Removal and Installation: Removal
WARNING: This page is about a different variant/trim than selected.
WARNING:
- Perform the work when the exhaust and cooling system have completely cooled down.
- When removing the front and rear engine mounting through bolts and nuts, lift the engine up slightly for safety. For engine slingers, refer to step 18 in REMOVAL.
- Remove the front wheel and tires with power tool.
- Remove the engine undercovers with power tool.
- Remove the inner wheel well splash shields with power tool.
- Remove the radiator and cooling fan assembly.
Refer to REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .
- Remove the front exhaust tube.
Refer to REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .
- Remove the front suspension member. Refer to FRONT SUSPENSION MEMBER .
- Remove heated oxygen sensor 1 (front) (bank 1) and heated oxygen sensor 2 (front) (bank 2).
- Remove harness connector of each heated oxygen sensor, and disconnect the harness from the bracket and middle clamp.
- Remove both heated oxygen sensors with the Tool.CAUTION:
- Be careful not to damage heated oxygen sensor.
- Discard any heated oxygen sensor which has been dropped from a height of more than 0.5 m (19.7 in) onto a hard surface such as a concrete floor; replace with a new sensor.
- Remove exhaust manifolds and the three way catalyst heat shields with power tool.
- Remove the three way catalyst (manifold) (bank 1) and three way catalyst (manifold) (bank 2) by loosening the bolts first and then removing the nuts and through bolts.
- Remove the exhaust manifolds. Loosen the nuts in the numerical order as shown.