Right Rear Coolant Pipe, Removing And Installing: Removing

-- Remove the engine cover. Refer to ENGINE COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Drain the coolant. Refer to DRAIN THE COOLANT .

-- Remove the rear coolant pipe. Refer to REAR COOLANT PIPE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the left coolant pipes. Refer to LEFT COOLANT PIPES, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the front exhaust pipe. Refer to FRONT EXHAUST PIPE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Open the heat shield boot -1-.

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-- Disconnect the connectors -3, 4, 5 and 6- and free up the wiring harness.

-- Remove the bolt -2-.

-- Remove the air duct pipe with connection from the turbocharger. Refer to TURBOCHARGER CONNECTIONS, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Free up and disconnect the wires on the connectors. Refer to the figure below;

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-- Free up the wiring harness from the cylinder head cover.

-- Release the connector for the Exhaust Gas Temperature Sensor 3 -G495- and remove. Refer to the figure above;

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-- Push the heat shield boot aside and disconnect the connector -5-.

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-- Loosen the hose clamp -3- and remove the air duct hose.

-- Loosen the hose clamp -4- and remove the coolant hose.

-- Remove the bolt -1- and loosen the bolt -2-.

-- Loosen the bolt -1- and remove the screw-type clamp.

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-- Loosen the double bolt -2- and push the coolant pipe back slightly.

-- Remove the bolts -arrows-.

-- Push the catalytic converter with the particulate filter and EGR cooler toward the rear.

-- Loosen the hose clamp -1- and remove the coolant hose.

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-- Remove the double bolt -2- and bolt -3-. Then remove the right rear coolant pipe.