Part 2
Engine, Removing
- Remove the muffler.
- Remove the left and right bolts - 1 - and - 2 - and remove the stabilizer bar.
- Remove the exhaust flap vacuum actuator vacuum hose - 1 - from the T-connector - 2 - and move to the left.
- Disconnect the electrical connector - arrow - on the exhaust flap valve 1 (N321) and free up the electrical wire.
- Disconnect the vacuum hose - arrow -.
- Remove crankcase ventilation hoses - 1 - and - 3 - from the oil tank by pressing the release buttons.
- Free up the crankcase ventilation hose on the engine compartment crossmember - arrows -.
- Remove the clamp screw - 2 -.
- Move the crankcase ventilation hose forward.
• To collect escaping power steering fluid, lay a cloth under the separating point.
- Loosen the hose clamp - 1 - and disconnect the power steering hydraulic fluid hose.
- Remove the bolts - 2 - and lay aside the power steering hydraulic fluid reservoir.
- Seal the open lines and connections with clean plugs from the (VAS 6122).
- Remove the left and right bolts - arrows -.
- Remove the bolt - 3 - on the wiring harness retaining clamp.
- Free up the wiring harness on the engine compartment crossmember.
- Remove bolts - 1 -.
- Remove the left and right bolts - arrows -.
- Mark the left and right spacer plates - 2 - with a felt tip pen so they can be reinstalled in the same location and remove them.
- Remove the crossmember from the engine compartment.
- Disconnect the connector - 5 -.
- Remove the bolts - 4 - and disconnect the oil line - 3 -.
- Remove the bolts - 1 - and - 2 - and then remove the oil tank.
• The bolt is reached - 2 - from the left wheel housing side.
- Seal the open lines and connections with clean plugs from the (VAS 6122).
- Remove the air duct - 1 - from the engine oil cooler toward the rear - arrows -.
• To collect escaping motor oil, lay a cloth under the separating point.
- Remove the bolt - arrow - and then disconnect and remove the oil line - 1 - from the engine oil cooler.
- Seal the open lines and connections with clean plugs from the (VAS 6122).
Vehicles with Manual Transmission:
- Press the sliding sleeve forward as far as the stop - arrow 1 -.
- Turn the sliding sleeve right as far as the stop - arrow 2 - until it engages.
- Remove the cable retainer - A - from the respective shift cable - B -.
- Remove lock washers - 1 - and - 2 -.
- Pull the shift cables out of the cable bracket and free them up on the engine.
- Remove the bolts - arrows - and remove the cable bracket.
• To collect escaping brake fluid, lay a cloth under the separating point.
- Clamp off the pipe/hose line with a (3094).
- Remove the banjo bolt - arrow - and lay the hose/line assembly aside.
CAUTION!
Risk of contamination from escaping brake fluid.
• Do not press the clutch pedal if the hose/line assembly is disconnected from the clutch slave cylinder.
Vehicles with R-Tronic:
- Remove the bolt - arrow - and lay aside the angle bracket with electrical connector.
- Remove the secondary air hose - 1 - by pressing the release buttons.
- Disconnect the connector - 2 - on the secondary air injection pump motor 2 (V189).
• Ignore - arrows -.
All Vehicles:
- Remove the screw - arrow - and free up the wiring harness.
- Press the release buttons and remove the secondary air injection hose - arrow - from the right secondary air injection combination valve.
- Press the release button and remove the vacuum hose - 1 - on the EVAP canister.
- Free up the hose - arrow -.
- Free up the wiring harness on the right longitudinal member.
- Disconnect the electrical connector - 2 - on the engine coolant level warning switch (F66).
- Loosen the hose clamps - 1 - and - 3 - and remove the upper coolant hoses.
- Remove bolts - 5 -.
- Slide the coolant reservoir forward slightly - arrow - and remove it from the bracket.
- Loosen the hose clamp - 4 - and remove the lower coolant hose.
- Remove the bolt - arrows - and the coolant reservoir bracket.
- Remove the right sill trim strip, lower right A-pillar trim, rear shelf and right side trim.
- Remove the right rear mid-bass speaker (R160).
- Disconnect electrical connectors - 1 - and - 2 - on the transmission control module (J217).
- Remove the bolts - arrows - on the relay carrier and fuse carrier.
- Remove the nut - 4 - for the Battery positive wire.
- Disconnect the electrical connectors - 3 - on the connector strip.
- Remove the ground (GND) wire bolt - 5 -.
- Free up the wiring harness.
• To unclip spiral clip, use (80 - 200).
- Mark the relay and the relay socket for later reinstallation.
- Remove the relay carrier and relay.
- Remove the relay socket from the relay carrier by releasing all the retainers - A arrows -.
- Remove the fuse socket from the relay carrier by pressing the retainer - B arrows -.
- Remove the right rear fuse holder base plate from the bracket.
- Release the retaining clamps - arrows - and press fuse holders - 1 - and - 2 - back out of the base plate.
- Free up the engine wiring harness and carefully guide it through the engine compartment.
- Fold the floor covering back in the right A-pillar area.
- Turn fasteners - 1 - and - 3 - 90° counterclockwise and open the cover - 2 - over the main fuse box.
- Remove the nut - 2 - for the battery positive wire - 1 -.
- Free up the battery positive wire up to the engine compartment, pull it back and out and lay it on the engine.
• To unclip spiral clip, use (80 - 200).
- Remove the ground (GND) wire bolt - 1 -.
- Loosen the nuts - arrows -, press the retaining clips to the side and remove the engine control module 2 (J624).
- Free up the electrical wire and lay the engine control module 2 with wires connected on the engine.
- Repeat the procedure on the other side of the vehicle.
• Secure the engine control modules against falling off.
- Remove the left and right transmission mount bolts - 1 - while counterholding them with an open-end wrench - 2 -.
- Tighten the (T40137) on the transmission to 20 Nm.
- Remove the (2024 A) eye by remove the pins - 1 -.
- Install the (2024 A) eye as shown in the illustration and secure the pins - 1 - with a splint.
- Engage the (2024 A) in the lifting eyes on the front of the engine.
CAUTION!
There could be an accident if suspension components are not secured.
• Lifting hooks and alignment pins on lifting tackle must be secured with securing pins - arrows -.
- Engage the (3033) on the engine and on the shop crane with an (10 - 222 A /7) as shown in the illustration.
CAUTION!
Risk of damaging hose and wiring connections as well as engine compartment.
• Make sure all hose and electrical wire connections between the engine/transmission subassembly and body are disconnected.
• Carefully lift the engine/transmission subassembly out of the engine compartment.
- Raise the engine/transmission subassembly with the (VAS 6100) and carefully guide it back and out.
CAUTION!
Danger of damaging the suction module.
• Do not place the engine/transmission subassembly on the suction module, on a workbench or on the floor.
- Lower the engine/transmission subassembly onto the (VAS 6131 A). Refer to => [ Engine/Transmission Subassembly, Lowering onto Scissor Lift Table ] Engine/Transmission Subassembly, Lowering Onto Scissor Lift Table.