1. Turn out a bolt of fastening of a supporting arm of a reception pipe to the block of cylinders.
2. Turn away a nut of fastening of an arm to a catalytic converter hairpin.
3. Remove the supporting bracket, unscrew the remaining two nuts securing the front pipe to the converter.
4. Slightly lower down the downpipe.
5. Remove the gasket from the converter.
6. Remove the three nuts securing the catalytic converter to the exhaust manifold (see «Exhaust manifold replacement»).
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8. Inspect the core of the converter. If there are cracks on the surface, traces of chipping, melting or blockage of the core channels, the neutralizer must be replaced.
9. Install the catalytic converter in the reverse order of removal.
7. Remove the catalytic converter from the vehicle.
Do not knock on the converter housing. The active mass of the neutralizer core, which can withstand high operating temperatures, is very fragile under mechanical stress.
8. Inspect the core of the converter. If there are cracks on the surface, traces of chipping, melting or blockage of the core channels, the neutralizer must be replaced.
9. Install the catalytic converter in the reverse order of removal.