Small Coolant Pipe: Removing

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

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

-- Loosen the hose clamp -2-.

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

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-- Remove the bolt -4-.

-- Disconnect 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: Electrical Connectors And Bolts

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-- Free up the wiring harness on the small coolant pipe -arrow-.

Fig 3: 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-.