Removing and installing starter - vehicles with 4.2 ltr. and 5.2 ltr. FSI engine up to model year 2012 — AUDI
Removing and installing starter - vehicles with 4.2 ltr. and 5.2 ltr. FSI engine up to model year 2012 on Audi: 10 steps.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform code 42
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- B+ wire can only be disconnected after unplugging connector for terminal 50.
📋 Procedure
- With ignition switched off, disconnect earth cable at battery .
- Remove rear noise insulation 66.
- Unplug connector (4) by sliding locking element to rear (arrow) and pressing down release mechanism. [Note: B+ wire can only be disconnected after unplugging connector for terminal 50.]
- Detach protective cap from B+ wire.
- Unscrew nut (2) and detach B+ wire from solenoid switch.
- Unscrew bolt (1 and 3).
- Take out starter.
- Install rear noise insulation 66.
- Install air ducts 63.
- Connect battery. Steps required .
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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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