Removing and installing starter - 2.0 l diesel engine, manual gearbox — AUDI
Removing and installing starter - 2.0 l diesel engine, manual gearbox on Audi: 16 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)
📋 Procedure
- ⚠ To disconnect and reconnect the battery, the procedure described in the workshop manual should be strictly adhered to . — Disconnect battery .
- Release and disconnect connector (1).
- Loosen spring-type clip (2) using spring-type clip pliersVAS 5024.
- Pull vacuum hose (arrow) off air filter housing.
- Unscrew securing bolt (arrow) of air filter housing.
- Pull hose (arrow) off air filter housing and remove.
- Pull air filter housing upwards out of the brackets and remove.
- Push protective cap off solenoid switch downwards in direction of (arrow).
- Release and disconnect connector of terminal 50 (2).
- Unbolt positive cable (1).
- Unscrew and remove earth wire from bolt securing the starter (arrow).
- Undo upper starter bolt (arrow).
- If fitted, remove noise insulation General body repairs, exterior66Noise insulation; Assembly overview - noise insulation.
- Undo securing nuts (1) and remove cable bracket (2).
- Undo lower starter bolt (arrow).
- Remove starter by taking it downwards out of the vehicle.
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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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