Cylinder Head, Removing And Installing: Removing

• During installation, all cable ties must be installed at the same location.
• Cover the opening of the transmission with a cloth, so that no coolant enters the clutch housing.

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

-- Remove the camshafts. Refer to CAMSHAFT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Bring the engine support and engine mount into the installation position and tighten the bolts to 20 Nm.

-- Remove the engine support.

-- Remove the connector -2- from the bracket and disconnect them and then free up the wire.

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-- Remove the bolt -arrow- for the pressure lines.

-- Free up the pressure lines.

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-- Remove the bolt -2- and the screw-type clamp.

-- Remove the nuts -1 and 3- and move the catalytic converter to the side. (Shown with the engine removed.)

-- Remove the Oxygen Sensor 1 before Catalytic Converter -GX10-. Refer to HEATED OXYGEN SENSOR, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

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-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and nut -1- and remove the heat shield -2-.

-- Disconnect the connector -2-.

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-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and move the pressure lines with the Exhaust Pressure Sensor 1 -G450- toward the rear.

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-- Remove the bolt -arrow- on the left and right.

-- Unclip and remove the lower section -1- of the air duct.

-- Loosen the hose clamp -2- and remove the air duct hose from the charge air cooler.

-- Seal the open lines and connections with clean plugs from the Engine Bung Set: VAS6122  .

-- Loosen the hose clamp -2-.

-- Free up the coolant hose -3-.

-- Remove the screws -arrows-.

-- Disconnect the connector -1- from the Charge Air Pressure Sensor -G31-.

-- Remove the right air duct pipe.

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

-- Pivot the coolant line -1- to the side.

-- Disconnect the connectors:

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1 -  For the Oil Pressure Switch -F22- -2-

3 -  For the Reduced Oil Pressure Switch -F378- -4-

5 -  For the Piston Cooling Nozzle Control Valve -N522- -7-

-- Remove the bolts -arrows- for the front coolant pipe -1-.

-- Remove the bolt -1- and the nut -3- and then remove the bracket -2- for the intake manifold.

-- Disconnect the connectors:

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1. For the Throttle Valve Control Module -GX3-
2. For designation in the wiring diagram Intake Manifold Sensor -GX9-

-- Free up the wiring harness and push to the side.

-- Loosen the hose clamp -1-, remove the air duct hose from the charge air cooler.

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-- Detach the transmission ventilation -1- from the battery tray and set aside by releasing the catch -2- and removing the transmission ventilation upward in direction of -arrow-.

-- Move the transmission ventilation hose to the side.

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-- Free up the coolant hose.

-- Free up the wiring harness -1 and 2- from the air duct pipe.

-- Loosen the screw-type clamp -4-.

-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and remove the air duct pipe.

Vehicles with Secondary Air System: 

-- Disconnect the connector -1-.

-- Press the release buttons on both sides and remove the secondary air injection hose -2-.

Continuation for All Vehicles: 

-- Remove the connector -3- for the Knock Sensor 1 -G61- from the bracket and disconnect it.

-- Disconnect the connectors -2 and 4-.

-- Disconnect the connector -1- for Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor -G62- -3-.

-- Disconnect the connector -1- for the Oil Pressure Switch, Level 3 -F447- -2-.

-- Disconnect the connector -1- for the Intake Manifold Runner Control Valve -N316-.

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-- Disconnect the connector -3- from the Camshaft Position Sensor -G40- -2-.

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-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and double bolt -2-.

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-- Remove the heat shield -1-. There are different versions.

-- Remove the bolt -1-. Only loosen the bolt -3-.

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-- Remove the turbocharger bracket -2-.

-- Remove the nuts -arrows-.

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-- Remove the turbocharger from the cylinder head and tie up toward the rear.

All additional procedures are described under CYLINDER HEAD, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .