Left Coolant Pipe, Removing And Installing: Removing

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Fig 1: Coolant Expansion Tank

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CAUTION:

The cooling system is under pressure when the engine is warm. There is a risk of scalding due to hot steam and hot coolant.

Scalding the skin and other parts of the body is possible.

- Wear safety gloves.

- Wear protective eyewear.

- Reduce the pressure by covering the coolant expansion tank cap with a cloth and carefully opening it.

-- Open the coolant expansion tank cap -1- by releasing the catch in direction of -arrow-.

-- Remove the engine cover. Refer to ENGINE COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Free up the wires.

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-- Place a cloth underneath to catch leaking coolant.

-- Remove the bolts -1, 2, and 3-.

-- Clamp off the coolant hoses using the Hose Clamps - Up To 25mm:3094 .

-- Loosen the hose clamps -arrows-, remove the coolant hoses and remove the coolant pipe.