Removing and installing exhaust gas temperature sender G497/G649 - vehicles up to model year 2013 — AUDI
Removing and installing exhaust gas temperature sender G497/G649 - vehicles up to model year 2013 on Audi: 10 steps, engines CDSB, CTEC.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A8 D4 (4H, 2010–2017)
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- Disregard (item 3).
- Disregard (item 1).
📋 Procedure
- ⚠ When working on all parts of the exhaust system:Observe safety precautions when working on the exhaust system . — Remove engine cover panel .
- Detach electrical connectors (1, 2, 3) from bracket, unplug connectors and move electrical wiring clear.
- Unplug electrical connector (2).
- Remove bolt (1) and move pressure differential sender 2G524 clear. [Note: Disregard (item 3).]
- Move clear vacuum hose (2).
- Remove bolts (arrows) and place bracket (1) on engine.
- Unscrew temperature sender: [Note: Disregard (item 1).]
- Align exhaust gas temperature sender 3 for bank 2G497 with as much clearance from surrounding components as possible.
- Align exhaust gas temperature sender 4 for bank 2G649 parallel to centre line (arrow).
- Install engine cover panel .
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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.
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