Porsche 996 TT Repair Manual page 710

Risk of short circuit with battery connected
The battery must be disconnected before any work is carried out on the engine.
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1. Drain coolant. Open cap of coolant expansion tank. Unscrew coolant drain plugs on left and right and
drain the coolant. After draining the coolant, fit new sealing rings on the drain plugs.
Drain plug tightening torque: 10 to 15 Nm (7.5 to 11 ftlb.)
2. Remove air cleaner housing. Undo hexagon−head bolt M6 x 34. Undo the hose clamp on the throttle
body. Remove connector from hot film mass air flow meter.
3. Removing drive belt ' 137819 Removing and installing drive belt (engine
installed) .
4. Unclip the cable from the hot film air flow meter on the expansion tank of the hydraulic pump and lay it
aside. Detach the holder from the oil filler neck.
5. Undo fastening screws on the expansion tank −upper arrows− (two M8 screws) and the four screws
−lower arrows− (three M8 screws and one M6 screw) on the hydraulic pump. Pull the expansion tank
with hydraulic lines and with connected lines up out of the fastening bracket and lay aside to the
right−hand side.
6. Remove holder for oil filter bracket. Unscrew the M6 screw and undo the M8 screw for this purpose. Lift
the holder out.
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