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Removing and installing intake manifold flap motor V157 with intake manifold flap potentiometer G336 — AUDI

Removing and installing intake manifold flap motor V157 with intake manifold flap potentiometer G336 on Audi: 11 steps, engines AXX, BGB, BHZ, BPG.

Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

11 steps 14 engine codes engine codes merged from 2 documented variants

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A3 (8P, 2003–2012)

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  • Cover opening of intake hose.
  • The nut marked with the arrow on the left only has to loosened far enough to allow the bracket to be pivoted to the side.
  • The illustration shows the intake manifold flap motor V157 with the intake manifold removed.

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove engine cover panel .
  2. Unplug electrical connector at turbocharger air recirculation valve N249(1).
  3. Remove bolt (2).
  4. Release hose clip (3) and detach turbocharger air recirculation valve N249. [Note: Cover opening of intake hose.]
  5. Detach vacuum lines (arrows).
AXX? Steps differ between engine variants — check this job against your exact car before you commit to it. Check my car — free →
  1. Remove bracket (arrow) for wiring harness
  2. Unplug electrical connectors (1, 2 and 3).
  3. Unbolt bracket for connectors (arrows) from coolant pipe. [Note: The nut marked with the arrow on the left only has to loosened far enough to allow the bracket to be pivoted to the side.]
  4. Carefully pry off linkage from intake manifold flap motor V157(4).
  5. Unbolt intake manifold flap motor V157(5). [Note: The illustration shows the intake manifold flap motor V157 with the intake manifold removed.]
  6. Install in reverse order.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.