Part 2
Engine, Removing
All Vehicles
- Open the clamp and remove the right front coolant hose - arrow - from the front coolant pipe.
- Loosen the clamp - arrow - and remove the coolant hose.
• Ignore - 1 and 2 -.
- Lift the clamp - arrow - and remove the coolant hose from the front coolant pipe
Vehicles with Hydraulic Power Steering
- Remove the coolant hoses - 1 and 2 - from the coolant overflow reservoir.
- Remove the bolts - arrows -, disconnect the connector on the engine coolant level warning switch (F66) and remove the coolant reservoir.
- Disconnect the connector - arrow - from the power steering pump, if applicable.
- Press the hydraulic hose down slightly.
All Vehicles
Risk of damaging refrigerant lines and hoses.
• Do not stretch, kink or bend refrigerant lines and hoses.
- Remove the bolts - arrows - and the refrigerant lines from the Air Conditioning (A/C) compressor.
- Seal any open lines and connections with a clean plug from the (VAS 6122).
- Release the retainer - arrow A - and open the cover - arrow B -.
- Remove the nut - 1 - from the electric wires.
- Remove the electrical connector - 2 - from the bracket and disconnect it.
- Remove the bolt - 3 - and the terminal 30 wire junction 2 (TV22) from the tower brace - arrow -.
- Release the retainers from the wheel housing side using a 5.5 mm wrench - 1 - and remove the wiring bushing - 2 - upward.
- Free up the wiring harness - 3 - to the generator and starter using the (80 - 200).
- Wiring duct version 1: Free up the wiring harness by releasing the retainer - arrow B - and pulling the duct forward - arrow A -.
- Wiring duct version 2: Open the catch - arrow -, free up the wiring harness and open the wiring duct - 1 -.
- Remove the nut - 1 - and tilt - arrow A - the washer fluid reservoir filler neck - 2 - upward slightly.
- Remove the filler neck with the filler tube from the washer fluid reservoir and the opening in the body - arrow B -.
- Remove the bolts - 1 - and nuts - 2 - and the tower brace - 3 -.
- Remove the bolts - arrows - and the engine compartment E-box cover.
- Remove the nut - 1 - and free up the wire.
- Release the retainers - A arrows - and remove the Engine Control Module (ECM) - arrow B -.
- Disconnect the connector - 2 - if applicable.
- Disconnect the connectors - 4 - and remove the nut - 3 - for the electrical wire.
- Release the retainers - arrow - and remove the relay carrier with the fuse holder - 1 -.
- Disengage the engine wiring harness at the engine compartment E-box and free it up.
- Release the retainers - A arrows - and remove the wiring bushing - 2 - upward - arrow B -.
- Remove the ground pin - 1 - and free up the wiring harness.
- Lay the wiring harness on the engine and secure the ECM so that it cannot fall.
- Disconnect the connectors - arrow - at the left and right on the front speed sensors.
- Disconnect the connector - 1 - from the left front level control system sensor (G78) and from the right front level control sensor (G289) and free up the wires - arrow -.
- Free up the electrical connector - 2 - on the bracket by pulling the retainer back - arrow A - and turning the connector approximately 90° clockwise - arrow B -.
- Free up the electrical wiring - 3 - and brake line - 4 - on the bracket.
- Remove the bolts - 1 - and secure the brake caliper, with the brake line still connected, inside the wheel housing using wire.
Risk of damaging brake pistons.
• Do not operate the brake pedal when the brake caliper is removed.
- Remove the nut - 2 - and the bolt - 1 -.
- Remove the upper control arm upward from the wheel bearing housing - arrows -.
- Repeat the procedure on the other side of the vehicle.
- Remove the left and right stabilizer bar bolt - 1 -.
- Remove the left and right nuts - 3 -.
• The bolts - 2 - will be removed later.
- Remove the subframe cross brace.
The suspension components could be damaged.
• Do not rest the vehicle on its wheels if the subframe mount, the steering gear or the subframe cross brace are not installed correctly.
Audi A5 Cabriolet
- Remove diagonal braces.
Vehicles with Electro-Mechanical Power Steering
- Release the safety catch - arrow -, push the retainer down and disconnect the connector from - 2 - from the power steering control module (J500).
- Free up the wiring harness.
• Ignore - 1 -.
All Vehicles
- Remove the left and right bolts - arrows -, if applicable, and the heat shield - 1 -.
- Remove the bolts - arrows - and the front crossmember, if applicable.
- Remove the left front muffler nuts - arrows -.
- Remove the right front muffler nuts - arrows -.
The decoupling elements in the front muffler could be damaged.
• Do not bend decoupling element in front muffler more than 10°.
- Loosen the clamping sleeves - 1 and 2 -, slide them back and remove the left and right front mufflers.
Vehicles with a Bolted Driveshaft
- Remove the driveshaft from the transmission.
- Slide the driveshaft toward the rear final drive; the CV joints can move axially.
- Secure the driveshaft to the side.
Vehicles with an Attached Driveshaft
- Remove the driveshaft.
All Vehicles
- Remove the steering intermediate shaft from the steering gear push them upward.
- Remove the bolt - 2 - and secure the clutch slave cylinder sideways in the engine compartment.
Risk of damaging clutch slave cylinder.
• Do not operate the clutch pedal anymore after slave cylinder has been removed.
- Remove the selector rod nut - 1 -.
- Position the (T40160) and remove the selector rod - 1 -.
Prepare Scissor Lift Platform:
- Equip the (VAS 6131 A) with the (VAS 6131/10) and (VAS 6131/13) as follows:
- Next secure mounting elements to scissor lift table by hand.
- Position the (VAS 6131 A) horizontally.
• Note bubble level (sight glass) on support platform.
- Move the (VAS 6131 A) under the engine/transmission subassembly.
The subframe could cause an accident if it is not secured.
• Do not loosen the subframe bolts - 2 and 3 -.
- Remove the left and right subframe bolts - 1 -.
- Attach the mounting elements from the (VAS 6131/10) and (VAS 6131/13) at the left and right front of the subframe as shown in the illustration.
- Ensure threaded spindles are completely installed.
- Attach the mounting elements from the (VAS 6131/10) at the left and right rear on the subframe cross brace front connecting points as shown in the illustration.
- Attach mounting elements from the (VAS 6131/13) at the lower left and right of the wheel bearing housing as shown in the illustration.
- Remove the noise insulation retaining clips from the crossmember.
- Attach the mounting elements from the (VAS 6131/10) at the left and right rear of the crossmember as shown in the illustration.
- Rotate the mounting element spindles upward until all the mounting pins come into contact with the mounting points.
- Attach mounting element base plates to the (VAS 6131 A) and tighten to 20 Nm.
- Mark the location of the subframe and engine carrier to the longitudinal members using a felt-tip pen.
- Remove the left and right subframe bolts - 2 and 3 - in a diagonal sequence in stages.
- Remove the bolts - arrows - on the tunnel crossmember.
- Remove the left and right bolts - 2 -.
Risk of damaging hose and wiring connections as well as the engine compartment.
• Make sure all the hoses and lines between the engine, transmission, subframe and body have been disconnected.
• Carefully guide engine-transmission assembly with subframe out of the engine compartment while lowering.
- Next lower engine/transmission subassembly with (VAS 6131 A) only by dimension - a -.
• Dimension - a - = 100 mm maximum.
- Remove the bolts - 1 and 3 - for the selector rod and push rod.
• Ignore - 2 -.
- Lower the engine/transmission subassembly more.
- Remove the (VAS 6131 A) with the engine/transmission subassembly under vehicle.