Electric Coolant Pump, Removing And Installing: Removing
- When installing, install all heat shield boots back in the same positions.
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 reservoir cap -arrow-.
FWD Vehicles:
-- Remove the front noise insulation. Refer to OVERVIEW - NOISE INSULATION .
AWD Vehicles:
-- Remove the rear noise insulation. Refer to OVERVIEW - NOISE INSULATION .
Continuation for All Vehicles:
-- Remove the air filter housing. Refer to AIR FILTER HOUSING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Vehicles with Transmission Ventilation Hose.
-- Detach the transmission ventilation -1- from the battery tray and set aside by releasing the catch -2- and removing the transmission ventilation upward -arrow-.
-- Move the transmission ventilation hose to the side.
Continuation for All Vehicles:
-- Loosen the hose clamp -1-, remove the air duct hose from the charge air cooler.
-- 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.
-- Open the heat shield boot -3-.
-- Disconnect the connector -1-.
-- Clamp off the coolant hoses at the After-Run Coolant Pump -V51- using Hose Clamps - Up To 25mm Hose Clamps - Up To 25mm:3094 .
-- Place a cloth underneath to catch any escaping coolant.
-- Loosen the hose clamps -arrows- and remove the coolant hoses.
-- Remove the bolt -2- and the After-Run Coolant Pump -V51-.