Center Exhaust Pipe: Removal

Set the vehicle on a lift.
Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
Remove the intercooler. < Ref. to REMOVAL , Intercooler . >
Remove the intercooler bracket.

Fig 1: Removing Intercooler Bracket
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Lift-up the vehicle.
Remove the under cover.
Remove the bolts which install the lower side of turbocharger upper cover.
CAUTION: Be careful, the turbocharger and exhaust pipe are hot.

Fig 2: Removing Turbocharger Upper Cover Bolts
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Lower the vehicle.
Remove the turbocharger upper cover.

Fig 3: Removing Turbocharger Upper Cover
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Remove the bolts which install the lower upper side of turbocharger upper cover, and remove it.

Fig 4: Removing Turbocharger Upper Cover Bolt
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Separate the center exhaust pipe from turbocharger.

Fig 5: Separating Center Exhaust Pipe From Turbocharger
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Lift-up the vehicle.
Disconnect the connector from rear oxygen sensor.

Fig 6: Disconnecting Connector From Rear Oxygen Sensor
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Vertically draw out the clip from crossmember.

Fig 7: Locating Crossmember Clips
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Separate the center exhaust pipe from rear exhaust pipe.

Fig 8: Separating Center Exhaust Pipe From Rear Exhaust Pipe
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Remove the bolt which holds the center exhaust pipe bracket to transmission.

Fig 9: Removing Bolt Which Holds Center Exhaust Pipe Bracket To Transmission
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Remove the intercooler bracket.
Remove the bolt which holds the center exhaust pipe to hanger bracket.
CAUTION: Be careful not to pull down the center exhaust pipe.

Fig 10: Removing Bolt Which Holds Center Exhaust Pipe To Hangar Bracket
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Remove the center exhaust pipe.

Fig 11: Removing Center Exhaust Pipe
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