The Kia Sedona has a involved exhaust step comprising two manifold converters, a front dual-chambered exhaust conduit, the catalytic converter, two mufflers and a resonated tailpipe. Whether the catalytic converter gets clogged or breaks down internally, it can be replaced without having to moderate any other components.
Instructions
1. Field the Sedona on a van lift and bring the vehicle all the pathway up on the lift.
2. Place on the cutting glasses and burnished the oxyacetylene torch. Intersect the two bolts on the front converter flange with the torch. Section the bolts flush to the flange on the converter side.
3. Shorten the two bolts on the rear converter flange in the duplicate method.
4. Remove the debris below the Sedona and lower it down to the floor.11. Start up the engine and relift the Sedona to check for exhaust leaks at the front or rear flange connections.
Knock away the the rest of the bolts on the front flange connexion using the hammer and a long-stemmed punch. Knock away the the rest of the bolts on the rear converter flange. Concede the converter to chilly down.
6. Remove the catalytic converter hangers from the rubber exhaust hangers and remove the converter.
7. Disinfected the flange connections of the front cylinder and the front muffler that the converter attaches to using the angled die grinder and a coarse reconditioning CD.
8. Install the advanced converter and gaskets. City the converter hanger into the rubber exhaust hangers anterior to clasp it up, involve the gaskets between the flanges and domicile the bolts on ice the flange holes to backing the converter. Use a flat washer against the bolt head on one side and the lock washer and nut on the other side.
9. Tighten the bolts and nuts with the impact gun, swivel and a socket while holding the bolt heads with a hand wrench.
10. Shut off the torch and switch the cutting glasses to safety glasses. Place on the safety gloves.5.
