Left Coolant Pipes
Left Coolant Pipes
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
• Hose Clip Pliers (VAS 6362)
Removing
Vehicles without the After-Run Coolant Pump (V51)
- Drain the coolant. Refer to => [ Coolant, Draining and Filling ] Service and Repair.
Vehicles with the After-Run Coolant Pump (V51)
- Remove the after-run coolant pump. Refer to => [ After-Run Coolant Pump (V51) ] After-Run Coolant Pump (V51).
All Vehicles
- Remove Air Conditioning (A/C) compressor.
- Remove the bolts - arrows - and the A/C compressor bracket.
- Remove the bolts - arrows -.
- Loosen the clamps - 1 and 2 - and remove the coolant hoses from the coolant pipes.
• The installation location is shown with the power steering pump removed.
Installing
Install in reverse order, paying attention to the following:
• For the correct tightening specifications, refer to => [ Coolant Pipes Overview ] Coolant Pipes Overview.
• Replace the O-ring.
• Secure all hose connections with hose clamps of the same type as those equipped by the factory. Refer to the Parts Catalog.
- Clean and smooth the O-ring sealing surface.
- Coat the O-ring with coolant and slide it onto the coolant pipe.
- Install the A/C compressor bracket. Refer to => [ Auxiliary Component Bracket Ribbed Belt Drive Overview ] Auxiliary Component Bracket Ribbed Belt Drive Overview.
- Install A/C compressor.
- Install after-run coolant pump. Refer to => [ After-Run Coolant Pump (V51) ] After-Run Coolant Pump (V51).
- Fill the coolant system => [ Filling ] Service and Repair.