13 71 195 Removing and installing/replacing right clean air pipe \PREMIUM
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Overview of Activities
Preprocesses
- Remove acoustic cover
- Remove left intake silencer housing
Keyprocesses
- Remove right clean air pipe
- Install right clean air pipe
Postprocesses
- Install left intake silencer housing
- Install acoustic cover
Additional Information
Overview of Tightening Torques
TIGHTENING TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
| Clean-air pipe to turbocharger | |
| M6 | 10 Nm |
Preprocesses
- Remove acoustic cover
- Raise acoustic cover (1).
- Remove acoustic cover (1) in the direction of travel.
- Remove left intake silencer housing
- Loosen clamps (1).
- Disconnect connector (2) at the hot film air mass meter.
- Release clamp (3).
- Pull off intake silencer housing from the top.
Keyprocesses
- Remove right clean air pipe
- Version 1:
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- Unlock the retainer.
- At the same time, pull off connecting line from clean air pipe.
- Version 2:
- Lightly pull line (1) in the direction of the arrow.
Simultaneously, unlock the latch mechanisms (2) one after the other using a screwdriver (3).
Pull off connecting line from clean air pipe.
- Release screw (1).
- Pull clean air pipe (2) from exhaust turbocharger.
- Install right clean air pipe
- Check the gasket on the clean air pipe.
- Replace faulty gasket.
- Position clean air pipe (2) on exhaust turbocharger.
- Tighten down screw (1).TIGHTENING TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
Clean-air pipe to turbocharger M6 10 Nm - Version 1: NOTE: Ensure correct locking of all the retaining lugs. Retaining lugs must audibly snap into place.
- Attach connecting line to clean air pipe.
- Version 2: NOTE: Ensure correct locking of all the retaining lugs. Retaining lugs must audibly snap into place.
- Attach connecting line (1) with the latch mechanisms (2) to clean air pipe.
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Postprocesses
- Install left intake silencer housing
- Connect intake silencer housing.
- Attach clamp (3).
- Connect connector (2) on the hot film air mass meter.
- Attach clamps (1).
- Install acoustic cover NOTE: Ensure correct fit!
- Insert acoustic cover (1) into existing rubber guides.