EGR Cooler, Removing And Installing, Casa, CASD: Removing

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

-- Remove the oil filter housing. Refer to OIL FILTER HOUSING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Loosen the clamp -arrow- and remove the exhaust gas recirculation pipe -1-.

Fig 1: Identifying Clamp -Arrow- And Connecting Pipe -1-

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-- Remove the bolt -1- and banjo bolt -3-, and remove the oil supply line.

Fig 2: Identifying Bolt -1- And Banjo Bolt -3- And Move Turbocharger Oil Supply Line To Side

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NOTE:

Ignore -item 2-.

-- Disconnect the connector -1-.

-- Carefully push the linkage -2- off the ball studs in direction of -arrow-.

-- Remove the bolts -3- and then remove the Intake Flap Motor 2 -V275- -item 4-.

-- Repeat the procedure on the other side of the vehicle.

Fig 3: Carefully Push The Linkage -2- Off The Ball Studs -Arrow-.

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-- Remove the bolts -1-. Just loosen bolt -3-.

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-- Move the vacuum hose and bracket -2- to the side and remove the heat shield from the turbocharger.

-- Remove the nuts -arrows-.

Fig 4: Identifying Front Exhaust Pipe With Catalytic Converter Nuts

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-- Remove the bolt -arrow- from the tab on the pre-catalytic converter.

Fig 5: Identifying Bolt -Arrow- From Exhaust Pipe

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-- Push the pre-catalytic converter left and if necessary secure.

-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and -1-.

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-- Remove the orange connector -2- for the EGR Temperature Sensor -G98- from the bracket and disconnect it.

Fig 6: Identifying Connectors -1 And 2-

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NOTE:

Ignore -item 1-.

-- Remove the banjo bolt -1- and screw -2- and move the coolant line to the side.

Fig 7: Identifying Banjo Bolt -1- And Bolt -2- And Move Coolant Line To Side

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-- Disconnect the vacuum hose -1-.

-- Open the hose clamps and remove the upper coolant hose -item ) Coolant Hoses from the EGR cooler.

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

-- Open the clamp -3- and remove the coolant hose.

-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and then remove the exhaust gas recirculation cooler upward and off the cylinder block.

Fig 8: Coolant Hose, Vacuum Hose And Clamps

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