Kia Optima: Intake And Exhaust System / Exhaust Manifold
Components and components location
1. Heat protector
2. Exhaust manifold gasket
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3. Exhaust manifold
4. Exhaust manifold stay
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Repair procedures
1. |
Remove the engine cover.
(Refer to Engine and Transaxle Assembly - “Engine Cover”)
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2. |
Disconnect the battery negative terminal.
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3. |
Disconnect the front and heated oxygen sensor connect (A) and remove
them from the bracket.
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4. |
Remove the engine room under cover.
(Refer to Engine and Transaxle Assembly - “Engine Room Under Cover”)
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5. |
Remove the front muffler.
(Refer to Intake and Exhaust System - "Muffler")
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6. |
Remove the exhaust manifold heat protector (A).
Tightening torque :
9.8 - 11.8 N•m (1.0 - 1.2 kgf•m, 7.2 - 8.7 lb•ft)
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7. |
Remove the exhaust manifold stay (A).
Tightening torque :
39.2 - 49.0 N•m (4.0 - 5.0 kgf•m, 28.9 - 36.2 lb•ft)
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8. |
Remove the exhaust manifold (A).
Tightening torque :
29.4 - 34.3 N•m (3.0 - 3.5 kgf•m, 21.7 - 25.3 lb•ft)
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When installing the exhaust manifold, tighten the nuts with pre-torque
first, and then tighten the nuts with specified torque in the sequence
shown.
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9. |
Remove the exhaust manifold gasket (A).
When installing, replace with a new gasket.
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10. |
Install in the reverse order of removal.
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Repair procedures
Removal and Installation
1.
Disconnect the vacuum hose (A).
2.
Remove the variable Intake solenoid (VIS) actuator (B)
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Components and components location
Components
1. Front muffler
2. Catalytic converter & Center muffler assembly
3. Rear muffler
4. Gasket
5. Hanger
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Other information:
Components and components location
Components
Connector Pin Function
[Connector A]
Pin NO
Funtion
Pin NO
Funtion
1
Battery (+)
21
IGN2
2
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Blade inspection
Commercial hot waxes applied by automatic car washes have been known to make
the windshield difficult to clean.
Contamination of either the windshield or the wiper blades with foreign matter
can reduce the effectiveness of the windshield wipers. Common sources of contaminati ...