Center Exhaust Pipe: Removal

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

Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
Remove the intercooler. Refer to INTAKE (INDUCTION) (STI)>INTERCOOLER>REMOVAL .
Lift up the vehicle.
Remove the transmission under cover.
Remove the bolts which secure the lower side of the turbocharger lower cover.

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Lower the vehicle.
Remove the intercooler stay RH No. 2.

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Remove the turbocharger upper cover.

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Remove the bolts which hold the upper side of the turbocharger lower cover.

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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).

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Lift up the vehicle.
Remove the lower side nuts (two places) that hold the center exhaust pipe on the turbocharger.

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Disconnect the connector from the rear oxygen sensor, and remove the clip (A) holding the rear oxygen sensor harness.

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Remove the rear exhaust pipe from center exhaust pipe.

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Remove the bolt which holds center exhaust pipe to transmission.

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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.

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Remove the turbocharger lower cover.