Detaching And Securing Charge Air Cooler (Service Position)

WARNING: This page is about a different variant/trim than selected.

CAUTION: Hot components

Risk of burns
- → Let hot components cool down.
- → Wear personal protective gear.

Remove moulded hose -1 - for throttle body.
1. 1.1 Open screw-type clamps and pull off moulded hose.
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Disconnect vent lines and connecting hose for the ambient air valve.
1. 2.1 Pull off plug-in couplings -2 -.
2. 2.2 Open spring clamp -4 - and pull off hose.
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Unlock and pull off cable plug -3 - on boost pressure sensor -1 -.

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Disconnect connecting hose -1 - on ambient air valve -2 -.

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Pull off vent line -4 - on the charge air cooler.
1. 5.1 Press locking lugs and pull off the line.
2. 5.2 Close off vent line connection and secure it to prevent coolant from leaking.
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Close off coolant openings.
Detach charge air cooler -1 -.
1. 7.1 Unscrew M6 screws -2 -.
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Detach connection to the pressure pipe.
1. 8.1 Open spring clamp -1 - and pull off charge air cooler by pulling it upwards.
  Check the installation position of the spring clamp!
2. 8.2 Re-fit spring clamp immediately.
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Secure charge air cooler -1 - with tie-wrap -2 - on convertible top linkage (Boxster) -3 - or lid hinge (Cayman).
Attach or fit protective covers on the body, trim panels and convertible top window (Boxster)!

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Re-fit charge air cooler when you have finished carrying out repairs.
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