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Engine, Removing
Special tools and workshop equipment required
t Pry Lever - Rmv Outside Mirror -80 - 200-
t Hose Clip Pliers -V.A.G 1921-
t Drip Tray -VAS 6208-
t Locking Tool -T40098-
t Engine Support Bridge -10 - 222 A-
t Shackle -10-222 A/12-
t Shop Crane -VAS 6100-
t Engine Sling -2024 A-
t Engine-/Gearbox Jack -V.A.G 1383 A-
t Gearbox Support -T10337-
t Release Tool f/ Rev. Light Switch Conn. -T40138-
Removing
WARNING
Risk of vehicle tipping over with engine removed.
Secure vehicle. Luggage compartment must be empty for this.
Note
t Remove the engine without the transmission upward.
t Collect escaping coolant in a clean container for disposal or reuse.
t During installation, all cable ties must be installed at the same location.
In order to be able to turn the driveshaft on an All Wheel Drive (AWD) vehicle to remove it, release
t
the electro-mechanical parking brake before disconnecting the battery.
Caution
Danger of causing damage to electrical components when disconnecting the battery.
Follow the instructions when disconnecting the battery. Refer to → Electrical Equipment; Rep.
Gr.27.
– Disconnect the battery. Refer to → Electrical Equipment; Rep. Gr.27.
– Remove the left and right front wheels.
– Remove left and right front wheel housing liners. Refer to → Body Exterior; Rep. Gr.66.
– Remove the noise insulation. Refer to → Body Exterior; Rep. Gr.66.
– Install the lock carrier in service position. Refer to → Body Exterior; Rep. Gr.50.
– Remove the front exhaust pipe/front muffler. Refer to → Chapter „Front Exhaust Pipe and Front
Muffler“.
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– Disconnect the connector -1- from the
Mass Airflow (MAF) Sensor -G70-.
– Loosen the air intake hose -2-.
– Remove the air filter housing upward -
arrows-.
– Remove the engine cover -arrows-.
– Remove the seal -arrow-.
– Unclip the plenum chamber covers -1, 2
and 3- and remove it.
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– Remove the left and right foam block -1-
upward -arrows-.
– Release the retainer -arrow A- and open
the cover -arrow B-.
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– Remove the nuts -1 through 3- for the
electrical wires.
– Remove the electrical connector -4- from
the bracket and disconnect it.
– Remove the bolt -5- and remove the wire
junction from the tower brace -arrow-.
Release the retainers from the wheel
– housing side using a 5.5 mm open end
wrench -1- and remove the wiring
bushing -2- upward.
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Open the wiring duct by opening the
–
release -arrow B-, pull the wiring duct
forward -arrow A- and free up the wires.
– Remove the nut -1- and tilt the washer
fluid filler neck upward -arrow A-.
Remove the filler neck -2- with the filler
–
tube from the washer fluid reservoir and
the opening in the body -arrow B-.
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– Remove the bolts -arrows- and the
engine compartment E-box cover.
– Remove the nut -1- and free up the wire.
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Release the retainers -A arrows- and
–
remove the engine control module -arrow
B-.
Disconnect the electrical connectors -4-
–
and remove the nut -3- for the electrical
wire.
– Disconnect the electrical connector -2- if
applicable.
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– Release the retainers -arrow- and remove
the relay carrier with the fuse holder -1-.
Release the retainers -A arrows- and
–
remove the wiring bushing -1- upward -
arrow B-.
Disengage the engine wiring harness at
–
the engine compartment E-box and free it
up.
Lay the wiring harness on the engine and
–
secure the engine control module so that
it cannot fall.
WARNING
Risk of scalding due to hot steam and hot
coolant.
The coolant system is under pressure
t
when the engine is warm.
Cover the coolant reservoir cap with a
t cloth and then open it slowly to release
the pressure in the system.
– Open the coolant reservoir cap.
– Place the -VAS 6208- under the engine.
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Open the drain -1- and let the coolant
–
drain out and then remove the connection
-2- from the radiator.
– Remove the left and right nuts -3- and
remove the longitudinal braces -2-.
– Loosen the hose clamp -arrow-, pull off
the air guide hose and move it to the side.
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Remove the nut -1- on the right
–
longitudinal member and free up the
ground (GND) wires.
