Refit

Service Repair No. 17.50.01

1. Disconnect battery earth lead.
2. Raise vehicle on a ramp.

3. Remove 2 nuts and bolts, front pipe to catalytic converter. Discard nuts.
4. Collect clamp springs.

5. Remove 3 nuts, catalytic converter to intermediate pipe.
6. Release and remove catalytic converter from vehicle.

CAUTION: Catalytic converters are manufactured from ceramic material which is very fragile, avoid heavy impacts on converter casing.

7. Remove and discard intermediate pipe gasket and front pipe gasket.

8. Remove 4 nuts and bolts, heat shield to catalytic converter, and remove heat shield.

Refit

1. Position heat shield to catalytic converter, fit and tighten nuts and bolts to 22 Nm.
2. Clean mating faces of catalytic converter, front pipe and intermediate pipe.
3. Fit new gaskets to intermediate pipe and front pipe.
4. Position catalytic converter to vehicle, engage studs into flange on intermediate pipe.
5. Fit nuts to catalytic converter studs and tighten nuts to 34 Nm.
6. Connect catalytic converter to front pipe, position clamp and fit springs to clamp bolts.
7. Fit new nuts to clamp bolts. Tighten both nuts to 22 Nm.
8. Lower ramp.
9. Connect battery earth lead.