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Upper Coolant Pipe






Upper Coolant Pipe

Removing

During installation, all cable ties must be installed at the same location.

- Drain the coolant. Refer to => [ Cooling System, Draining and Filling ] Service and Repair.

- Remove the right lower section of the intake manifold.






- Remove the nuts - arrows - and the high pressure line protective plate - 1 -.






- Remove the front secondary air hose - 1 - from its bracket and disconnect it - 2 -.






- Remove the threaded connection - 1 -.






- Loosen the union nuts - 2 - and - 3 - by counter holding at the connections.

- Remove the bolts - arrows - on the retaining plates and the high pressure line.

Lay a cloth below the coolant pipe to catch escaping coolant.

- Open the clamp - 2 - and remove the coolant hose form the coolant pipe.






- Remove the bolt - 1 - and remove the coolant pipe back out of the cylinder block - arrow -.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Coolant Pipes Overview ] Coolant Pipes Overview.

Replace O-rings.

- Clean and smooth the O-ring sealing surface.

- Coat the O-ring with coolant and slide it onto the coolant pipe.

- Connect the coolant hose to the coupling. Refer to => [ Connect the Coolant Hose to the Coupling ] Radiator Overview.

- Install the high pressure line and the intake manifold lower section.

- Fill with coolant => [ Filling ] Service and Repair.