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Component Locations Overview






Component Location Overview

Right Side of the Engine Compartment





1 - Engine Control Module (ECM) (J623)

Component location, refer to => [ ECM ].

Removing and installing => [ Engine Control Module ] Service and Repair.

2 - Camshaft Adjustment Valve 1 (Exhaust) (N318)

3 - Secondary Air Injection (AIR) Combination Valve

Cylinder bank 1 (right).

Checking, removing and installing.

4 - Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) Sensor (G62)

Component location, refer to => [ ECT Sensor ].

5 - Mass Air Flow (MAF) Sensor (G70)/Intake Air Temperature (IAT) Sensor (G42)

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Mass Air Flow Sensor ] Service and Repair.

6 - Camshaft Adjustment Valve 1 (N205)

Component location, refer to => [ View From Inside the Right Cylinder Head ].

7 - High Pressure Pump

With the fuel metering valve.

Component location, refer to => [ High Pressure Fuel Pumps ].

Removing and installing, refer to => [ High Pressure Pump ] High Pressure Pump.

8 - Electrical Harness Connectors

For the Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S) (in front of catalytic converter) with Oxygen Sensor (O2S) heater.

For the O2S behind Three Way Catalytic Converter (TWC) with O2S heater 1 behind TWC.

Component location => [ Oxygen Sensor Connectors ].

9 - Throttle Valve Control Module (J338)

After replacing the throttle valve control module, select "adapt throttle valve control module" in "Guided Functions".

10 - Knock Sensor (KS) 2 (G66), 20 Nm

Component location, refer to => [ View From Inside the Right Cylinder Head ].

Electrical harness connector, refer to => [ Front of Engine ].

11 - Fuel Pressure Sensor (G247), 25 Nm

Component location, refer to => [ View From Inside the Right Cylinder Head ].

Lubricate the threads with clean oil.

12 - Components on the Front of the Engine

Component location, refer to => [ Front of Engine ].

Beginning with Model Year (MY) 2009, the variable intake manifold runner motor has become the intake manifold tuning valve.

Intake flap motor.

Intake manifold runner position sensor

Variable intake manifold runner motor

Intake manifold runner position sensor 2

Electrical connector for KS 1

Electrical connector for KS 2

Electrical connector for KS 3

Electrical connector for KS 4

13 - Knock Sensor (KS) 1 (G61), 20 Nm

Component location, refer to => [ View From Inside the Right Cylinder Head ].

Electrical harness connector, refer to => [ Front of Engine ].

20 Nm

14 - Camshaft Position (CMP) sensor (G40)

Component location, refer to => [ View From Inside the Right Cylinder Head ].

15 - Fuel Metering Valve (N290)

Component location, refer to => [ High Pressure Fuel Pumps ].

16 - Electrical Connector for Knock Sensor (KS) 1 (G61)

Component location, refer to => [ Front of Engine ].

17 - Electrical Connector for Knock Sensor (KS) 2 (G66)

Component location, refer to => [ Front of Engine ].

18 - Ignition Coils, Cylinder Bank 1

Ignition coil 1 with power output stage (N70)

Ignition coil 2 with power output stage (N127)

Ignition coil 3 with power output stage (N291)

Ignition coil 4 with power output stage (N292)

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Ignition Coils ] Service and Repair.

19 - Camshaft Position (CMP) Sensor 3 (G300)

Attached to the outside of the cylinder head.

Component location, refer to => [ Right Cylinder Bank 1 ].

20 - Intake Air Switch Over Valve (N335)

Installed location, see the air filter assembly overview. Refer to => [ Air Filter Assembly Overview ] Air Filter Assembly Overview.

21 - Secondary Air Injection (AIR) Pump Motor (V101)

Right front, below the headlamp.

Removing and installing,

Left Side of the Engine Compartment





1 - High Pressure Pump

With the fuel metering valve 2.

Component location, refer to => [ High Pressure Fuel Pumps ].

Removing and installing, refer to => [ High Pressure Pump ] High Pressure Pump.

2 - Low Fuel Pressure Sensor (G410)

Component location, refer to => [ High Pressure Fuel Pumps ].

The installed location changed in MY 2009, refer to => [ View From Inside the Left Cylinder Head (Running Change in MY 2009) ].

3 - Electrical Harness Connectors

For the HO2S 2 (in front of catalytic converter) with O2S 2 heater.

For the O2S 2 behind TWC with O2S heater 2 behind TWC.

Component location, refer to => [ Oxygen Sensor Connectors ].

4 - Evaporative Emission (EVAP) Canister Purge Regulator Valve 1 (N80)

Evaporative Emission (EVAP) canister purge solenoid valve 2 only on US vehicles.

5 - Secondary Air Injection (AIR) Combination Valve

Cylinder bank 2 (left).

6 - Camshaft Adjustment Valve 2 (N208)

Component location, refer to => [ View From Inside the Left Cylinder Head ].

7 - Camshaft Adjustment Valve 2 (Exhaust) (N319)

Component location, refer to => [ Left Cylinder Bank 2 ].

