Releasing the electric auxiliary coolant pump for the charge air cooler and/or air conditioning condenser

NOTE: RISK OF DAMAGE 
Non-visible damage to the coolant pump. 
Forcibly removing, installing or dropping the coolant pump down will damage it. 

• Remove and install the coolant pump without damaging it and without applying external force.
• Avoid impacts/knocks to the coolant pump (e.g. by tools, falling down, hard contact with base).
• Replace coolant pump after being dropped or hard impacts/knocks.

• Loosen nut (1).
• Thread out holder (2) and set aside.
• Feed out the electrical auxiliary coolant pump (3) and suspend it to one side.

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