Table of contents: Removal 🠇 Installation 🠇
Removal
Place the car on a lift.
Disconnect the battery.
Raise the car.
Remove the sound insulation that is attached under the engine.
Disconnect the air supply tube (1).
Loosen the bolts (2).
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Move and hang the air conditioner compressor to the car body (depending on the configuration option).
Remove the mounting bolts (2) of the heat shield (3).
Remove the pressure take-off tubes (4-5).
Move the heat shield (3) aside (to loosen the clamp (7) of the catalytic converter/diesel particulate filter assembly).
Remove the exhaust system clamp (8).
Release the clamp (7).
Remove the diesel particulate filter (6).
Installation
Install the diesel particulate filter (6).
Note: Position the groove "a" of the filter in the center of the slots "b" (sticking point) pre-catalytic converter (9).
Note: The repair kit comes with a template for aligning the exhaust hose and the diesel particulate filter.
Insert a spacer to position the flexible element of the exhaust system (in area "c").
Tighten the clamp (7).
Remove the gasket (in area "c").
Install in place:
- exhaust system clamp (8);
- pressure take-off tubes (4-5);
- heat shield mounting bolts (3) (tightening torque 5 Nm).
Install the remaining parts in reverse order.
Tighten the pressure take-off pipes to a torque of 20 to 30 Nm.
Check for leaks in the exhaust system.
Check the correct operation of the pressure sensors (measuring parameters using a diagnostic device).