Small Coolant Pipe

Special tools and workshop equipment required

Removing

-- Drain the coolant. Refer to DRAINING AND FILLING .

-- Remove the air filter housing. Refer to AIR FILTER HOUSING .

-- Remove the charge air pipe from the noise generator, if equipped. Refer to CHARGE AIR PIPE FROM NOISE GENERATOR .

-- Loosen the hose clamp -2-.

Fig 1: Identifying Air Guide Hose Bolts, Air Guide Pipe Hose Clamps & Electrical Harness Connector

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-- Remove the bolt -4-.

-- Disconnect the electrical connector -arrow-.

-- Remove the bolt -1- and remove the charge air pipe downward.

-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and remove the electrical connectors -1 through 3- from the bracket.

Fig 2: Identifying Electrical Connectors And Bolts

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-- Free up the electrical harness from the small coolant pipe -arrow-.

Fig 3: Identifying Coolant Hoses, Bolts And Coolant Pipe

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-- Remove the bolts -2 and 3-.

-- Disconnect the small coolant pipe from the coolant pump and from the coolant hoses -1 and 4-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal. When doing this note the following:

NOTE:

Replace the O-ring.

Install only approved clamps for securing hose connections.

-- Check the coolant level. Refer to DRAINING AND FILLING .