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Supercharger: removing and installing (engine codes BPX and BUK)

t	Removing → Anchor

t	Installing → Anchor.

Consult the equivalence table for tools and equipment according to applicability among Seat / VW / Audi / Skoda → Chapter.

Special tools and workshop equipment required

t	Torque wrench kit -SAT 8010-, see equivalent → Anchor

t	Counterhold -T20174- or Pliers -T20029-, see equivalent → Anchor

Removing

–	Removing front bumper trim: → Bodywork, exterior fitting work; Rep. Gr.63

–	Remove the bumper bracket → Bodywork, exterior fitting work; Rep. Gr.50.

–	Separate the air conduit from the intake sleeve; to do this, lift the retainers slightly.

–	Loosen the attachment clamps and disconnect the hoses from the intercooler.

–	Unscrew the nuts securing the lower intercooler pipe.

–	Remove the bolts -arrows- and separate the intercooler.

Installing .

Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal while noting the following:

–	Fit the intercooler and secure with the bolts -arrows-.

–	Secure the lower pipe of the intercooler, using the nuts → Item.

WARNING

Tighten the nuts and bolts securing the intercooler and the pipes to the correct torques, otherwise they may produce noise and vibrations.

Note

t	The sleeves for the hoses and the supercharger air flow tubes should be free of oil and grease before fitting.

t	Replace the O-rings if they are damaged.

WARNING

When assembling the supercharger air pipes, do not use an oil-based lubricant.

–	Fit the supercharger air system hoses and observe the assembly instructions → Chapter.

–	Fit front bumper lining: → Bodywork, exterior fitting work; Rep. Gr.63

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