Radiator

REMOVAL

• Position the vehicle on a two-post lift.
• Disconnect the battery.
• Remove:

• the engine covers,
• the front wheels,
• the mudguards,
• the bumper mountings,
• the undershield.

• Disconnect the two connectors (1).
• Release the bonnet release cable (2).
• Remove:

• the clip (3),
• the mounting (4).

• Disconnect the windscreen washer hoses.

• Remove the front panel (5).
• Drain the cooling system via the lower radiator hose.
• Disconnect:

• the upper radiator hose,
• the expansion tank hoses at the radiator,
• the cooling fan unit connector.

F9Q or K9K

• Remove the air-to-air intercooler.
• Separate the condenser from the radiator.

CAUTION: Do not deform the air conditioning pipes.

• Remove the radiator.
• Separate the cooling fan unit from the radiator.

INSTALLATION

• Refit in the reverse order of removal.
• For refitting the spring clips, use:

• spring clip pliers (Mot. 1202-01),
• spring clip pliers (Mot. 1202-02),
• remote spring clip pliers (Mot.

Do not damage the fins of the radiator, condenser or intercooler when refitting (protect them if necessary).

• Refill and bleed the cooling system (see Cooling chapter, Bleeding the cooling system, page 19A-4).

Connect the battery; carry out the necessary re-learns (see Electrical Equipment chapter).