Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing coolant pipes
| Special tools and workshop equipment
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| Hose clamps up to 25 mm -3094- |
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| Hose clip pliers -VAS 6362- |
The cooling system is under pressure when the engine is hot. Hot
steam/hot coolant can escape - risk of scalding. Risk of scalding to
skin and body parts.Wear protective gloves.Wear eye protection.Release
pressure by covering cap of coolant expansion tank with a cloth and
opening it carefully. |
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Open cap -arrow- on coolant
expansion tank. |
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Clamp off coolant hoses at coolant pipe with hose clamps
-3094-. |
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Release hose clips -arrows- and
detach coolant hoses. |
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Remove intake manifold
→ Chapter. |
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Lay intake manifold -1- on the
workbench as shown. |
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Place e.g. a block of wood -2-
under the intake manifold as an underlay. |
 Note
| To avoid damaging the intake manifold and coolant pipe, this
procedure must be carried out very carefully! |
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Insert a flat-blade screwdriver into the slot
-arrow 1-. |
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Carefully push the flat-bade screwdriver in
-direction of arrow 2- and lift the
coolant pipe -4- in
-direction of arrow 3- until it
comes free from the retainer. |
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Continue to lift the coolant pipe -1-
in -direction of arrow- until it
comes free of the retainer -2-. |
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First push the coolant pipe onto the mounting
-1- until it engages. |
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Then push the coolant pipe onto the mounting
-2- until it engages. |
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Check that the coolant pipe has properly engaged by pulling
on it. |
| Further installation steps are carried out in the reverse
order; note the following: |
Note
| Secure all hose connections with the same type of hose clips
as original equipment
→ Electronic Parts Catalogue. |
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Install intake manifold
→ Chapter. |
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Check coolant level
→ Anchor. |
| → Chapter „Assembly overview - coolant pipes“ |
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1 -
Coolant hose
2 -
Coolant pipe
Clipped onto intake manifold (bottom)
To remove, remove intake manifold
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Assembly overview - coolant pipes