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Removing and installing small coolant pipe (left-side) — AUDI

Removing and installing small coolant pipe (left-side) on Audi: 14 steps, engines BHK, BHL. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

14 steps 2 engine codes

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi Q7 (4L, 2005–2015)

  • Opens: coolant
  • Renewed: o-ring

Don't miss

  • Disregard (arrows).
  • Disregard items marked (1, 3 and arrows).

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

📋 Procedure

  1. Drain coolant .
  2. Detach coolant hose (1) from connection. [Note: Disregard (arrows).]
  3. Disconnect coolant hose (2) from connection and move coolant hoses on intake manifold clear.
  4. Move coolant hoses to front. [Note: Disregard items marked (1, 3 and arrows).]
  5. Move electrical connector (1) for engine speed sender G28 on dipstick guide tube clear.
BHK? Steps differ between engine variants — check this job against your exact car before you commit to it. Check my car — free →
  1. Move B+ wire (arrow) on dipstick guide tube clear.
  2. Remove bolt (2) and pull out dipstick guide tube.
  3. Disconnect vacuum hose (1).
  4. Unplug electrical connector (arrow) on intake manifold flap vale N316, unclip intake manifold flap valve N316 from bracket and move clear to one side.
  5. Move electrical wiring on small coolant pipe (left-side) clear.
  6. Slacken bolts (1) and remove bolt (2).
  7. Detach small coolant pipe (left-side) from intake manifold and detach from coolant hoses (arrows). [Note: Fit new O-ring.]
  8. Install dipstick guide tube .
  9. Fill up with coolant .

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.