8 - Camshaft Position (CMP) Sensor 4 (G301)

Component location, refer to => [ Left Cylinder Bank 2 ].

9 - Ignition Coils, Cylinder Bank 2

Ignition coil 5 with power output stage (N323).

Ignition coil 6 with power output stage (N324).

Ignition coil 7 with power output stage (N325).

Ignition coil 8 with power output stage (N326).

Component location, refer to => [ Left Cylinder Bank 2 ].

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Ignition Coils ] Service and Repair.

10 - Electrical Connector for Knock Sensor (KS) 3 (G198)

Component location, refer to => [ Front of Engine ].

11 - Electrical Connector for Knock Sensor (KS) 4 (G199)

Component location, refer to => [ Front of Engine ].

12 - Fuel Metering Valve 2 (N402)

Common component with the high pressure pump.

Component location, refer to => [ High Pressure Fuel Pumps ].

13 - Camshaft Position (CMP) Sensor 2 (G163)

Component location, refer to => [ View From Inside the Left Cylinder Head ].

14 - Knock Sensor (KS) 3 (G198), 20 Nm

Component location, refer to => [ View From Inside the Left Cylinder Head ].

15 - Knock Sensor (KS) 4 (G199), 20 Nm

Component location, refer to => [ View From Inside the Left Cylinder Head ].

16 - Components on the Front of the Engine

Component location, refer to => [ Front of Engine ].

Intake flap motor or Intake Manifold Runner Control (IMRC) valve.

Intake manifold runner position sensor.

Variable intake manifold runner motor or IMRC valve.

Intake manifold runner position sensor 2.

Electrical connector for KS 1.

Electrical connector for KS 2.

Electrical connector for KS 3.

Electrical connector for KS 4.

A - Engine Speed (RPM) Sensor (G28)

Component location, refer to => [ Engine Speed (RPM) Sensor ].

B - Throttle Position (TP) Sensor (G79)/Accelerator Pedal Position Sensor 2 (G185)

In the footwell on the accelerator pedal (both sensors are integrated into one housing).

Component location, refer to => [ TP Sensor/Accelerator Pedal Position Sensor 2 ].

C - Kick Down Switch (F8)

In the footwell, at the accelerator pedal.

Component location, refer to => [ Kick Down Switch ].

D - Brake Light Switch (F)/Brake Pedal Switch (F47)

In the footwell at the brake pedal.

Component location, refer to => [ Brake Light Switch/Brake Pedal Switch ].

E - Clutch Pedal Switch (F36)

In the footwell on the clutch pedal.

F - Fuel Pump (FP) Control Module (J538)

Component location, refer to => [ Fuel Pump Control Module ].

G - Oil Pressure Switch (F1)

Component location, Refer to => [ Oil Pressure Switch ].

H - Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S) (G39) before Catalytic Converter with Oxygen Sensor (O2S) Heater (Z19), 55 Nm

Location of electrical connector, refer to => [ Oxygen Sensor Connectors ].

Component location of oxygen sensors, refer to => [ Oxygen Sensors, Cylinder Bank 1 (Right) ].

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Oxygen Sensors, Cylinder Bank 1 ] Oxygen Sensors, Cylinder Bank 1.

I - Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S) 2 (G108) before Catalytic Converter with Oxygen Sensor (O2S) 2 Heater (Z28), 55 Nm

Location of electrical connector, refer to => [ Oxygen Sensor Connectors ].

Component location of oxygen sensors, refer to => [ Oxygen Sensors, Cylinder Bank 2 (Left) ].

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Oxygen Sensors, Cylinder Bank 2 ] Oxygen Sensors, Cylinder Bank 2.

J - Oxygen Sensor (O2S) behind Three Way Catalytic Converter (TWC) (G130) with Oxygen Sensor (O2S) 1 behind Three Way Catalytic Converter (TWC) Heater (Z29), 55 Nm

Location of electrical connector, refer to => [ Oxygen Sensor Connectors ].

Component location of oxygen sensors, refer to => [ Oxygen Sensors, Cylinder Bank 1 (Right) ].

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Oxygen Sensors, Cylinder Bank 1 ] Oxygen Sensors, Cylinder Bank 1.

K - Oxygen Sensor (O2S) 2 behind Three Way Catalytic Converter (TWC) (G131) with Oxygen Sensor (O2S) 2 behind Three Way Catalytic Converter (TWC) Heater (Z30), 55 Nm

Location of electrical connector, refer to => [ Oxygen Sensor Connectors ].

Component location of oxygen sensors, refer to => [ Oxygen Sensors, Cylinder Bank 2 (Left) ].

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Oxygen Sensors, Cylinder Bank 2 ] Oxygen Sensors, Cylinder Bank 2.

ECM





Removing and installing, refer to => [ Engine Control Module ] Service and Repair.

