Front Section - Vehicles With DPF
The front section has an inlet flange which mates with the turbocharger outlet. The flange is sealed with a stainless metallic gasket to the turbocharger and secured with a vee clamp onto the turbocharger housing.
An elbow from the flange is connected to the catalytic converter. The elbow contains a threaded boss for the installation of the pre catalytic converter Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S).
The DPF outlet pipe is connected by a curved pipe to a flange which mates with the flexible coupling of the center section.
Two studs and nuts secure the top of the catalytic converter to the engine via a mounting bracket and a clamp secures the DPF outlet pipe to a transmission bracket.
The DPF has an additional outlet pipe, which connects to the Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) pipe by a flange. It is sealed with a metal gasket and secured with two bolts.
The DPF of the front section contains four threaded bosses:
- Post catalyst temperature sensor
- Post DPF temperature sensor
- Differential pressure sensor high and low pressure pipes
For additional information, refer to: Diesel Particulate Filter .