossmember.
- Loosen the exhaust muffler clamp (3).
- Separate any necessary exhaust muffler insulators so that the pipe may be separated from the muffler.
- Use a jack stand to support the muffler.
- Remove the connector position assurance (CPA) retainer (3) from the left front heated oxygen sensor (HO2S).
- Disconnect the engine wiring harness electrical connector (2) from the left front HO2S (1) electrical connector.
- Remove the CPA retainer (8) from the left rear HO2S.
- Disconnect the engine wiring harness electrical connector (4) from the left rear HO2S electrical connector (3).
- Loosen the exhaust manifold pipe to exhaust manifold nuts.
- Remove the left catalytic converter to exhaust manifold nuts.
- Using the transmission jack, lower the transmission slightly.
- Remove the left catalytic converter.
- If the left catalytic converter is being replaced, remove the HO2S (1 and 4).