Water Passage Replacement
- Drain the engine coolant (see COOLANT CHECK
).
- Remove the air intake duct (see step 1 under FRONT BULKHEAD COVER REPLACEMENT
).
- Do the battery removal procedure (see
RECONNECTION
).
- Remove the battery base (see step 9 under ENGINE REMOVAL
).
- Remove the intake air duct (see step 7 under ENGINE REMOVAL
).
- Disconnect the upper radiator hose (A), the lower radiator hose (B), the ECT sensor 1 connector (C), and the EGR valve connector (D).
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- Disconnect the water bypass hoses (A) and the heater hose (B).
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- Remove the EGR pipe (see
EGR VALVE REPLACEMENT
).
- Remove the water passage and the related parts.
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- Install the water passage in the reverse order of the removal.
- Install the intake air duct (see step 53 under ENGINE INSTALLATION
).
- Install the battery base (see step 51 under ENGINE INSTALLATION
).
- Do the battery installation procedure (see
INSTALLATION
).
- Install the air intake duct (see
FRONT BULKHEAD COVER REPLACEMENT
).
- Refill the radiator with engine coolant, and bleed the air from the cooling system (see step 8 under Coolant Replacement
).
- Clean up any spilled engine coolant.
- Inspect for engine coolant leaks.