Remove the nut -2- for the bracket with
–
the electrical wires on the right side of
the vehicle.
Disconnect the coolant fan electrical
–
connector -1- by sliding the retainer back
-arrow- and pressing the release down.
– Lay the wiring harness on the engine and
secure it from falling down.
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Disconnect the vacuum connection -2-
– from the plenum chamber bulkhead by
removing the vacuum hose -3- on the
back side -arrow-.
– Remove the nut -5-.
Remove the coolant hoses -1- through -4-
–
and remove the plenum chamber
bulkhead.
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– Remove the bolts -2 to 6-.
Note
The bolt -2- attaches the starter to the
t transmission and has an additional spacer
sleeve -arrow-.
Pay attention to the spacer sleeve while
removing or installing the engine -arrow-.
t
The spacer sleeve must be inserted
between the starter and the transmission.
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– Remove the coolant hose -2- and the
permanent ventilation -1-.
Remove the permanent ventilation -1-
–
and coolant hose -2- from the coolant
reservoir.
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– Loosen the hose clamps -arrows- and
remove the air guide hose.
– Disconnect the charge air pressure sensor
-G31--1- connector and free it up.
– Remove the catalytic converter. Refer to
→ Chapter „Catalytic Converter“.
Caution
Risk of destroying due to reversed running
direction on a used ribbed belt.
Before removing the ribbed belt, marking
running direction with chalk or felt-tip pen
for reinstallation later.
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– To release ribbed belt tension, rotate
tensioner in direction of -arrow-.
– Secure the tensioner with the -T40098-.
– Remove ribbed belt.
Disconnect solenoid clutch electrical
–
connector -1- on the Air Conditioning
(A/C) compressor.
WARNING
Refrigerant can cause serious personal
injury.
Do not open the air conditioning refrigerant
circuit.
– Remove A/C compressor bolts -arrows-.
Caution
Risk of damaging refrigerant lines and
hoses.
Do not stretch, kink or bend refrigerant lines
and hoses.
Tie up the A/C compressor with the
–
refrigerant lines attached to the longitudinal
member.
Note
The power steering pump hydraulic lines
remain connected.
Remove the bolts -1- from the front
–
through the belt pulley and then remove
the bolt -2- from the back.
Note
The power steering pump is shown in the
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illustration without the belt pulley and
without the hydraulic lines.
Remove the power steering pump with
–
the hydraulic lines connected to the
longitudinal.
Caution
Follow cleanliness precautions when
working on the fuel supply system.
– Disconnect the fuel supply hose -1- and
return hose -2-.
– Support the transmission with the -
V.A.G 1383 A- and -T10337-.
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– Remove the bolts -arrows- on the tunnel
crossmember.
– Lower the transmission with the -V.A.G
1383 A- to dimension -a-.
l Dimension -a- = 80 mm maximum.
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Disconnect the connector -1- on the
– back-up lamp switch -F4- using the
release tool f/ rev. light switch conn. -
T40138- and free it up.
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Unclip the wire -A- from the
–
transmission and disconnect the
connector -C-.
Lift the transmission with the -V.A.G
–
1383 A- and install the bolts -arrows- for
the tunnel crossmember.
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– Remove the bottom cover -1- from the
transmission -arrow-.
Remove the 3 drive plate bolts -arrow-.
–
Turn the crankshaft an additional 120° in
the direction of engine rotation.
– Remove the bolt on the starter -1- from
the engine side.
– Remove the starter from the transmission
and leave it in the installation position
Remove the remaining bolts -7 through
–
10- connecting the engine to the
transmission.
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Note
To improve clarity, the removed engine is
shown.
– Gently pretension the spindle by the -10-
222 A-.
Engage the -2024 A- on the engine and
–
on the -VAS 6100- as shown in
illustration.
WARNING
Lifting hooks and alignment pins on the
engine sling must be secured with
securing pins.
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– Remove the left and right engine mount
bolts -1-.
Note
Ignore -arrow-.
– Lift the engine until the engine mount is
free.
– Turn the -10-222 A- spindles.
Caution
Risk of damaging hose and wiring
connections as well as engine
compartment.
Make sure all the hoses and lines
between the engine, transmission,
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subframe and body have been
disconnected.
Carefully lift and guide the engine out of
t
the engine compartment.
– Remove the engine from the transmission
and lift it out of the engine compartment.
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