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Fan cowling, V6

Fan cowling, V6

To remove


1. Undo the cap on the expansion tank and remove the battery cover.

2. Raise the car and remove the lower engine cover and front spoiler plate.


3. Place a suitable receptacle under the car and drain the cooling system.

4. Disconnect the charge air pipe from the charge air cooler.


5. Lower the car and remove the intake pipe from between the mass air flow sensor and turbocharger.


6. Remove the upper engine cover.

7. Remove the charge air hose and pipe from the upper intake manifold.

8. Remove the upper radiator hose.

9. Remove the bolt securing the dipstick pipe to the lifting eye.


10. Remove the lower bolt and remove the upper bolt securing the lifting eye. Move aside the lifting eye.

11. Unplug the connectors and remove the fan cowling.



To fit


1. Move aside the lifting eye and fit the fan cowling.


2. Fit the upper bolt securing the lifting eye and secure the dipstick pipe to the lifting eye.

3. Plug in the fan connectors. Connect the radiator hose.


4. Lower the charge air pipe and connect it to the upper intake manifold.

5. Raise the car.

6. Fit the charge air pipe to the charge air cooler.


7. Check that the drain cock is closed.

8. Fit the lower engine cover and front spoiler plate. Lower the car.


9. Fit the upper engine cover.


10. Fit the intake pipe between the mass air flow sensor and turbocharger.

Tightening torque, mass air flow sensor: 3.5 Nm (2.5 lbf ft)

11. Fit the battery cover.

12. Fill with coolant and bleed the cooling system as described under Bleeding the cooling system.