Relay and Fuse Holder in Right Footwell





2 Starter relay
3 Starter relay 2
4 Fuel pump relay

Relay and Fuse Holder behind Left Instrument Panel





3 Power supply relay (terminal 15)

4-Pin Relay Carrier in E-box Plenum Chamber





1 AIR pump relay
2 Motronic ECM power supply relay

TP Sensor/Accelerator Pedal Position Sensor 2





The TP sensor and accelerator pedal position sensor 2 are integrated in the accelerator pedal module and cannot be replaced individually.

Kick Down Switch





Brake Light Switch/Brake Pedal Switch





Removing and installing

To ensure that they are absolutely securely seated, the switches may only be installed once.

Fuel Pump Control Module





Installed location: Under the floor covering on the left side of the luggage compartment.

Bolts - arrows -.

Oxygen Sensor Connectors





1. To the HO2S

2. To the O2S behind TWC

3. To the HO2S 2

4. To the O2S 2 behind TWC

Oxygen Sensors, Cylinder Bank 1 (Right)





1. O2S behind TWC

2. HO2S

Tightening specification: 55 Nm

Oxygen Sensors, Cylinder Bank 2 (Left)





1. HO2S 2

2. O2S 2 behind TWC

Tightening specification: 55 Nm

Engine Speed (RPM) Sensor





Engine Speed (RPM) sensor - arrow -.

ECT Sensor





ECT sensor - arrow -.

Right side, on the rear coolant pipe - arrow -.

Removing and installing.

Right Cylinder Bank 1





1. CMP sensor 3

2. Camshaft adjustment valve 1 (exhaust)

3. Ignition coil 4 with power output stage

4. Ignition coil 3 with power output stage

5. Ignition coil 2 with power output stage

6. Ignition coil 1 with power output stage

Left Cylinder Bank 2





1. Ignition coil 5 with power output stage

2. Ignition coil 6 with power output stage

3. Ignition coil 7 with power output stage

4. Ignition coil 8 with power output stage

5. Camshaft adjustment valve 2 (exhaust)

6. CMP sensor 4

View From Inside the Right Cylinder Head





1. Fuel pressure sensor

2. KS 1

3. CMP sensor

4. Cylinder 1 fuel injector

5. Cylinder 2 fuel injector

6. Cylinder 3 fuel injector

7. Cylinder 4 fuel injector

8. Camshaft adjustment valve 1

9. KS 2

View From Inside the Right Cylinder Head (Running Change in MY 2009)





1. Intake manifold runner position sensor

2. CMP sensor

3. Fuel metering valve

4. Camshaft adjustment valve 1

5. Low fuel pressure sensor

6. Cylinder 1 fuel injector

7. Cylinder 2 fuel injector

8. Cylinder 3 fuel injector

9. Cylinder 4 fuel injector

10. Fuel pressure sensor

11. IMRC valve

12. KS 1

13. KS 2

View From Inside the Left Cylinder Head





1. KS 4

2. Camshaft adjustment valve 2

3. CMP sensor 2

4. Cylinder 8 fuel injector

5. Cylinder 7 fuel injector

6. Cylinder 6 fuel injector

7. Cylinder 5 fuel injector

8. KS 3

View From Inside the Left Cylinder Head (Running Change in MY 2009)





1. Camshaft adjustment valve 2

2. Fuel metering valve 2 (attached into the high pressure pump)

3. CMP sensor 2

4. Intake manifold runner position sensor 2

5. Cylinder 5 fuel injector

6. Cylinder 6 fuel injector

7. Cylinder 7 fuel injector

8. Cylinder 8 fuel injector

9. Low fuel pressure sensor

10. KS 4

11. KS 3

Front of Engine





1 KS 2 (brown connector)
2 KS 1 (black connector)
3 Intake manifold runner position sensor
4 Variable intake manifold runner motor (black connector)
5 Intake flap motor (brown connector)
6 Intake manifold runner position sensor 2
7 KS 4 (black connector)
8 KS 3 (brown connector)

Running change in MY 2009 - items 4 and 5 - are being replaced by vacuum controlled valves (see the following illustration).

The intake flap motor has become the intake manifold runner control valve.

The variable intake manifold runner motor has become the intake manifold tuning valve.

Front of Engine (Running Change in MY 2009)





1 KS 2 (brown connector)
2 KS 1 (black connector)
3 Low fuel pressure sensor
4 Intake manifold runner position sensor
5 Fuel pressure sensor
6 Intake manifold runner control valve (CVTS tumble flaps)
7 IMT valve
8 Intake manifold runner position sensor 2
9 Fuel metering valve
10 KS 4 (black connector)
11 KS 3 (brown connector)

Oil Pressure Switch





Oil pressure switch - 1 - and electrical connector - 2 -.

High Pressure Fuel Pumps





1 Right high pressure pump (cylinder bank 1)
2 Low fuel pressure sensor
3 Left high pressure pump (cylinder bank 2)
4 Fuel metering valve 2
5 Fuel metering valve

Map Controlled Engine Cooling Thermostat





At the left front of the engine.

2 Map controlled engine cooling thermostat

Ignore - item 1 -.