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Intake Manifold with Fuel Rail, Removing and Installing






Intake Manifold with Fuel Rail, Removing and Installing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Torque wrench (V.A.G 1331)






Hose clamps up to 25 mm diameter (3094)






Perform the following:

Removing

Follow all Safety Precautions. Refer to => [ Safety Precautions ] Safety Precautions.

Follow the guidelines for cleanliness. Refer to => [ Clean Working Conditions ] Clean Working Conditions.

- First find out if a encoded radio is installed. If it is, get the anti-theft code.

- Disconnect battery => Electrical Equipment 27 Battery, disconnecting and connecting.


Fuel system is under pressure!

Wear protective goggles and protective clothing in order to avoid injury and contact with the skin.

Before loosening line connections, place cloths around the connection point. Then release pressure by carefully pulling off the line.

- Disconnect connectors - 7 - and - 8 -.






- Disconnect the hoses - 4 -, - 5 - and - 6 - from the intake manifold.

- Open clamps - 1 -, - 2 -, - 3 - and - 9 -, and remove intake hose - 10 -.

- Close off the coolant hoses leading to the throttle valve control module using hose clamps up to 25 mm diameter (3094) and remove them from the throttle valve control module.

- Remove the cable guide from the fuel rail.






- Disconnect the connector - 1 - from the fuel injectors and the connector - 4 - for the hall sensor (G40).

- Remove the oil dipstick tube - 1 - from the intake manifold - 2 -.






- Remove the bolts and nuts - arrows -.

- Pull the intake manifold - 2 - forward and out of the rear rubber bushings.

- Remove the intake manifold with the fuel rail and throttle valve control module.

- Plug the intake ports of the cylinder head with clean cloths.

If manifold must be replaced:

- Remove fuel rail with fuel injectors => [ Fuel Injectors, Removing and Installing ] Fuel Injectors, Removing and Installing.

- Remove the throttle valve control module and manifold absolute pressure sensor (G71) using the manifold absolute pressure sensor (G71). Refer to => [ Intake Manifold with Attachments, Assembly Overview ] Intake Manifold with Attachments, Assembly Overview.

Installing

Installation is performed in the reverse order of removal. When doing this note the following:

Replace sealing rings between intake manifold and cylinder head.

Tighten bolts for intake manifold starting inside working toward outside and in diagonal sequence.

For the correct tightening specifications, refer to => [ Intake Manifold with Attachments, Assembly Overview ] Intake Manifold with Attachments, Assembly Overview.

- Connect the battery.

- Fuel System, Bleeding. Refer to => [ Fuel System, Bleeding ] Service and Repair.

- Erase the adaptation values and adapt the engine control module to the throttle valve control module. Refer to => Vehicle Diagnosis Tester "Guided Functions".