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Charge air cooler

Charge air cooler

To remove


1. Remove the headlamps. See Headlamps .

2. Raise the car.

3. Remove the front spoiler shield and the lower engine cover.


4. Lower the car slightly.

5. Hang up the condenser, power steering cooling coil and the radiator with strap, part no. 83 95 212.


6. Raise the car.

7. Remove the nuts securing the power steering cooling coil.


8. Remove the mounting securing the lower charge air pipe to the subframe.

9. Remove the cooler brackets from the subframe.

10. Remove the charge air hose clips from the charge air cooler and bend the hoses to one side.


11. Lower the car slightly.

12. Undo the condenser from the charge air cooler and remove the charge air cooler from below.


To fit


1. Fit the charge air cooler to its mountings on the condenser.


2. Position the charge air cooler on its upper mountings.

3. Raise the car slightly.

4. Connect the hoses to the charge air cooler.


5. Position and fit the lower mountings to the subframe.


6. Make sure the charge air cooler and the radiator are correctly fitted in their brackets.

7. Fit the mounting securing the lower charge air pipe to the subframe and tighten the nuts on the lower mountings.

8. Fit the nuts securing the power steering cooling coil.

9. Fit the front spoiler shield and the lower engine cover.


10. Lower the car to the floor.

11. Remove the straps, part no. 83 95 212.

12. Fit the headlamps. See Headlamps .