Exhaust System Check
Precautions: General safety (00)
CAUTION:
Touching a hot exhaust system component will cause a burn.
Do not perform any service work on the exhaust system until the exhaust system is cool.
Exhaust system should be checked as follows at specified periodic maintenance intervals and on every occasion of service operations performed with vehicle hoisted.
•Check rubber mountings for damage, deterioration and dislocation.
•Check mating surface of cylinder head with exhaust manifold for distortion.
•Check exhaust system for leakage, loose connection, dent and damage.
•If bolts or nuts are loosened, and then tighten them to specified torque.
•Check for any damages, holes or crack, which may permit exhaust gas to enter the vehicle.
•Check that exhaust system components have enough clearance from underbody components to avoid overheating and possible damage to these components.
•Check for any defects and fix them whenever found.
•Check exhaust system for leakage, loose connection, dent and damage.
•If bolts or nuts are loosened, and then tighten them to specified torque.
•Check for any damages, holes or crack, which may permit exhaust gas to enter the vehicle.
•Check that exhaust system components have enough clearance from underbody components to avoid overheating and possible damage to these components.
•Check for any defects and fix them whenever found.