51 13 116 Removing and installing cowl panel cover

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Necessary preliminary tasks

Remove WINDSCREEN WIPER ARM on left/right
Remove microfilter housing See 6431062 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING LEFT LOWER MICROFILTER HOUSING SECTION or 6431063 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING RIGHT LOWER MICROFILTER HOUSING SECTION .

IMPORTANT: Danger of water ingress via fan into vehicle interior if cowl panel cover and sealing strip are not correctly fitted.

Pull off hose (1).

Disconnect plug connections (2).

Detach mucket (3).

Take off cover (4).

Installation:

Make sure cover (4) is correctly seated.

Fig 1: Identifying Hose, Plug Connections, Mucket And Cover

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Installation:

Sealing strip (1) must be fitted (water ingress)

If necessary, retrofit sealing strip (1).

Fig 2: Identifying Sealing Strip

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Installation:

Make sure grommets (1) are correctly seated on wiper pivots.

Grommets (1) for wiper pivots must not be damaged.

If necessary, replace grommets (1).

Fig 3: Identifying Grommet

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E90/E91 only

Installation:

Cowl panel cover (1) must be correctly guided on right and left under windscreen cover (2).

Fig 4: Identifying Cowl Panel Cover And Windscreen Cover

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E92/E93 only

Installation:

Cowl panel cover (1) must be correctly guided on right and left under windscreen cover (2).

Fig 5: Identifying Cowl Panel Cover And Windscreen Cover

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