Remove Silicat Bag from Your Skoda, VW, Audi, Seat the BEST way

Step by step guide on how to remove the coolant tank from your vehicle and replace with one not containing a "Silicat" bag. This applies to Skoda, VW, Audi and Seat vehicles with a coolant tank labelled "Mit Silikat" on the side.

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Summary of basic process:
Syphon old coolant out
Remove electrical connector
Release mounting lugs
Remove pipes
Refitting is a reversal of removal.

00:00 Why You want to remove the "Silikat"
04:24 Start of Tank Removal Process
04:25 Syphoning the old coolant out
04:46 Removing the electrical connector to the tank
04:58 Releasing the tank from the mounts
05:30 Pipe removal
07:52 Tank Replacement
07:54 Lower pipe replacement
08:48 Refitting the tank into its mounts
09:13 Refit electrical connector
09:25 Refit overflow return pipe
09:50 Refill with coolant