Plenum Chamber And Water Drains: Checking For Dirt - Audi A8 2010 Maintenance Manual

Note
When cleaning air cleaner housing with compressed air: Cov‐
♦
er air mass meter with a clean cloth.
On vehicles for cold countries, the snow screen in the intake
♦
section must also be cleaned; see specification in ELSA Main‐
tenance table.
3.51 Plenum chamber and water drains:
checking for dirt
DANGER!
Risk of fatal injury if high-voltage components are damaged.
♦ Observe warnings for high-voltage system:
♦ Handling high-voltage wires
♦ For work in the vicinity of high-voltage components
⇒ page 10 .
Checking plenum chamber and water drains for dirt
⇒ page 123
Cleaning plenum chamber and water drains
3.51.1 Checking plenum chamber and water
drains for dirt
Cleaning the plenum chamber, as well as the removal procedures
required, are a repair measure and should be charged separately.
Removal steps:
– Remove wiper arms ⇒ Electrical system; Rep. gr. 92 ; Wind‐
screen wiper system; Removing and installing wiper arms .
– Remove plenum chamber cover ⇒ General body repairs, ex‐
terior; Rep. gr. 50 ; Bulkhead; Removing and installing plenum
chamber cover .
Step 1 - checking plenum chamber and water drains (passenger's
side):
– Use a hand-held light to check for dirt in plenum chamber and
water drain grommet -1-.
– If necessary, clean plenum chamber and water drains
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Step 2 - checking plenum chamber and water drains (driver's
side):
⇒ page 11 .
⇒ page 124
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