Ribbed Belt TENSIONER, Removing And Installing: Removing
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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 -arrow-.
-- Remove the front noise insulation. Refer to OVERVIEW - NOISE INSULATION .
-- Place the Shop Crane - Drip Tray:VAS 6208 underneath.
-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and push the front coolant pipe 1 -4- to the side.
All additional procedures are described under: RIBBED BELT TENSIONER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .