Transmission Fluid Cooler, Removing And Installing: Removing

-- Move the selector lever to "P".

-- Remove the air filter housing. Refer to AIR FILTER HOUSING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the battery and the battery tray. Refer to BATTERY TRAY, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

CAUTION:

The cooling system is under pressure when the engine is warm. Risk of scalding due to hot steam and hot coolant.

Burns to skin and other parts of the body are possible.

- Wear safety gloves.

- Wear protective eyewear.

- Reduce the pressure: cover the coolant reservoir cap with a cloth and carefully open.

-- Open the coolant expansion tank cap -arrow-.

Fig 1: Identifying Coolant Reservoir Cap

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-- Place a lint-free cloth on to transmission fluid cooler and transmission to absorb escaping coolant.

-- Clamp off the coolant hoses -2- with the : 3094 .

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-- Loosen the hose clamps for coolant hoses -1- and remove the coolant hoses from the transmission fluid cooler -3-.

-- Seal the open lines and connections with suitable plugs from the : VAS6122 .

-- Cover the transmission with cloths to catch any escaping coolant.

-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and the transmission fluid cooler -A-.

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CAUTION:

Transmission damage due to contaminated transmission fluid.

- Coolant must not drip into the transmission.