ATF Cooler, Removing And Installing: Removing

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

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

-- Move the selector lever into "P".

-- Use the Pry Lever :80-200 to pry the selector lever cable -3- out of the selector lever -arrow-.

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-- Remove the bolts -2-.

-- Lift the selector lever cable -3- with cable bracket -1-.

-- Remove the front noise insulation. Refer to OVERVIEW - NOISE INSULATION .

-- Remove the bolts -2-.

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-- Remove the drive axle heat shield -1- in the direction of -arrow-.

Vehicles with Secondary Air Injection Pump Motor -V101-

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-- Unclip the connector -2- from the bracket -1-.

-- Loosen the bolt -1- and remove the bolt -2-.

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The bracket with coolant line -3- are tied upward later.

Continuation for All Vehicles

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-- Tie up the coolant line -1- upward to get better accessibility to the ATF cooler -2-.

-- Thoroughly clean the area around the ATF cooler -2-.

NOTE:

Dirt and foreign objects must not enter the ATF system.

Always follow the guidelines for clean working conditions. Refer to GUIDELINES FOR CLEAN WORKING CONDITIONS .

The area around the ATF cooler must be free of dirt and foreign objects.

-- Place the Used Oil Collection and Extraction Unit :SMN372500 under the transmission.

-- Clamp off the coolant hoses -1- using the Hose Clamps - Up To 25mm :3094 -3-.

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-- Open the hose clamps -2- and remove the coolant hoses.

-- Seal off the ATF cooler connections with suitable sealing plugs taken from the Engine Bung Set :VAS6122 .

-- Loosen the bolt -1- for the ATF cooler -2- from above.

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The bolt -1- is only removed a few turns and remains in the transmission.

-- Remove the bolts -1- from below.

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-- Remove the ATF cooler -2- toward the rear in the direction of -arrow-.