Upper Coolant Pipe On Engine, Removing And Installing: Removing

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Fig 1: Intake Manifold Bolts

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-- Drain the coolant. Refer to COOLANT, DRAINING AND FILLING .

-- Remove the turbocharger. Refer to TURBOCHARGER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the intake manifold. Refer to INTAKE MANIFOLD .

-- Loosen hose clamp -1- and lift the clamp -2- to remove the coolant hoses.

Fig 2: Hose Clamp, Coolant Hoses & Bolts

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-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and then remove the upper coolant pipe from the cylinder head.