CAUTION / NOTICE / HINT
CAUTION:
To prevent burns, do not touch the engine, exhaust pipe or other high temperature components while the engine is hot.
Wear protective gloves when removing the exhaust pipe assembly.
The exhaust pipe assembly is extremely hot immediately after the engine has stopped.
Confirm that the exhaust pipe assembly has cooled down before removing it.
PROCEDURE
REMOVE TAILPIPE ASSEMBLY
Remove the 2 bolts and 2 nuts.
Disconnect the tailpipe assembly from the front exhaust pipe assembly and remove the gasket.
Remove the tailpipe assembly from the 4 exhaust pipe supports.
REMOVE FRONT EXHAUST PIPE ASSEMBLY
Remove the 2 bolts and 2 compression springs.
w/o EGR Cooler:
Remove the front exhaust pipe assembly from the exhaust pipe support.
Disconnect the front exhaust pipe assembly from the exhaust manifold converter sub-assembly and remove the gasket.