Contents: Removal 🠛 Installation 🠛
Removal
Place the vehicle on a two-post lift.
Remove the top engine covers.
Remove the battery cover.
Disconnect the wires from the battery terminals, starting with the negative terminal.
Remove the engine sump guard.
Drain the oil from the gearbox.
Disconnect the electrical wiring harnesses:
- from the battery;
- from the shelf under the battery;
- from the injection system ECU (fig. 3.140).
Fig. 3.140. Disconnecting the wire harnesses: 1 – battery harnesses; 2 – harnesses from the shelf under the battery; 3 – ECU harnesses
Remove the battery, ECU and battery tray.
Fig. 3.141. Removing the side reinforcement: 1 – side amplifier wiring harnesses; 2 – mounting bolts
Disconnect the wiring harness from the side amplifier, unscrew the mounting bolts and remove the side amplifier (fig. 3.141).
Fig. 3.142. Removing the hydraulic distributor cover fasteners: 1 – mounting bolts
Remove the four bolts securing the hydraulic distributor cover (be careful: oil may leak) (fig. 3.142).
Fig. 3.143. Hydraulic distributor mounting bolts
(This note was copied from the resource: «RenaultBook»)
Remove the seven bolts securing the hydraulic distributor (fig. 3.143).
Disconnect the solenoid valve connectors.
Replace the hydraulic distributor.
Fig. 3.144. Centering the hydraulic distributor using bolts
Installation
Install the hydraulic distributor, having previously centered it using bolts 4 and 5, shown in Figure 3.144.
Screw in the remaining bolts.
Tighten the hydraulic distributor mounting bolts in the order shown in Figure 3.144 to the required torque (7.5 Nm).