To remove
| WARNING | Take care if the car is warm. The coolant is hot and there is also a risk of burning yourself on the exhaust manifold. |
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- Open the cap on the expansion tank and release the pressure.
- Raise the car.
- Remove the front lower cover.
- Drain the coolant from the radiator.
- Lower the car to the floor.
- Undo the hose clip on the upper radiator hose.
- Remove the fan assembly, see «RADIATOR FAN, 4-CYL.»(ref-274824-S02578952312007122400000)
- For cars with automatic transmission, also remove the connections to the oil cooler on the transmission. NOTE: Have a receptacle handy to catch any fluid spill.
- Loosen the cooling system breather hose.
- Unplug the A/C compressor's connector.
- Loosen the lower radiator hose from the coolant pump (attached with a hose clamp at the pump).
- Detach the radiator from the bodywork.
- Remove the radiator.
Note. If the radiator is to be removed for some time, it should be filled with liquid and the pipe connections plugged.
Removal
- Open the expansion tank cap and release the overpressure. Close the cap.
- Certain cars: Remove the cover (1 screw).
- Remove the battery cover and detach the negative and positive cables on the battery.
- Remove the battery (1 nut).
- Undo the expansion tank mounting on the MacPherson strut (1 clip).
- Turn the tank forward. Unplug the connector for the expansion tank level sensor.
- Undo the clip that secures the relay box cable trunk adjacent to the battery holder.
- Lift up the expansion tank. Pull the lower hose between the cable trunking
- Clamp the connecting hoses to the expansion tank using pinch-off pliers.
- Turn the expansion tank forwards and drain the fluid into a suitable container.
- Undo the hose clips for each respective hose.
- Lift out the expansion tank.