Cylinder Head Removing, Vehicles With A Turbocharger: Removing

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

-- Remove the turbocharger, refer to TURBOCHARGER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, VEHICLES WITH A TURBOCHARGER .

-- Remove the intake manifold, refer to INTAKE MANIFOLD, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the camshafts, refer to Removing .

Left Cylinder Head 

Fig 1: Identifying Clamp

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-- Loosen the clamp -1- and remove the coolant hose.

-- Remove the bolts -1- and then remove the Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) pipe.

Fig 2: Identifying Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) Pipe Bolts

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-- Remove the union nut -left arrow- and then remove the high pressure line -1-.

Fig 3: Identifying High Pressure Line And Union Nut

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Right Cylinder Head 

Fig 4: Identifying Hose Clamp

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-- Remove the front coolant pipe, refer to FRONT COOLANT PIPE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Loosen hose clamp -1- and lift the clamp -2- to remove the coolant hoses.

-- Remove the union nut -right arrow- and then remove the high pressure line -1-.

Fig 5: Identifying High Pressure Line And Union Nut

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-- Remove the banjo bolt -arrow-.

Fig 6: Identifying Banjo Bolt

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-- Remove the guide pins for the glide track -1- and for the tensioning rail -2-.

Fig 7: Identifying Guide Pins For Glide Track And Tensioning Rail

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Continued for Both Sides 

Fig 8: Identifying Cylinder Head Bolts

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-- Loosen the cylinder head bolts in the sequence -1 to 8-.

-- Remove the bolts and the cylinder head carefully.