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Checking air mass meter: Audi 2.5 TDI (ACV, AHY, AJT, AUF, …)

Step-by-step checking air mass meter for the Audi 2.5 TDI: 13 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

13 steps 8 engine codes

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes 70A, 70B, 70C, 70E, 70H, 70J, 70K, 70L, 70M, 7DA, 7DB, 7DC, 7DE, 7DH, 7DJ, 7DK, 7DL, 7DM

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

📋 Procedure

  1. Press → key.
  2. Press keys 0 and 6 for function "“End data transfer”" and confirm entry with Q key.
  3. Switch off ignition.
  4. Separate connector for air mass meter
  5. Switch on ignition.
ACV? Steps differ between engine variants — check this job against your exact car before you commit to it. Check my car — free →
  1. Measure air mass meter voltage supply between following connector contacts:
  2. Measure air mass meter voltage supply between following connector contacts:
  3. Switch off ignition.
  4. Connect test boxV.A.G 1598/18 to control unit wiring harness.
  5. Check lines between test boxV.A.G 1598/18 and connector for open circuit using current flow diagram. Contact 1+socket 19, contact 2+socket 33, contact 3+socket 23, contact 5+socket 1, contact 6+socket 13, line resistance: Max. 1.5 Ω
  6. Check lines between test boxV.A.G 1598/18 and connector for open circuit using current flow diagram. Contact 2+ sockets 23, 45, 68, contact 3+ socket 21, contact 4+ socket 19, contact 5+ socket 13, line resistance: Max. 1.5 Ω
  7. Also check wiring for short to one another, short to vehicle earth and short to battery positive. Specification: ∞ Ω
  8. Check exhaust gas recirculation valve .

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.