Contents: Removal ↓ Installation ↓
To carry out the work you will need an inspection pit or overpass.
Removal
1. Prepare the car for work (see "Preparing the car for maintenance and repair").
2. Drain the coolant from the engine (see "Coolant - replacement").
3. Remove the right and left instrument panel console trims (see "Instrument panel - removal and installation").
Warning! When performing the following operation, please note that a small amount of coolant remains in the heater radiator. Therefore, place a rag under the radiator hoses in advance.
4. Using a Phillips screwdriver, loosen the clamps securing the inlet and outlet hoses and remove them from the tap pipes.
5. In the engine compartment, use a Phillips screwdriver to loosen the two clamps and disconnect the hoses from the heater tap pipes.
6. With a socket wrench by 10 mm we unscrew the two nuts securing the heater radiator valve to the engine shield.
7. In the car interior, remove the heater tap.
(The original is on the portal: «VazBook»)
8. Using pliers, remove the traction casing retainer.
9. Disconnect the rod from the crane lever.
10. On the other side of the tap, remove the rubber and steel washers from the pipes.
Installation
1. Install the washers on the new heater tap.
2. Install the tap in reverse order.
3. Open the tap completely (move the lower lever of the ventilation and heating system control unit to the red sector until it stops).
4. Fill the engine cooling system with liquid (see "Coolant - replacement").
5. Check for any liquid leaks from the tap and connection points.
6. Install the instrument panel console trims.