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Charge Air Cooler Overview






Charge Air Cooler Overview


The charge air pipe clamps must be tightened to 5.5 Nm. An insufficient or excessive tightening torque can cause the charge air hose to come off the charge air pipe while driving.

The noise generator is not installed on all vehicles.






1 Bolt

5 Nm

2 Mount

For the charge air cooler.

3 Charge Air Cooler

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Charge Air Cooler ] Service and Repair.

4 Charge Air Pipe

5 Bolt

10 Nm

6 Charge Air Hose

Installing, refer to => [ Charge Air Hose, Installing ] Charge Air Hose, Installing.

7 Charge Air Pipe

To the noise generator.

8 Charge Air Hose

Installing, refer to => [ Charge Air Hose, Installing ] Charge Air Hose, Installing.

9 Hose Clamp

10 Charge Air Hose

To the throttle valve control module (J338).

11 Charge Air Hose

12 Charge Air Pipe

13 Charge Air Hose

14 Bolt

8 Nm

15 Noise Generator

Overview, refer to => [ Noise Generator Overview ] Noise Generator Overview.

Only installed on the GTI (2008 through 2009).

16 Charge Air Pipe

17 Charge Air Hose

Installing, refer to => [ Charge Air Hose, Installing ] Charge Air Hose, Installing.

18 Charge Air Pressure Sensor (G31)

19 Bolt

5 Nm