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Separating front and rear silencers > < Vehicles with front-wheel drive
4-Cylinder engine (5-valve), Mechanics
Removing and installing parts of exhaust system
Vehicles with four-wheel drive
 
A26-0192
  • Seal
    • ◆ Renew
  • Exhaust manifold
    • ◆ Removing and installing
  • Lambda probe, 50 Nm
    • ◆ Grease only the threads with high-temperature lubricantG 052 112 A3.The lubricant mustnot get into the slots on the probe body.
    • ◆ Checking:

=> Motronic injection and ignition system (4-cylinder); Repair Group 24: Testing lambda control

=> Motronic injection and ignition system (4-cylinder)07.96 ä; Repair group 24; Testing lambda control

    • ◆ Unplugging lambda probe connector => Page 26-17
 
A26-0192
  • 25 Nm
  • Mounting
  • 40 Nm
  • Clamp
    • ◆ Align exhaust system so it is free of stress before tightening clamp => Page 26-20.
    • ◆ Installation position:
      bolted connection facing to the left.
    • ◆ Position of bolts => Fig.1
    • ◆ Tighten bolted connections evenly.
  • Front silencer
    • ◆ Front and rear silencers are one unit as original equipment, but can be renewed separately for repair purposes
    • ◆ Cutting point => Page 26-15
    • ◆ Aligning exhaust system free of stress => Page 26-20
 
A26-0192
  • Clamp
    • ◆ For separate replacement of front and rear silencers
    • ◆ Align exhaust system so it is free of stress before tightening clamp => Page 26-20.
    • ◆ Installation position:
      bolted connection facing to the left.
    • ◆ Position of bolts => Fig.1
    • ◆ Tighten bolted connections evenly.
  • 25 Nm
  • Mounting
  • Rear silencer
    • ◆ Rear silencer and front silencer are one unit as original equipment, but can be renewed separately for repair purposes.
    • ◆ Cutting point => Page 26-15
    • ◆ Aligning exhaust system free of stress => Page 26-20
 
A26-0192
  • Mounting
  • 25 Nm
  • 25 Nm
  • Mounting
  • 40 Nm
  • Catalytic converter
    • ◆ Protect from damage by knocks and impact
  • 25 Nm
    • ◆ Renew
  • Gasket
    • ◆ Renew
  • 25 Nm
 
A26-0192
  • Front exhaust pipe
    • ◆ With flexible connection (de-coupling element)
    • ◆ Do not bend flexible connection more than10°- otherwise it can be damaged
    • ◆ Exhaust mountings on vehicles with rough-road suspension=>Fig.2
    • ◆ To remove, unbolt floor cross member (20 Nm)
    • ◆ Aligning exhaust system free of stress => Page 26-20
  • 30 Nm
    • ◆ Renew
 
A26-0159

→ Fig.1    Installation position of clamp

  • ‒ Install the clamps so that the ends of the bolts -arrow- are not below the bottom circumference of the clamps.

 
A26-0190

→ Fig.2    Components of exhaust pipe mountings

(vehicles with rough-road suspension)

  •     1 -    Nut, self-locking - 25 Nm
  •     2 -    Bolt - 25 Nm
  •     3 -    Cross-piece
  •     4 -    Front exhaust pipe with flexible connection
  •     5 -    Bolt - 25 Nm
  •     6 -    Mounting

Separating front and rear silencers > < Vehicles with front-wheel drive