Upper Coolant Pipe, Removing And Installing: Removing

Fig 1: Identifying Intake Manifold Lower Section And Bolt/Nut Tightening Sequence

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

-- Remove the lower right intake manifold section. Refer to INTAKE MANIFOLD LOWER SECTION WITH FUEL RAIL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the nuts -arrows- and the high pressure line protective plate -1-.

Fig 2: Identifying Nuts -Arrows- And Protective Plate -1-

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-- Remove the front secondary air hose -arrow- from its bracket and disconnect it; do to this press the release buttons.

Fig 3: Identifying Front Air Hose -Arrow

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-- Remove the threaded connection -1-.

Fig 4: Bolts

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-- Loosen the union nuts -2 and 3- by counterholding at the connections.

-- Remove the bolts -arrows- on the retaining plates and the high pressure line.

NOTE:

Lay a cloth below the coolant pipe to catch escaping coolant.

Fig 5: Coolant Pipe Clamp And Bolt

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-- Open the clamp -2- and remove the coolant hose form the coolant pipe.

-- Remove the bolt -1- and remove the coolant pipe back out of the cylinder block -arrow-.