How to Service and Repair an Exhaust Pipe on 2004 Toyota Matrix?

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Begin service and repair of the exhaust pipe by using a screwdriver to remove the right-hand front door scuff plate while taping the screwdriver tip. Remove the cowl side trim board RH by breaking away its clip then put away the rear door scuff plate RH using the screwdriver which has tape on the tip. Begin removing the center pillar garnish lower RH through the use of a screwdriver and follow up by taking out the front seat assembly RH. The removal process of the oxygen sensor includes first removing a clip on 2WD drive types followed by pulling the floor mat then disconnecting the oxygen sensor connector before extracting the sensor. The procedure for a 4WD drive type requires disconnecting the oxygen sensor connector before removing the sensor. The tail pipe assembly requires removal through two bolts and two springs on a 2WD drive type although a 4WD drive type needs one bolt and clamp to be removed before extracting both pipe and gasket. You must remove 2 bolts and 2 springs from the exhaust pipe assembly center of a 4WD drive type but use 2 nuts to remove the front floor panel brace on a 2WD drive type. Place a new gasket over the exhaust pipe front before fastening it with 2 bolts and 2 springs that need to reach 43 Nm (440 kgf-cm, 32 ft. lbs.) of torque. Replace the front floor panel brace by tightening its 2 nuts to 30 Nm (302 kgf-cm, 22 ft. lbs.). The 4WD drive type exhaust pipe assembly center requires a compression spring measurement of 40 mm (1.575 inch); if the measurement deviates from the specifications, replace it followed by installing a new gasket while securing it with 2 bolts and 2 springs at 43 Nm (440 kgf-cm, 32 ft. lbs.). The free length measurement of the compression spring for the 2WD drive type tail pipe assembly should be 40 mm (1.575 inch). If the spring measurement differs from the specification replace it then install a new gasket and tighten the exhaust tail pipe with 2 bolts and 2 nuts to 43 Nm (440 kgf-cm, 32 ft. lbs.). A bolt needs to be tightened to 32 Nm (330 kgf-cm) or 24 foot pounds for installing the tail pipe assembly on vehicles with 4WD drive types. The oxygen sensor installation on the exhaust pipe front must be at 44 Nm (450 kgf-cm, 33 ft. lbs.) after which the oxygen sensor connector needs to be joined while verifying the sensor wire is untwisted because any twisting requires removing and reinstalling the oxygen sensor. Check for exhaust gas leaks as the closing step.

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