Checking delivery pressure of vane pump - Audi S4/S6 and Audi S6 Plus with 8-cyl. engine — AUDI
Checking delivery pressure of vane pump - Audi S4/S6 and Audi S6 Plus with 8-cyl. engine on Audi: 12 steps.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform code 4A
- Special tools named: 3094, V.A.G 1402/3, V.A.G 1402
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- On the 8-cyl. engine, this may lead to problems. Use an appropriate banjo union in place of the adapter V.A.G 1402/3.
📋 Procedure
- Pinch off the suction and return pipes with hose clamps 3094.
- Unscrew the expansion hose (arrow) from the vane pump.
- Attach sealN 013 844 4 to adapterV.A.G 1402/3.
- Screw the adapterV.A.G 1402/3 into the vane pump in place of the banjo bolt. [Note: On the 8-cyl. engine, this may lead to problems. Use an appropriate banjo union in place of the adapter V.A.G 1402/3.]
- Screw the hose of the pressure gauge V.A.G 1402 onto the adapterV.A.G 1402/3.
- Close the pressure gauge shutoff valve (lever to left).
- Plug in the injector connector.
- Detach the hose clamp and top up the fluid level in the reservoir if necessary.
- Start the engine.
- Check the hydraulic fluid level .
- Check the steering system for leaks .
- Bleed the steering system .
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