Front exhaust pipe, V6
| Front exhaust pipe, V6 | 
| To remove | 
| 1. | 
        Raise the car.
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| 2. | 
        Remove the lower engine cover.
         
        
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| 3. | 
        Remove the front pipe bolts from the gearbox mounting.
         
        
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| 4. | 
        Attach a cable tie,
        
         83 95 212 Cable tie
        
        , around the mounting on the gearbox and the exhaust pipe. Tighten.
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| 5. | 
        Remove the front pipe from the catalytic converter. The bellows must not be bent more than 7° from the central line.
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| 6. | 
        Remove the front exhaust pipe from the silencer.
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| 7. | 
        Remove the front exhaust pipe.
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| To fit | 
| 1. | 
        Fit the front exhaust pipe by hanging it and fixing it in place with a cable tie in the gearbox mounting. The bellows must not be bent more than 7° from the central line.
         
        
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| 2. | 
        Fit the front exhaust pipe to the silencer.
         Tightening torque: 22 Nm (16 lbf ft)  | 
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| 3. | 
        Fit the front exhaust pipe to the catalytic converter.
         Tightening torque: 24 Nm (18 lbf ft)  | 
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| 4. | 
        Fit the bolts in the gearbox mounting.
         Tightening torque: 20 Nm (15 lbf ft)  | 
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| 5. | 
        Loosen and remove the cable tie.
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| 6. | 
        Fit the lower engine cover.
         
        
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| 7. | 
        Lower the car to the floor.
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