Opel Frontera UBS. Manual - part 797

8F–16

BODY STRUCTURE

5. Remove cowl cover.

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Disconnect three screws.

6. Remove cowl cover seals.
7. Remove front window lower molding.

8. Remove cowl cover stoppers.

Installation

To install, follow the removal steps in reverse order.

Engine Hood

Removal

1. Open the hood.
2. Support the hood.
3. Remove windowshield washer nozzle tube.

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4. Remove hood hinge bolts (3).

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Before removing the hinges from the Engine hood
(1), scribe a mark (2) showing location of the hinges
to facilitate installation in the original position.

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5. Remove engine hood.

Installation

To install, follow the removal steps in the reverse order
noting the following points:

1. Tighten the engine hood fixing bolts to the specified

torque.

Torque: 13 N

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m (1.3kg·m/113 lb in)

2. Adjust the engine hood mounting gap with reference

to Body Dimension in this section.

3. Check and see if the engine hood lock operates

normally.

8F–17

BODY STRUCTURE

Air Bulge

Parts Location

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Legend

(1) Air Bulge

(2) Intercooler Seal
(3) Engine Hood Insulator

Removal

1. Remove engine food insulator.

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 Remove the sixteen clips.

2. Remove Intercooler seal.

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Remove the six clips.

3. Remove air bulge.

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Remove the six nuts.

Installation

To install, follow the removal steps in the reverse order
noting the following points:

1. Tighten the air bulge  fixing nuts to the specified

torgue.

Torque 8 N

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m (0.8kg·m/ 69 lb in)

8F–18

BODY STRUCTURE

Engine Hood Hinge

Parts Location

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Legend

(1) Hinge Fixing Bolts And Nuts
(2) Hood End Seal

(3) Engine Hood Hinge
(4) Engine Hood
(5) Cowl Cover

Removal

1. Remove cowl cover.

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 Refer to Cowl Cover in this section.

2. Remove engine hood.

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Refer to Engine Hood in this section.

3. Remove hinge fixing bolt and nut.
4. Remove engine hood hinge.
5. Remove hood end seal.

Installation

To install, follow the removal steps in reverse order noting
the following points:

1. Tighten the hood hinge fixing bolt and nut to the

specified torque.

Torque 13  N

•

m (1.3kg·m/113 lb in)

8F–19

BODY STRUCTURE

Engine Hood Lock

Parts Location

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Legend

(1) Hood Lock Control Lever
(2) Control Cable

(3) Engine Hood Lock Assembly
(4) Radiator Grille
(5) Inner Liner

Removal

1. Remove hood lock control lever.
2. Remove inner liner.
3. Remove control cable.

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Remove the cable fixing clips from the body panel.

4. Remove radiator grille.

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Refer to Radiator Grille And Front End Lower Panel
in this section.

5. Remove engine hood lock assembly.

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Apply setting marks (1) to the hood lock assembly
and the body prior to removal.

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