Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 192

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♦ Angled screwdriver -VAS 6543-

Remove engine cover 

⇒ page 89

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Removing:

Caution

♦ Do NOT pull fuel hoses off fuel filter cover and do NOT

lever at connection. Leaks could occur and the fuel filter

upper part can be damaged.

♦ Ensure that no diesel fuel contacts other components in

the engine compartment. Clean immediately, if necessa‐

ry.

Note

Observe disposal regulations!

Carry out the following procedure:
– Unscrew all bolts -arrows- from fuel filter upper part and re‐

move fuel filter upper part.

Note

If the fuel filter upper part is stuck, loosen as follows:

The fuel filter upper part can be raised at assembly groove

-arrow A- using angled screwdriver -VAS 6543- .
♦ The assembly groove can be of different size, depending on

the type of upper part.

– Insert appropriate side of angled screwdriver -VAS 6543- in

assembly groove -arrow A- and turn angled screwdriver -VAS

6543- .

Then the fuel filter upper part is raised.

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– Take filter -3- out of fuel filter lower part.

– Remove old seal -2- from fuel filter upper part -1- by levering

seal out of respective groove -arrow-.

Caution

Remove all diesel, dirt and water residues from fuel filter lower

part using diesel extractor -VAS 5226- .

Note

Observe disposal regulations!

Installing:
– Insert new filter into fuel filter lower part.

– Moisten new seal -1- lightly with diesel fuel and insert fuel filter

upper part -arrows-.

– Place fuel filter upper part with seal properly onto fuel filter

lower part, press on firmly and evenly until the fuel filter upper

part is correctly seated.

Caution

Do NOT tighten bolts for upper part, before it is correctly seated

onto lower part.

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– Screw all bolts into fuel filter lower part and tighten hand-tight.
– Then tighten bolts to 5 Nm according to sequence shown in

illustration -arrows-.

Caution

This procedure prevents the seal from being damaged.

4.25

Air filter: Clean housing and renew filter

element

Removing and installing air filter element: 1.4 l engine

⇒ page 80

 .

Removing and installing air filter element: 1.6 l engine

⇒ page 82

 .

Removing and installing air filter element: 2.0 l FSI, 1.4 l TFSI

engine and Flex Fuel engine 

⇒ page 83

 .

Removing and installing air filter element: 2.0 l TFSI engine

⇒ page 83

 .

Removing and installing air filter element: 2.5 l petrol injection

engines 

⇒ page 85

 .

Removing and installing air filter element: 3.2 l engine

⇒ page 87

 .

Removing and installing air filter element for vehicles with diesel

engine and 1.4 l TSI engine 

⇒ page 88

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4.25.1

Removing and installing air filter ele‐

ment: 1.4 l engine

• There are two different air filter versions:
♦ Air filter version 1: air filter housing integrated in engine cover

⇒ page 80

♦ Air filter version 2: Separate air filter housing on engine

⇒ page 81

Air filter version 1
– Remove engine cover 

⇒ page 89

 .

– Remove bolts -arrows-.

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– Remove air filter housing lower part -1- and air filter element

-2-.

Note

Observe disposal regulations!

– Clean air filter housing lower part.

– Insert new filter element -1- into air filter housing lower part

-2-.

Note

♦

To secure the air filter housing upper part to air filter housing

lower part and intake connection, self-tapping bolts are used

as standard. If these bolts are loosened and tightened using

a cordless screwdriver, the thread in the air filter housing upper

part can be damaged.

♦

For this reason it is only permitted to use a cordless screw‐

driver, if the following prerequisites are fulfilled:

♦ The speed of cordless screwdriver may be max. 200 rpm.
♦ A specified torque of max. 3 Nm must be adjustable.

– Tighten bolts -arrows- to max. 3 Nm.
Air filter version 2
Carry out the following procedure:

– Carefully pull off hose -1-.
– Loosen bolts of air filter housing upper part -2- and fold up‐

wards to remove the air filter -3-.

Note

Observe disposal regulations!

– Clean air filter housing.
– Install air filter and air filter housing in reverse order.

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