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11 61 365 Replacing Left Charge-Air Duct

11 61 365 Replacing front charge air duct (N54,N54T)

Special tools required:





Necessary preliminary work:
^ Remove fan cowl
^ Remove front underbody protection

Important!
Coat sealing rings of snap fasteners with lubricant.
Pressure pipes with snap fastener cannot be fitted without lubricant.








Unlock snap fastener.

Detach charge air duct (1) from charge air cooler (2).

Installation note:
^ Coat sealing rings of snap fasteners with lubricant.
^ Pressure pipes must audibly snap into place.





Important!
Risk of damage! to sealing rings.
Special tool 11 8 670 is mandatory.

Attach charge air duct (1) with special tool 11 8 670 to charge air cooler (2).

Installation note:
Texts refer to and illustrations show the right side.

The procedure is identical for the left side.

Important!





Charge air hoses with clamp fastenings must be installed dry and free from grease!
If charge air hoses with clamp fastenings are not installed dry and free from grease, this may result in turbocharger failure!





Unfasten clamp.

Tightening torque 13 71 6AZ.

Detach front charge-air duct (1) from charge-air duct (2).

Feed out front charge-air duct (1) towards top and remove.

Installation note:
Install charge-air hose (charge-air duct) dry and free from grease.










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