Remove

Service Repair No. 17.50.01

Remove

1. Disconnect battery earth lead.
2. Raise front of vehicle.

WARNING: Support on safety stands.

3. Remove 2 nuts, catalytic converter to intermediate pipe.
4. Lever intermediate pipe rearwards and disconnect from catalytic converter.

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

5. Remove and discard intermediate pipe gasket.

6. Remove 3 nuts, catalytic converter to front pipe.
7. Release and remove catalytic converter from vehicle.
8. Remove and discard front pipe gasket.

Refit

1. Clean mating faces of catalytic converter, front pipe and intermediate pipe.
2. Fit a new gasket to each catalytic converter flange.
3. Position catalytic converter to vehicle, engage studs into flange on front pipe.
4. Fit nuts to catalytic converter studs, tighten to 34 Nm.
5. Lever intermediate pipe rearwards and connect to catalytic converter.
6. Fit nuts to catalytic converter studs, tighten to 34 Nm.
7. Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
8. Connect battery earth lead.

INTERMEDIATE PIPE – 1.4

Service Repair No. 30.10.11

Remove

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

3. Remove 2 nuts, tail pipe clamp to intermediate pipe.

4. Remove 2 nuts, intermediate pipe to catalytic converter and discard gasket.