How to Install Owl Exhaust for Sprinter
How to install the Owl exhaust for your Sprinter, Revel, or Storyteller van.
- Tools
- WD40 or penetrating oil
- 13mm socket and wrench
- 10mm socket
- 9/16" socket/wrench
- 7/32" allen
- Note: the Owl Exhaust Hanger will NOT be flat, it purposefully has twist
- Revel Differences
- Requires Grey Water Tank Removal
- Prepare Exhaust
- Use penetrating oil on the exhaust clamp bolt located mid-way on the vehicle
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- Loosen the exhaust clamp bolt
- Slide the clamp towards the front of the vehicle
- Remove Exhaust
- Locate the exhaust hanger at the rear of the vehicle
- Pull the exhaust towards the rear of the vehicle so it slides out of the exaust hanger and out of the mid-way coupling
- WD40 or penetrating oil on the exhaust hanger can help slide it out
- Pull the exhaust towards the rear of the vehicle and over the rear axle
- Install new Exhaust Components
- Note: use included anti-sieze on all components
- Insert blue bushing into top of the Owl Exhaust Hanger. Bushing should be centered
- Slide exhaust hanger onto new exhaust. Hanger tab should face rear of vehicle.
- Slide exhaust over rear axle
- Bolt, then washer, through bushing, through chassis hole, next washer, then nut
- Slide new exhaust onto existing van coupler
- Tighten exhaust hanger using 9/16" wrench and 7/32" allen
- Put clamp on exhaust tip with bolt facing to the rear, attach to exhaust
- Align exhaust up or down by rotating the pipe. It should fit closely to the pinch weld and you should be able to see the logo on the tip
- Use 13mm to tighten the exhaust tip clamp
- Tighten vehicle exhaust clamp at mid-way
- Realign Cable Bracket
- Clip/cut zip ties on axle bracket
- Remove bracket with 10mm socket
- Slide old bracket out of the way
- Attach new Owl bracket to cables
- Re-use same 10mm nut and tighten bracket
- Zip tie cables and old bracket to secure