Exhaust system components, vehicles without particulate filter: removing and fitting |
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| The connection element on the primary exhaust tube should not be bent more that 10 º, otherwise it may be damaged. |
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| Always gaskets and self-locking nuts. |
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| After completing work on the exhaust system ensure that it is tension-free and remains at a sufficient distance from the bodywork. If necessary, loosen the clamping bracket and align the silencer with exhaust pipe so that there is always a sufficient clearance from the bodywork and is evenly distributed over the suspension elements. |
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| Loosen and tighten the tightening disks for the thermal protection plates with a screwdriver. Tightening torques: 2 Nm |
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| Exhaust system: Components overview → Chapter |
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| Exhaust pipe with catalytic converter: removing and fitting → Chapter |
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| Centre and secondary silencers: separate → Chapter |
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| Installation position and tightening torque of the clamping sleeve → Chapter |
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| Exhaust system: install free of tension → Chapter |
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| Exhaust system: checking for leaks → Chapter |
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