Removing

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-- Use a suitable wrench to press the tensioning arm of the tensioning roller in direction of -arrow-.

Fig 1: Identifying M8x50 Bolt In Threaded Hole

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-- Screw a screw M8 X 50 into threaded hole -A- in the tension-free position.

-- Remove the ribbed belt tensioning roller -arrows-.

Fig 2: Identifying Belt Tensioner Bolts

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-- Disconnect the Engine Temperature Control Sensor - G694- connector and free up the wire.

-- Remove the bolt for the Engine Temperature Control Sensor -G694- with the : T10058 .

Fig 3: Identifying Engine Temperature Control Sensor Bolt, Removal

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-- Pull the Engine Temperature Control Sensor - G694- out of the cylinder head and remove it toward the front.

CAUTION:

The O-ring and the support washer can get stuck in the cylinder head. Make sure the Engine Temperature Control Sensor - G694- is >>complete<<.

-- The following components must be present at the Engine Temperature Control Sensor -G694-.

Fig 4: Identifying Engine Temperature Control Sensor

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Support Washer
O-ring

NOTE:

If the O-ring and the support washer are stuck in the cylinder head, they must be pulled out with a wire. For this purpose bend a wire diameter approx. 1.5 mm that is slightly bent at the end.