Rear Coolant Pipe, Removing And Installing, Vehicles With High-Voltage System: Removing

-- Remove the particulate filter. Refer to PARTICULATE FILTER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

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

-- Remove the nuts -arrows- and the bolt -2-.

Fig 1: Heat Shield For Vehicles With Particulate Filter

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-- Free up the wires and remove the heat shield -1- (example illustration).

-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and move the bracket -1- for the heat shield.

Fig 2: Heat Shield Lower Bracket

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-- Remove the nut -4- and bolt -2-.

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-- If installed, lift up the clamp -1-, remove the coolant hose.

-- Loosen the hose clamp -5- and remove the coolant hose.

-- Remove the rear coolant pipe -3-.