Removing Oil Dipstick Guide Tube

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Press the two coolant hoses aside and remove the screw on the oil dipstick. Pull out oil dipstick. -1-

Fig 1: Pulling Coolant Hoses
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Push cable plug of the crankshaft pulse sender towards the cylinder block -arrow- and remove from the guide tube.

Fig 2: Pushing Cable Plug Of Crankshaft Pulse Sender
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Carefully pull the guide tube out of the cylinder block. Carefully turn back and forth if necessary. Check that the sealing ring on the guide tube moves with it -arrow- or pull the sealing ring out of the bore using an angled piece of wire.

Fig 3: Locating Guide Tube Sealing Ring
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