Removing Turbocharger
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NOTE:
Dirt and contamination
- Risk of damage to units or components
→ Protect components from dirt and contamination.
→ Clean or replace dirty components.
- To remove the left turbocharger, loosen the connecting clamp for the primary catalytic converter at the left.
- Turbocharger on right-hand side: Disconnect vent line -1- on the oil separator -2- , pull off vacuum hose -3- on the vacuum modulator and disconnect cable plug -4- on the diverter valve.
- For replacing turbo chargers:
Separate positive crankcase ventilation hose.
> 105255 REPLACING POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION HOSE (V8 BITURBO)
Right turbocharger: Oil separator vent line, vacuum hose, cable plug on diverter valve
- Turbocharger on left-hand side:
Pull off vacuum hose -1-
on the vacuum modulator and disconnect cable plug -2-
on the diverter valve.
Left turbocharger: Vacuum hose and cable plug on diverter valve
Information
- Clean all line connections carefully and close them off or cover them.
- Use suitable stoppers for closing off lines.
- Remove oil pipe -1-
supply line.
- 5.1 Unscrew screw -2- at the front and remove screw using a bar magnet.
- 5.2 Unscrew rear screws -3- .
- 5.3 Lift cover plates on the coolant lines using a wedge and pull them up -Arrows- .
- 5.4 Disconnect oil pipes on the turbocharger. Collect escaping oil.
- 5.5 Disconnect oil pipe at the front. Collect escaping oil.
- 5.6 Replace O-rings.
Oil pipes supply line
- Disconnect front oil pipes return -1- at the front.
- Unscrew screw for retainer plate for coolant lines -2 and 3- at the rear.
- Loosen connecting clamp -1-
for the exhaust manifold.
Tool: long socket-wrench insert (a/f 13) required!
- Remove turbocharger and carefully disconnect and close off the front oil pipe. Collect escaping oil.
- 9.1 Replace O-rings.
- Replace gaskets -1- and connecting clamps -3- on the exhaust manifold -2-
.
Exhaust manifold seals
- Carefully clean sealing faces, line connections and adjacent areas.