13 71 170 Removing air duct (N55)

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove CLEAN AIR PIPE .
Remove FAN COWL .
Remove right charge-air duct.
Only release expansion tank and place to one side, do not drain coolant. (Only E8x, E9x)

Release screw (1).

Tightening torque: 13 71 8AZ .

If necessary, release nut (2).

Pull off air duct (3) from exhaust turbocharger, feed out towards top and remove.

Fig 1: Identifying Screw On Exhaust Turbocharger

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Assemble engine.