Remove Coolant Regulator Housing
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CAUTION:
Hot components
- Risk of burns
→ Let hot components cool down.
→ Wear personal protective gear.
WARNING:
Hot fluid
- Danger of scalding
→ Avoid contact with hot fluid.
→ Wear personal protective gear.
- Remove air guide -1-
in a downward direction.
Air guide
- Release and disconnect electric plug connection -1-
on the coolant regulator housing -2-
.
Electric plug connection
- Unclip vacuum line -1-
from clip -2-
.
Vacuum line
- Unscrew screw -1-
and press vacuum line holder -2-
aside.
Vacuum line holder
- Loosen spring band clamp -1-
using > VAS 6890 - spring band clamp pliers
, disconnect left coolant hose -2-
and collect any escaping coolant.
Coolant hose left
- Close off line connections using suitable stoppers.
- Release spring band clamps -1-
using > VAS 6890 - spring band clamp pliers
, disconnect coolant hose right -2-
and collect escaping coolant.
Coolant hose right
- Close off line connections using suitable stoppers.
- Unscrew screws -1-
and loosen cable duct -2-
.
cable duct
- Remove guide tube for oil dipstick -1-
.
Guide tube for oil dipstick
- 10.1 Unscrew screws -2- .
- 10.2 Pull out guide tube for oil dipstick -1- in direction -Arrow- and guide it out of the engine compartment.
- Remove coolant regulator housing -1-
.
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Coolant regulator housing
- 11.1 Unscrew screws -2 to 10- .
- 11.2 Remove coolant regulator housing -1- and close off openings using suitable stoppers.
- 11.3 Catch escaping coolant.