Removing and installing right coolant pipe: Audi 3.3 TDI (AKF, CAYD, CAYE, CFHC, …)
Step-by-step removing and installing right coolant pipe for the Audi 3.3 TDI: 15 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: VW Caddy IV (SA, 2015–2020)
- Special tools named: VAS 6208
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- Place drip tray for workshop hoist VAS 6208 underneath to collect any escaping coolant.
📋 Procedure
- Loosen bolt (1).
- Remove bolt (2).
- Remove nut (3).
- Remove hose retainer (4) from fuel filter.
- Place fuel filter (7) aside (fuel hoses (5) and (6) remain connected).
- If fitted, remove noise insulation General body repairs, exterior66Noise insulation; Removing and installing noise insulation.
- Remove front right wheel housing liner General body repairs, exterior66Wheel housing liners; Removing and installing front wheel housing liner. [Note: Place drip tray for workshop hoist VAS 6208 underneath to collect any escaping coolant.]
- Disconnect electrical connector (3) on radiator outlet coolant temperature sender G83.
- Detach coolant hoses with clamps up to 25 mm3094.
- Loosen hose clips (arrows).
- Pull coolant hoses off coolant pipe.
- Remove nut (2).
- Remove bolt (3).
- Remove coolant pipe (1).
- Check coolant level .
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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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