Cooler Bypass Valve: Removal

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Raise the vehicle on a hoist. Refer to Jacking & Lifting .
Remove the front cooler tube, from the front cooler bypass valve (CBV) fitting.

Fig 1: Removing Front Cooler Tube
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Remove the rear cooler tube from the rear CBV fitting.

Fig 2: Removing Rear Cooler Tube From Rear CBV Fitting
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NOTE: The rubber-coated sealing washers can fall off during removal of the front CBV bolt cooler line case fitting.

Fig 3: Removing Front CBV Bolt Cooler Case Fitting

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Remove the front CBV bolt cooler case fitting.

NOTE: The rubber-coated sealing washers can fall off during removal of the rear CBV bolt cooler line case fitting.

Fig 4: Removing Rear CBV Bolt Cooler Line Case Fitting

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Remove the rear CBV bolt cooler line case fitting.
Remove, clean and flush the CBV.