Radiator: Service and Repair

Radiator, removing and installing

Special tools and equipment
- VAG1306 drip tray

Removing
- Remove front bumper. Service and Repair




- Unbolt cooling pipe for power steering hydraulic oil (arrows).
- Place VAG 1306 drip tray underneath engine.

WARNING! The cooling system is pressurized when the engine is warm. When opening the expansion tank, wear gloves and other appropriate protection, cover the cap using a cloth, and open carefully to relieve system pressure slowly.

- Open coolant expansion tank cap.




- Turn radiator drain plug (arrow) counterclockwise; if needed attach accessory hose to connection flange.




- Remove coolant hoses at radiator and remove clip from connecting flange (arrow).

Vehicles with automatic transmission
- Remove ATF lines from radiator.




- Remove bolts -4- for air guides at radiator on left and right sides.
- Remove retaining bolts -1- and -2 from condenser.
- Disconnect harness connector -3- at
- A/C pressure switch -F129-.
- Pull condenser upward, out of retaining bracket, swing to side and hang at right-front wheel using wire loop.

Note: Make sure fender is protected against possible damage.




- Unlock both radiator retaining bolts and pull upward to remove (arrows).
- Tilt radiator forward and remove toward top.

Installing
- Installation is the reverse of removal, noting the following:
- Fill up with coolant. Service and Repair

WARNING! The cooling system is pressurized when the engine is warm. When opening the expansion tank, wear gloves and other appropriate protection, cover the cap using a cloth, and open carefully to relieve system pressure slowly.

Tightening torques