Preliminary Work

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Remove air cleaner housing.
→ 242519 REMOVING AND INSTALLING AIR CLEANER HOUSING - TURBO .
Release drive belt.
→ 137819 REMOVING AND INSTALLING DRIVE BELT - TURBO .
Remove rear apron.
→ 635519 REMOVING AND INSTALLING REAR APRON .
CAUTION:
Hot components
- Risk of burns
→ Let hot components cool down.

→ Wear personal protective gear.
Remove rear silencer.
→ WM 263319 REMOVING AND INSTALLING REAR SILENCER - TURBO .
WARNING:
Objects or loads falling down
- Risk of squashing or crushing
→ Secure components to prevent them from falling down.
Remove engine carrier.
→ 103019 REMOVING AND INSTALLING ENGINE CARRIER .
WARNING:
Hot fluid
- Danger of scalding
→ Let the fluid cool down.

→ Wear personal protective gear.
Drain coolant at the coolant regulator housing. To do this, unscrew the drain plug -1- .
→ 193817 DRAINING AND FILLING COOLANT - TURBO (INCLUDES BLEEDING THE SYSTEM) .
1. 6.1. After draining the coolant, fit a new sealing ring on the drain plug.
  → Tightening torque: 25 Nm (19 ft. lb.)
  
  Fig 1: Identifying Coolant Drain Pan
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