DeVille d Elegance V8-4.6L VIN Y (1998)
Exhaust Pipe: Service and Repair
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Tools Required
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J 29800 Cut-Off Tool
REMOVAL PROCEDURE
IMPORTANT: Service mufflers are necessary, when replacing the intermediate pipe on an originally-equipped welded system.
1. Raise the vehicle.
2. Support the catalytic converter and muffler.
3. Remove the intermediate pipe hanger and tunnel brace.
4. Cut the pipe (1) at the converter and the muffler. Cut forward, toward the weld, at the converter-to-resonator pipe (2) with J29800 Cut-Off Tool.
5. Remove the remaining portion of the pipe from the catalytic converter.
6. Remove the muffler hanger(s) and the muffler/tailpipe assembly.
