Charge Air Cooler

Charge Air Cooler

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Engine Bung Set (VAS 6122)

Removing

- Remove the radiator. Refer to => [ Radiator ] Service and Repair.

- Remove the front bumper cover. Refer to Removal and Installation.

Refrigerant can cause serious personal injury.

• Do not open the air conditioning refrigerant circuit.

Risk of damaging refrigerant lines and hoses.

• Do not stretch, kink or bend refrigerant lines and hoses.

- Remove the air guide hose from the charge air cooler by loosening the hose clamp - arrow -.






- Remove the air guide hose by loosening hose clamps - 1 and 2 -.






- Remove the bolts - arrows - by releasing the air ducts at the left and right and tilting them toward the headlamp.






- Tilt the upper edge of the charge air cooler back slightly.

- Disengage the charge air cooler from the lower mounting points by lifting it.

- Slide the charge air cooler toward the engine and support it from below so it does not sink.

- Remove the bolts - arrows -.






- Remove the charge air cooler upward.

Installing

Installation is carried out in the reverse order while noting the following:

• If there are small impressions on the fins. Refer to => [ Coolers, Condensers and Charge Air Coolers ] Coolers, Condensers and Charge Air Coolers.

• For the correct tightening specifications, refer to => [ Charge Air Cooler Overview ] Charge Air Cooler Overview.

• Hose connections and charge air system hoses must be free of oil and grease before installing.

• Secure all hose connections with hose clamps of the same type as those equipped by the factory. Refer to the Electronic Parts Catalog (ETKA).

• To mount the charge hoses on their connectors securely, spray the bolts on the used clamps with rust remover before installing.

- Install the radiator. Refer to => [ Radiator ] Service and Repair.

- Install the front bumper. Refer to Removal and Installation.

- Air guides, installing with connector. Refer to => [ Air Guide Pipes and Hoses with Connector Coupling ] Service and Repair.

- Check the coolant level. Refer to => [ Check the coolant level. ] Service and Repair.