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To Remove

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  1. Open the expansion tank pressure cap to release system pressure.
    Fig 1: Illustration For Steps 1-3
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  2. Raise the car.
  3. Connect a hose to the system drain plug and drain the coolant into a suitable receptacle.
  4. Detach the coolant pipe from the turbocharger.
    Fig 2: Illustration For Steps 4-6
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  5. Close the system drain plug and lower the car.
  6. Remove the air hose between the air collector casing and the turbocharger intake pipe.
  7. Cut the 2 cable ties securing the main engine cables. Relieve the strain on the belt tensioner with a ratchet handle and secure the belt tensioner with a 3.5 mm drill or similar.
    Fig 3: Illustration For Steps 7-8
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  8. Lift the belt off the power steering pump and coolant pump pulleys.
    Fig 4: Illustration For Steps 9-10-11-12-2-13-15-16-17
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  9. Remove the top engine cover.
  10. Detach the crankcase ventilation pipe from the turbo inlet pipe and camshaft cover. Bend the pipe to one side.

    Keep seals and washers safe.

  11. Unplug the solenoid valve's connector.
  12. Detach the solenoid valve hoses.
  13. Remove the engine lifting eye.
  14. Remove the bypass pipe with valve. Keep the O-ring from the connection to the turbocharger intake pipe.
  15. Remove the heat shield over the exhaust manifold.
  16. Detach the venting hose from the T-connection.
  17. Remove the turbocharger's intake pipe, plug the turbo.
  18. Remove the power steering servo pump bolt on the right-hand side behind the belt pulley.
    Fig 5: Illustration For Steps 18-19-20-21
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  19. Undo the upper power steering servo pump bolt.
  20. Lift up the power steering servo pump and remove the lower bolt and the 2 upper bolts on the bracket.
  21. Move the power steering pump and bracket aside and secure with a cable tie or similar.
  22. Undo the hose clips and detach the hoses from the coolant pump inlet.
    Fig 6: Illustration For Steps 22-23-24
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  23. Detach the two longitudinal coolant pipes from the cylinder block.
  24. Disconnect the coolant pipes from the coolant pump, keep the O-rings and move the pipes aside.
  25. Loosen the coolant pump slightly.
  26. Detach the coolant pipe from the coolant pump. keep the seals.
    Fig 7: Illustration For Steps 26-27-29
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  27. Undo the coolant pump's 3 retaining bolts.
  28. Carefully wiggle the coolant pump away from the mounting and from its connecting piece in the cylinder block.
  29. Remove the connecting piece from the cylinder block, check its seals and change as necessary.
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