Instruction Manual
1. The thermocouple monitors 
the temperature of the exhaust 
gases entering the turbocharger 
at the turbine housing. Installation 
requires that the exhaust manifold 
be drilled near the manifold outlet. 
It is recommended that the manifold 
be removed from the engine to 
thoroughly clean out all metal chips 
from drilling. If manifold is not 
removed from the vehicle, all chips 
must be removed from the manifold. 
This may be accomplished by using 
a magnet to extract the chips after 
drilling. The tap should be greased 
before use and the chips again 
removed with a magnet. All metal 
shavings must be cleaned from the 
manifold to avoid turbine damage.
2. Remove passenger side wheel 
well.
3. On the passenger side, remove 
the hardware retaining the turbine 
inlet exhaust pipe to the exhaust 
manifold using a 12mm, 12pt socket 
along with a 12mm, 12pt wrench, 
then remove the exhaust manifold 
from vehicle. Pay special attention to 
the orientation of the manifold outlet 
gasket. Retain the hardware and 
gaskets for re-assembly.
4. Center punch and drill through 
the passenger side exhaust manifold 
into the rear passage at the location 
shown Figure 23. Use a 
7
⁄16” drill, 
keeping the drill perpendicular to the 
manifold surface.
5. Tap the drilled hole with a 
1
⁄4” 
NPT pipe tap. Check the thread depth 
as you tap by periodically removing 
the tap and screwing the thermo-
couple insert into the tapped hole. 
6. Install the thermocouple insert 
into the manifold using anti-seize 
compound on the threads. Install the 
probe in the thermocouple insert. 
7. Make sure to remove all shavings 
from inside the exhaust manifold. 
Reinstall the exhaust manifold. 
Torque to 28 ft-lb in the sequence 
shown see Figure 23. 
8. Attach the thermocouple to the 
supplied thermocouple leadwire 
extension with the supplied nuts 
and bolts. Cover this joint with the 
supplied heat shrink tubing and heat 
until the tubing conforms to the 
joint. Make sure the entire joint is 
insulated. 
9. Route the thermocouple leadwire 
extension along the factory harness to 
the driver’s side. 
Note: The thermocouple will be 
connected to the EconoMind harness 
in Section 5, Step 5.
-END, SECTION 3-
Section 3
THERMOCOUPLE INSTALLATION
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