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Removing and installing radiator
Removing and installing radiator
(Fabia II, Roomster)
Special tools and workshop equipment required
t  Catch pan, e.g. -VAS 6208-
t  Pliers for spring strap clamps
Removing
–  Remove front bumper → Body Work; Rep. gr.63.
–  Drain coolant → Chapter.
–  Remove fan shroud with radiator fan -V7- → Chapter.
–  Disconnect plug from thermo-switch for radiator fan -F18-.
–  Detach top coolant hose from radiator connection fitting.
–  Detach top coolant hose from connection fitting of charge air cooler.
   
–  Release right and left screw -2- for radiator bearing.
–  Push the radiator to the rear and remove the right and left radiator bearing Pos. 26 → Chapter.
Vehicles without air conditioning
–  Push the radiator together with the charge air cooler upwards out of the bottom rubber bearings and remove it laterally down.
Vehicles with air conditioning
–  Remove V-ribbed belt → Chapter.
  WARNING
Risk of injury through refrigerant.
Do not open the refrigerant circuit of the air conditioning system.
  Caution
Risk of damaging the condenser as well as the refrigerant lines and hoses.
Do not over-tension or buckle refrigerant lines and hoses.
–  Remove the AC compressor from the bracket for auxiliary units and secure it with connected refrigerant hoses to the body.
  S19-0323
–  Mark the installation position of the screws -1- on the right and left and only slacken them.
–  Push the radiator together with the charge air cooler and the condensor upwards out of the lower rubber bearings.
   To do so, pull the plastic housing of the lock carrier downwards. There is very little space on the right between the refrigerant line and the body.
–  Lay the radiator with the condensor to the rear.
  S19-0323
–  Release the screws -arrows- of the condensor -2- from the radiator -1-.
–  Draw the condensor forwards and attach to the lock carrier.
–  Remove the radiator together with the charge air cooler laterally down.
  S19-0326
–  Push the radiator -1- in -direction of arrow- out of the lateral brackets on the charge-air cooler -2-.
Install
Installation is performed in the reverse order, pay attention to the following points:
  N19-10404
–  On vehicles with air conditioning system, push the plastic housing of the lock carrier upwards into the initial position and tighten the screws -1- on the right and left.
   Tightening torque: 8 Nm
–  Top up coolant → Chapter.
  S19-0323

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