19A-42
COOLING
Cooling radiator: Removal - Refitting
F4R
19A
REMOVAL
I - REMOVAL PREPARATION OPERATION
a Position the vehicle on a two-post lift (see Vehicle:
Towing and lifting) (02A, Lifting equipment).
a Disconnect the battery (see Battery: Removal - Re-
fitting) (80A, Battery).
a Remove:
- the engine cover,
- the engine undertray bolts,
- the engine undertray,
- the front wheels (see Wheel: Removal - Refitting)
(35A, Wheels and tyres),
- the front section of the front wheel arch liners (see
Front wheel arch liner: Removal - Refitting)
(55A, Exterior protection),
- the front bumper (see Front bumper: Removal -
Refitting) (55A, Exterior protection).
a Drain the cooling system (see 19A, Cooling, Coo-
ling circuit: Draining - Refilling, page 19A-17) .
a Remove:
- the upper air deflector,
- the side air deflectors,
-the headlights (see Front headlight: Removal -
Refitting) (80B, Headlights),
-the front bumper supports (see Front bumper
support: Removal - Refitting) (42A, Front upper
structure),
- the audible warning (see Horn: Removal - Refit-
ting) (82B, Horn),
- the intercooler (see 12B, Turbocharging, Inter-
cooler: Removal - Refitting, page 12B-37) .
a Unclip the condenser from the cooling radiator.
Essential special tooling
Mot. 1448 Long nose pliers for hose
clips.
Essential equipment
safety strap(s)
WARNING
Before the operation, protect the electrical accesso-
ries to prevent any risk of short circuiting and pro-
tect the belts to avoid damaging them.
IMPORTANT
When working in the engine compartment, take
care as the radiator fan(s) may start up unexpecte-
dly (risk of being cut).
To avoid any risk of serious burns when the engine
is hot:
- do not open the expansion bottle cap,
- do not drain the cooling system,
- do not open the bleed screw(s).
WARNING
When carrying out a repair that requires a complete
change, it is essential to flush the circuit with clean
water, blast compressed air through the circuit to
drive out the water, fill and bleed the circuit and
then measure the effective protection.
The criteria to be met are:
-protection down to -25˚C ±±
±±
2 for cold and tempe-
rate countries,
- protection down to -40˚C ±±
±±
2 for "extreme cold"
countries.
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