Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing air intake silencer

Removing

–	Switch off electrical consumers.

–	Switch off auxiliary and supplementary heater and switch off ignition.

–	Remove front part of front right wheel housing liner → General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.66.

–	Squeeze spreader clip -1- together and twist air intake silencer -2- out of aluminium pipe. Twist aluminium pipe off connection of auxiliary and supplementary heater.

Installing

–	Install in reverse order.

–	Push spreader clip -1- of air intake silencer -2- into bracket until it engages.

Note

The air intake silencer must not touch the auxiliary and supplementary heater housing.

Do not kink or crush aluminium pipe.

Specified torque

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