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Removing and installing combustion air blower V6: Audi Q7

Step-by-step removing and installing combustion air blower V6 for the Audi Q7: 12 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.

12 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi Q7 (4M, 2015–)

  • Renewed: seals

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  • The burner element must be detached if it is still secured to the combustion air blower.
  • Renew seals after removing.

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove auxiliary/supplementary heater .
  2. Remove bracket for auxiliary/supplementary heater .
  3. Remove bracket for exhaust system .
  4. Remove bracket for air intake silencer and exhaust system Removing and installing air intake silencer.
  5. Remove auxiliary heater control unit .
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  1. If renewing combustion air blower: Unpin electrical wires from contacts 13 and 14 of connector housing.
  2. Remove bolts (arrows).
  3. Detach cover (1).
  4. Remove bolts (arrows).
  5. Detach combustion air blower (1) from heat exchanger (2). [Note: The burner element must be detached if it is still secured to the combustion air blower.]
  6. Detach cover (1) from combustion air blower (2) in direction of (arrow).
  7. If renewing combustion air blower, also remove the following components: [Note: Renew seals after removing.]

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.