Center Exhaust Pipe: Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different variant/trim than selected.

CAUTION: Vehicle components are extremely hot after driving. Be wary of receiving burns from heated parts.

Set the vehicle on a lift.
Remove the collector cover.
Disconnect the ground cable from battery.

Fig 1: Connecting/Disconnecting Ground Cable From Battery
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Remove the intercooler. Ref. to REMOVAL , Intercooler.
Lift up the vehicle.
Remove the bolts which hold the lower side of the turbocharger lower cover.

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

Fig 3: Identifying Turbocharger Upper Cover
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Remove the bolts which secure the upper side of the turbocharger lower cover.

Fig 4: Locating Upper Side Of Turbocharger Lower Cover Bolt
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Remove the upper side bolts and nuts that hold the center exhaust pipe on the turbocharger, and remove the turbocharger cover stay (A).

Fig 5: Locating Turbocharger Cover Stay Bolts And Nuts
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Lift up the vehicle.
Remove the lower side nuts (two places) that hold the center exhaust pipe on the turbocharger.

Fig 6: Locating Center Exhaust Pipe Nuts
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Remove clip (A) holding the rear oxygen sensor harness. (AT model)
Disconnect the connector from rear oxygen sensor.
- AT model
  
  Fig 7: Identifying Rear Oxygen Sensor Connector - AT Model
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- MT model
  
  Fig 8: Identifying Rear Oxygen Sensor Connector - MT Model
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Separate the center exhaust pipe from rear exhaust pipe.

Fig 9: Locating Center Exhaust Pipe Bolts
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Remove the bolt which holds center exhaust pipe bracket to transmission.

Fig 10: Locating Center Exhaust Pipe Bracket Bolt
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Remove the bolt which holds center exhaust pipe to hanger bracket, and remove the center exhaust pipe.
CAUTION: Be careful not to drop the center exhaust pipe.

Fig 11: Locating Center Exhaust Pipe Bolts
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Remove the turbocharger lower cover.
Separate the center exhaust pipe (front) and center exhaust pipe (rear).

Fig 12: Identifying Center Exhaust Pipe (Front) And Center Exhaust Pipe (Rear)
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