Right Rear Coolant Pipe: Removing

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2015 Volkswagen Beetle. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

NOTE: When installing, secure all heat shield boots back in the same positions.

-- Remove the engine cover, refer to ENGINE COVER .

-- Drain the coolant, refer to Draining .

-- Remove the rear coolant pipe, refer to Removing .

-- Remove the left coolant pipes, refer to Removing .

-- Remove the front exhaust pipe, refer to FRONT EXHAUST PIPE .

-- Open the heat shield boot -1-.

Fig 1: Identifying Heat Shield Boot And Connectors

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

-- Remove the bolt -2-.

-- If equipped remove the vacuum hose -arrow-.

Fig 2: Identifying Vacuum Hose

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-- Remove the hose -1- for the crankcase ventilation on the air guide hose.

Fig 3: Identifying Release Buttons

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-- To do this press the release button.

CAUTION: Depending on the vehicle equipment level and market-specific crankcase ventilation hose may be used, which cannot be removed from the cylinder head cover without being destroyed. For these version the crankcase ventilation hose can only be separated at the air guide hose connection.

-- Release the connector from the air guide hose and remove.

-- Unclip the wires on the intake tube.

-- Free up the vacuum hoses -arrows- on the air guide pipe.

-- Remove bolt -2- and tilt the air guide hose with the intake tube backward and remove from the turbocharger.

-- Free up the wires from the connectors -1- to -3-.

Fig 4: Disconnect The Black

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

-- Disconnect and remove the connector -1- (attached behind the bracket).

Fig 5: Disconnect Connectors

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-- Unclip the connector -1-.

-- Guide the lines out of the brackets -2- on the plenum chamber bulkhead and turbocharger.

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

Fig 6: Identifying Air Guide Hose

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

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

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

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

Fig 7: Identifying Bolts

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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.

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

Fig 8: Identifying Hose Clamp And Bolts

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