Removing Unit Carrier (Coolant Distributor Housing)
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- Remove engine carrier bracket.
- 1.1. Loosen and unscrew M10 threaded bolts.
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- 1.1.1. Screw two M10 nuts -1- onto the M10 threaded bolts -2- to lock them.
- 1.1.2. Unscrew M10 threaded bolts.
- 1.2. Remove the engine carrier bracket -3- .
- 1.3. Clean the threaded bolts and thread in the crankcase (adhesive residue) and remove any traces of grease (using brake cleaner) by blowing out the threaded bore with compressed air.
- 1.1. Loosen and unscrew M10 threaded bolts.
- Remove the drive belt -1- .
- Remove the vibration damper -1-
.
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- Remove water connection piece -3-
.
- 4.1. Loosen the vacuum line at the water connection piece.
Unscrew one external Torx screw (E10, M6 x 12) -2- on the water connection piece.
- 4.2. Unscrew three external Torx screws (E10, M6 x 25) -1- on the bracket for the coolant pump -5- and crankcase and remove the water connection piece.
- 4.1. Loosen the vacuum line at the water connection piece.
- Remove thermostat housing lid -1-
.
- 5.1. Remove coolant hose on the thermostat housing lid by releasing and pulling off the spring band clamp.
- 5.2. Loosen one external Torx screw (E10, M6 x 40) -2- by two to three turns.
- 5.3. Loosen and unscrew two external Torx screws (E10, M6 x 12) -4- on the intake coolant pipe -5- at the thermostat housing and high-pressure pump holder.
- 5.4. Pull the intake coolant pipe out of the thermostat housing.
- 5.5. Loosen and unscrew three external Torx screws (E10, M6 x 50) -3- on the thermostat housing lid and remove the lid.
- 5.6. Loosen and unscrew one external Torx screw (E10, M6 x 50) at the bottom of the thermostat housing.
- Remove bracket for the coolant pump.
- 1 - Bracket for coolant pump
- 3 - External Torx screw, M8 x 50
- 4 - External Torx screw, M8 x 50
- 5 - External Torx screw, M6 x 20
- 6 - External Torx screw, M8 x 25
- 7 - M10 threaded bolt (already removed)
To remove the external Torx screw -4-, the tensioner must be turned and locked.
- 6.1. Unscrew external Torx screws -3, 4, 5 and 6- .
- 6.2. Remove bracket for coolant pump -1-
.
- 6.2.1. Turn the bracket for the coolant pump slightly until the bars on the bracket for the coolant pump and thermostat housing -7- are exposed -arrow- .
- 6.2.2. Pull bracket for coolant pump out to the rear.
- Remove unit carrier (coolant distributor housing)
- 7.1. Remove coolant connection piece.
- 7.1.1. Release spring clamps at the Henn coupling and pull off the coolant hose at the coolant connection piece -3- . Make sure that the spring clamp is not overstretched.
- 7.1.2. Open the spring band clamp and pull it off.
- 7.1.3. Loosen and unscrew three external Torx screws (E12, M8 x 70) -1- and remove the coolant connection piece.
- 7.2. Release the cable plug on the coolant temperature sensor and disconnect it.
- 7.3. Unscrew three external Torx screws (E12, M8 x 50) -4 and 5- .
- 7.4. Carefully pull the unit carrier -6-
off the thermostat housing -7-
and remove it.
- 1 - External Torx screws, M8 x 70
- 3 - Coolant connection piece
- 4 - External Torx screw, M8 x 50
- 5 - External Torx screw, M8 x 50
- 6 - Unit carrier
- 7 - Thermostat housing
- 7.1. Remove coolant connection piece.