Removing and installing combination valve for secondary air system (left-side) - vehicles with manual gearbox/R tronic gearbox 086 — AUDI
Removing and installing combination valve for secondary air system (left-side) - vehicles with manual gearbox/R tronic gearbox 086 on Audi: 13 steps.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform code 42
- Renewed: gasket
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- Risk of serious damage to gearbox.Cover openings with cloth to prevent bolts and nuts from accidentally falling through the openings (arrow) into the gearbox. — Detach heat shield sleeve (5).
- For better accessibility on R8 Spyder vehicles, detach hose at secondary air pump and not at secondary air combination valve.
- The bolts (1) can be accessed from below.
📋 Procedure
- Fit protective covers on bodywork .
- R8 Spyder: Remove service flap 55.
- Remove air cleaner housing .
- R8 GT: Remove engine compartment trim panel (left-side) (1)53.
- Remove rear noise insulation panel (1)66.
- ⚠ Risk of serious damage to gearbox.Cover openings with cloth to prevent bolts and nuts from accidentally falling through the openings (arrow) into the gearbox. — Detach heat shield sleeve (5).
- Unplug electrical connector (3) and disconnect vacuum hose (2).
- Press release tabs and disconnect secondary air hose (4). [Note: For better accessibility on R8 Spyder vehicles, detach hose at secondary air pump and not at secondary air combination valve.]
- Unscrew bolts (1) and detach combination valve (left-side) for secondary air system. [Note: The bolts (1) can be accessed from below.] [Note: Renew gasket and O-ring.]
- Install rear noise insulation 66.
- Install engine compartment trim panel (left-side) 53.
- Install air cleaner housing .
- Install service flap 55.
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Who makes these pages, and how
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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