Service Procedure

WARNING:
DO NOT REMOVE THE COOLANT HOT BOTTLE PRESSURE CAP IF THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM IS HOT OR UNDER PRESSURE. SERIOUS BURNS FROM COOLANT MAY OCCUR.

1. Open the hood.





2. Clamp off the small coolant hose at the engine coolant hot bottle with hose pinch-off pliers (Figure 1).

3. Clamp off the large coolant hose at the engine coolant hot bottle with hose pinch-off pliers (Figure 1).

4. Remove and save the engine coolant hot bottle mounting screw (Figure 1).





5. Lift up the engine coolant hot bottle and tilt it on its side (Figure 2).

6. Remove and discard the hose clamps from the large and small coolant hoses at the engine coolant hot bottle (Figure 2).

7. Remove the large and small coolant hoses from the engine coolant hot bottle.

8. Carefully remove the original engine coolant hot bottle from the vehicle.

9. Install the new clamps supplied in the kit onto the large and small coolant hoses.

10. Place the new engine coolant hot bottle into position and connect the large and small coolant hoses to the bottle.





NOTE:
Be sure that the notch on end of the large hose lines up with the alignment tab on the engine coolant hot bottle hose nipple (Figure 3).

11. Using special tool 10288, tension the hose clamps for the large and small coolant hoses at the engine coolant hot bottle.





CAUTION:
Be sure to grab the clamp with the tool as shown in Figure 4 to obtain proper hose clamp tension.

12. With the engine coolant hot bottle in position, install the engine coolant hot bottle mounting screw. Tighten the screw to 70 in. lbs. (8 Nm).

13. Remove the hose pinch-off pliers from both coolant hoses.





14. Remove the pressure cap from the new engine coolant hot bottle and transfer the engine coolant from the original engine coolant hot bottle to the new engine coolant hot bottle (Figure 5). Add additional coolant if required.

15. Discard the original engine coolant hot bottle.

16. Install the pressure cap onto the engine coolant hot bottle.

17. Start the engine and verify that there are no coolant leaks at the engine coolant hot bottle.

18. Close the hood and return the vehicle to the customer.