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Radiator (B235R)

Radiator (B235R)

To remove



1. Detach the drain hose from the battery.

Disconnect the positive and negative cables from the battery. Remove the battery.

2. Unplug the radiator fan electric connections.

3. Remove the throttle body's cover.


4. Remove the charge air pipe and bypass pipe with valve, collect the O-ring from the connection to the turbocharger's intake pipe.

5. Remove the heat shield over the exhaust manifold.

6. Remove the power steering system's fluid reservoir.

7. Remove the power steering pump's oil pipe and the clips for the radiator's venting hose from the radiator member and bend the oil pipe aside.


8. Remove the bracket from the battery tray and bend it aside.

9. Remove the radiator fan cowling, 2 bolts.

Tilt the radiator fan cowling, twist up and lift out.

10. Remove the front grille.


11. Remove headlamps and light clusters.

12. Remove the 2 air shields.

13. Remove the horn.

14. Open the expansion tank's pressure cap to release system pressure.

15. Raise the car.


16. Remove the lower air shields.

17. Drain the coolant by connecting a hose and opening the drain plug. Collect the coolant in a suitable receptacle.

18. Tighten the drain plug.

19. Unbolt the bottom of the charge air cooler, 2 bolts.


20. Unbolt the bottom of the oil cooler, 3 bolts. Bend the oil cooler aside and secure with a cable tie or the like.

21. Unbolt the bottom of the condenser, 2 bolts.

22. Detach the outlet hose from the turbocharger.


23. Detach the outlet hose from the charge air cooler.

24. Lower the car to the floor.

25. Detach the upper hose from the radiator.

26. Detach the lower hose from the radiator.

27. Remove the clips securing the radiator to the radiator member and pull the radiator up out of the rubber mountings.

28. Unhook the condenser from the mountings on the radiator.


29. Tilt the radiator away from the radiator member and remove the bleed hose from the expansion tank.

30. Snip the clip holding the A/C compressor's lead.

31. Lift out the radiator.


To fit



1. Lubricate the radiator's upper rubber bushes with non-acidic vaseline, part no. 30 06 665, or the equivalent.

2. Lift the radiator into place but do not press it home.

3. Fit the bleed hose to the expansion tank.

4. Hook the condenser onto the mountings on the radiator.

5. Press the radiator home and fasten the 2 clips that secure the radiator to the radiator member.

6. Fasten the A/C compressor's lead to the radiator with a new clip.


7. Attach the radiator's lower hose.

8. Attach the turbocharger's outlet hose and the charge air cooler's outlet hose.

9. Raise the car.


10. Bolt the bottom of the condenser in place, 2 bolts.

11. Remove the cable tie and fit the oil cooler, 3 bolts.

12. Bolt the bottom of the charge air cooler in place, 2 bolts.

13. Fit the two lower air shields.


14. Make sure that the cooling system's drain plug has been tightened and lower the car to the floor.

15. Fit the two air shields (beside the front grille).


16. Fit the light clusters and headlamps.

17. Fit the horn and front grille.

18. Lift the radiator fan cowling into place and fit the 2 bolts.


19. Attach the radiator's upper hose.

20. Mount the bracket on the battery tray.

21. Fit the power steering system's fluid reservoir.

22. Fit the power steering pump's oil pipe and the clips for the radiator's venting hose.

23. Plug in the radiator fan's plugs.

24. Fit the heat shield over the exhaust manifold.


25. Fit the charge air pipe.

26. Fit the bypass pipe with valve. Use a new O-ring for the connection to the turbocharger's intake pipe.

27. Fit the throttle body's cover.

28. Fit the battery and its drain hose.

29. Fill up with coolant. For the correct mixture, see “Cooling system“.

Close the filler cap.

30. Bleed the system as follows:

Note

A/C and ACC must be OFF.


Fill the cooling system up to the MAX level, fit the pressure cap, start the engine and warm it up at varying rpm until the radiator fan starts. Open carefully and top up to the MAX level.

31. Raise the car to check for oil or coolant leakage.

32. Lower the car and top up the coolant and/or oil as necessary.

33. Set the clock.