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Engine and transmission assembly
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Place the vehicle on a two-post lift (fit the safety belts).
Disconnect and remove the battery.
Drain the refrigerant circuit (if fitted) using the filling
station.
Remove:
–the engine undertray,
–the front wheels,
–the front right and left undertrays at the end of the
wheel arches,
–the wheel arch protectors,
–the front bumper,
–the side driveshafts (see section 29 of Workshop
Repair Manual 315 "Remove and refit side
driveshafts").
Open the degassing tank.
Drain the power assisted steering circuit:
–by the low pressure hoses on the cooler,
–by disconnecting the power assisted steering high
pressure pipe (lower pipe) from the steering rack
(tool Dir. 1282-01). Take care to prevent escape.Drain the cooling circuit through the lower radiator
hose.
Remove the air filter unit.
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Filling and bleeding
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119COOLING SYSTEM
Filling and bleeding
There is continuous circulation in the heater matrices.
FILLING
It is essential to open the two bleed screws at the
top of the radiator and the cylinder head coolant
pipe housing outlet.
Fill the circuit through the expansion bottle opening.
Close the bleed screws as soon as the liquid starts to
flow in a continuous stream.
Start the engine (2 500 rpm).
Adjust the level by overflow for a period of about
4 minutes.
Close the bottle.
BLEEDING
Allow the engine to run for about 20 minutes at
2 500 rpm, until the engine fans(s) operate (time
necessary for automatic degassing).
Check the liquid level is at the "Maximum" marker.
DO NOT OPEN THE BLEED SCREWS WHILST THE
ENGINE IS RUNNING.
REFIT THE EXPANSION BOTTLE CAP WHILE THE
ENGINE IS WARM.
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