Removing and installing vacuum pump, 3.0 ltr. TDI engine — AUDI
Removing and installing vacuum pump, 3.0 ltr. TDI engine on Audi: 14 steps, 1 torque figure. What to remove, what to tighten and to how many Nm, what to.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi Q5 (8R, 2008–2017); platform code 83
- Renewed: seals, hose clip onto vacuum hose
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- Do not disconnect vacuum hose from plenum chamber partition panel (2).
- Take care not to damage the vacuum hose. The vacuum hose must be renewed if it is damaged. — Remove all bolts (arrows) from sealing flange of vacuum pump.
- Take care not to damage the vacuum hose. The vacuum hose must be renewed if it is damaged. — Use suitable pliers to close new hose clip on vacuum hose.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 9 Nm (6.6 lb-ft) | Screw in all bolts (arrows) at sealing flange of vacuum pump and tighten |
ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.
📋 Procedure
- Carefully pull engine cover panel away from retaining pins, one after the other.
- Remove diagonal body brace (right-side).
- Unfasten hose clip at vacuum hose.
- Detach vacuum hose (1) from pump (3). [Note: Do not disconnect vacuum hose from plenum chamber partition panel (2).]
- ⚠ Take care not to damage the vacuum hose. The vacuum hose must be renewed if it is damaged. — Remove all bolts (arrows) from sealing flange of vacuum pump.
- Pull vacuum pump out of its mounting. [Note: Renew seals.]
- Turn drive lugs of vacuum pump so they engage in slots in camshaft when vacuum pump is installed.
- Fit vacuum pump.
- Screw in all bolts (arrows) at sealing flange of vacuum pump and tighten to 9 Nm. — 9 Nm (6.6 lb-ft)
- Fit new hose clip onto vacuum hose.
- Push vacuum hose onto vacuum pump connection.
- ⚠ Take care not to damage the vacuum hose. The vacuum hose must be renewed if it is damaged. — Use suitable pliers to close new hose clip on vacuum hose.
- Fit diagonal body brace (right-side).
- 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.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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