The catalytic converter on the 1996 Chevy S10 bolts between the exhaust manifold and the exhaust tube. Disconnect the wiring harness from the O2 sensor, located at the front of the catalytic converter.4. Assign a wrench on the bolt imagination that holds the backside, left side of the converter on the tail pipe.
Instructions
1. Operate the Chevy S10 onto a place of front ramps, ensuring you retain Sufficiently extent to exertion under the vehicle. Establish the parking gap.
2. Fix the catalytic converter under the engine. Consult to the replacement converter for magnitude and shape.
3. The converter neutralizes poisonous chemicals that expel from the engine. Without the convenience of catalytic converters, engines would cause an overwhelming amout of carbon dioxide (CO2). Over eternity, the screens located inside the converter clog with contaminants. Replacing the converter is relevant for the engine to fall properly, too as for the S10 to happy emissions regulations.
Place a socket and ratchet on the nut that attaches to that bolt. Turn the nut counterclockwise to remove the nut from the bolt. Pull the bolt out to loosen the left side of the converter. Repeat the process with the bolt on the bottom, right side of the converter. This releases the converter from the tail pipe of the S10.
5. Place a wrench on the nut that secures the bolt on the upper, left side of the converter, which connects to the exhaust manifold. Do this while you are under the vehicle. Have an assistant place the socket on the upper, left bolt and have them remove the bolt by turning it counterclockwise. Complete this process with the bolt and nut on the upper, right side of the converter.
6. Pull the converter away from the header and the tail pipe. If necessary, pull back on the tail pipe to release pressure on the converter.
7. Remove the donut gasket from the mating surfaces of the tail pipe and the manifold.
8. Remove the oxygen sensor from the catalytic converter, and install it into the bung on the new converter. If possible, use a new oxygen sensor.
9. Place the new donut gaskets on the ends of the converter, and place the converter between the exhaust manifold and the tailpipe.
10. Inspect the donut gaskets to ensure no gaps are present between the mating surfaces. As you tighten the converter into place, the gaskets conform to the mating surfaces and create a seal.
11. Thread the bolts through the bolt holes in the flanges on the exhaust manifold and through the flanges on the tail pipe. Thread the nuts on the bolts with your fingers.
12. Tighten the two bolts on the exhaust manifold end. Have an assistant tighten the bolts with the socket, while you hold the nut in place with a wrench.
13. Tighten the two bolts on the tailpipe end of the converter.
14. Reconnect the wiring harness to the oxygen sensor.
