Removing air cleaner housing - vehicles with 1.8 ltr. turbo engine — AUDI
Removing air cleaner housing - vehicles with 1.8 ltr. turbo engine on Audi: 10 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.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A4 B6/B7 (8E)
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- The vacuum line leading to combination valve for secondary air is clipped onto the underside of the air hose.
📋 Procedure
- Unscrew bolts (arrows).
- Detach activated charcoal filter solenoid valve 1N80(item 1) at air duct.
- Remove air duct (2).
- Unplug the electrical connectors:
- Pull off hoses (4 ... 7).
- Disconnect hose leading to secondary air pump.
- Move wiring clear.
- Unscrew air cleaner housing (8).
- Remove air cleaner. [Note: The vacuum line leading to combination valve for secondary air is clipped onto the underside of the air hose.] [Note: Secure all hose connections with the correct type of hose clips (same as original equipment) Parts catalogue.]
- Install air cleaner housing 24.
Other AUDI procedures
- Removing and installing toothed belt – Audi · 56 torque figures
- Removing engine – Audi A8 D3 · 41 torque figures
- Removing camshaft timing chain from camshafts – Audi A6/A7 C7 · 38 torque figures
- Installing engine – Audi A8 D4 · 36 torque figures
- Removing and installing camshaft timing chain · 29 torque figures
- Removing and installing ignition/starter switchD
- Removing and installing fuse holder (right A-pillar)
- Bleeding clutch system - R tronic
- Adjusting selector mechanism - manual gearbox version
- Removing and installing gear oil lines (rear) - vehicles with gear oil cooling
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TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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