Transmission Coolant Pipes, Removing And Installing: Removing

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2020 Audi A5 Quattro. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

CAUTION:

The cooling system is under pressure when the engine is warm. 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.

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

Fig 1: Coolant Expansion Tank

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-- Remove the engine cover. Refer to Engine Cover, Removing And Installing .

-- Remove the rear noise insulation. Refer to Noise Insulation, Removing And Installing .

-- Place the container of the :VAS5014 or the :VAS6208 underneath.

-- Remove the bolts -arrows-.

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-- Loosen the hose clamps -1-, then clamp off the coolant hoses with the :3094 and then remove them.

-- Loosen the hose clamps -2- and remove the coolant pipes.