Completely remove the coolant return line
WARNING:
Hot fluids.
Risk of scalding!
Risk of scalding!
- Conduct all work in the vehicle wearing appropriate personal protective equipment only.
WARNING:
Hot surfaces.
Risk of burning!
Risk of burning!
- Perform all work only on components that have cooled down.
NOTE:
Collect and dispose of emerging fluids. Observe country-specific waste disposal regulations.
Preliminary work
- Refer to DISCONNECTING ALL BATTERY GROUND LEADS .
- Refer to REMOVING THE ACOUSTIC COVER .
- Refer to REMOVING THE SEAL FOR THE HOOD REAR .
- Refer to REMOVING ACOUSTIC COVER AT REAR .
- Refer to REMOVING THE COVER OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT THE REAR LEFT .
- Refer to REMOVING LEFT AND RIGHT WIPER ARM .
- Refer to REMOVING THE COWL COVER .
- Refer to REMOVING TRAILING LINK AT SPRING BOLT .
- Refer to REMOVING THE COWL UPPER PART IN THE CENTER .
- Refer to REMOVING THE CENTER BULKHEAD LOWER PART .
- Refer to REMOVING INTAKE SILENCER HOUSING .
- Refer to REMOVING THE RESONATOR WITH THE TOP CLEAN AIR PIPE .
- Refer to REMOVING THE COVER ON LEFT AND RIGHT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT THE TOP .
- Refer to REMOVING THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT-END STRUT .
- Refer to REMOVING FRONT CROSS CONNECTION .
- Refer to REMOVING THE REAR TOP CROSS CONNECTION .
- Refer to REMOVING THE FAN COWL .
- Refer to REMOVING THE FRONT UNDERBODY PROTECTION OR FRONT THRUST FIELD .
- Refer to REMOVING THE STIFFENING PLATE .
- Refer to REMOVING THE CONNECTING SUPPORT FROM THE TUNNEL .
- Refer to REMOVING COMPLETE EXHAUST SYSTEM .
- Refer to REPLACING THE LAMBDA OXYGEN SENSOR .
- Refer to REPLACING THE OXYGEN MONITOR SENSOR .
- Refer to REMOVING CATALYTIC CONVERTER .
- Refer to DRAINING THE COOLANT FROM THE HIGH-TEMPERATURE COOLING SYSTEM .
- Refer to DRAINING THE COOLANT FROM THE LOW-TEMPERATURE COOLING SYSTEM .
- Refer to DETACHING THE CHARGE AIR LINE FROM THE THROTTLE BODY .
- Refer to REMOVING THE DME CONTROL UNIT .
- Refer to REMOVING CONTROL UNIT BRACKET .
- Refer to REMOVING TANK VENT VALVE .
- Refer to REMOVING THE INTAKE PLENUM .
- Refer to REMOVING THE AUXILIARY COOLANT PUMP .
NOTE:
Collect and dispose of emerging fluids. Observe country-specific waste disposal regulations.
- Slide heat protection (1) carefully backwards.
- Loosen hose clamp (1).
- Disconnect the coolant return line (2) from the coolant return line (3).
- Loosen screw (4).
- Loosen screw (1).
- Disconnect the coolant return line (2) from the exhaust turbocharger.
- Feed the front section of the coolant return line (1) out to the front and top.NOTE: The figure shows the rear of the engine.
- Loosen screw (1).
- Detach the coolant return line in area (2) from the holder.
- Thread out the rear section of the coolant return line (1) and remove.
