Upper Left Coolant Pipe, Longitudinal Member, Removing And Installing: Removing

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-- Remove the air filter housing. Refer to AIR FILTER HOUSING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the rear noise insulation. Refer to NOISE INSULATION, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Position the Shop Crane - Drip Tray: VAS6208 on the right side in the area of the transmission and the subframe.

-- Clamp off the coolant hoses -1, 4, 6, 7 and 8- using the Hose Clamp - Up To 25mm: 3094 .

Fig 1: Coolant Pipe on Left Upper Longitudinal Member

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-- Lift the clamp -5-. Remove the coolant hose -4- and catch the leaking coolant.

-- Loosen the hose clamps -arrows-.

-- Pull of the coolant hoses -1, 6, 7 and 8- from the coolant pipe -3- and collect the leaking coolant.

-- Remove the nus -2- and coolant pipe -3-.