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Charge Air Cooler

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  1. Position charge air cooler to mounting location.
    NOTE: When lowering radiator, make sure lower radiator pins engage properly through charge air cooler tabs. See Fig 1.
    Fig 1: Charge Air Cooler Locating Tab
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    1 - LOCATING TAB
    2 - LOWER RADIATOR SUPPORT CROSSMEMBER
    3 - RADIATOR MOUNT BUSHING
    4 - CHARGE AIR COOLER
  2. Install radiator (Refer to COOLING/ENGINE/RADIATOR - INSTALLATION) .
  3. Install fasteners attaching charge air cooler to radiator. Torque fasteners to 8 N.m (70 in. lbs.).
  4. Install radiator fan (Refer to COOLING/ENGINE/RADIATOR FAN - INSTALLATION) .
  5. Connect charge air cooler hoses. Tighten hose clamps to 1.7 N.m (15 in. lbs.).
  6. Install front bumper (Refer to FRAME & BUMPERS/BUMPERS/FRONT BUMPER REINFORCEMENT - INSTALLATION) .
  7. Install front bumper fascia (Refer to FRAME & BUMPERS/BUMPERS/FRONT FASCIA - INSTALLATION) .
  8. Install upper radiator closure panel and center brace (Refer to BODY/EXTERIOR/RADIATOR CLOSURE PANEL - INSTALLATION) .
  9. Install grille (Refer to BODY/EXTERIOR/GRILLE - INSTALLATION) .
  10. Install battery tray and battery (Refer to ELECTRICAL/BATTERY SYSTEM/BATTERY - INSTALLATION) .
  11. Connect positive battery cable.
  12. Connect negative battery cable.
  13. Install air cleaner housing
  14. Fill cooling system, (Refer to COOLING/ENGINE/COOLANT - STANDARD PROCEDURE) .