Upper Right Coolant Pipe, Removing And Installing: Removing

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

-- Remove the intake manifold upper section. Refer to INTAKE MANIFOLD UPPER SECTION, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Disconnect the glow plug connectors for cylinders "1" and "2".

-- Free up the wiring harness on the right upper coolant pipe.

-- Disconnect the connector -1-.

-- Remove the coolant hoses, to do so, loosen the hose clamps -arrows-.

-- Remove the right upper coolant pipe.

Fig 1: Identifying Electrical Connector -1- And Hose Clamps -Arrows-

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