Front Coolant Pipe, Removing And Installing: Removing
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-- Drain the coolant. Refer to COOLANT, DRAINING AND FILLING .
-- Remove the engine cover. Refer to ENGINE COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
WARNING:
Fire hazards and risk of damage for a faulty engine cover.
- The engine cover must be always be installed before the hood is closed.
- The engine may neither be started nor driven without an engine cover.
-- Remove the lock carrier cover. Refer to FRONT BUMPER . .
-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and the air guide -2-.
NOTE:
The illustration shows the Installed position on an Audi S6/S7.
Ignore item -1 and arrow-.
-- Loosen the clamps -1- and remove the coolant hoses.
NOTE:
Ignore -arrow-
-- Loosen the hose clamps -arrows- and press the release button -1- to remove the secondary air injection pipe.
-- Free up the wiring harness.
-- Remove the bolt -3-, then remove the front coolant pipe -2- from the left cylinder head and from the right cylinder head -1-.