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Removing and installing vane pump, 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder petrol engines — AUDI

Removing and installing vane pump, 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder petrol engines on Audi: 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.

15 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Transporter T5 (7H), VW Transporter T5 (7J), VW Transporter T6 (7E)

  • Opens: power steering fluid

📋 Procedure

  1. Clamp off suction hose at reservoir using hose clamp, up to 25 mm3094.
  2. Release tension on poly V-belt 27Alternator C; Removing and installing alternator C.
  3. Clamp off suction hose on vane pump with hose clamps up to 25 mm diameter3094.
  4. Remove suction hose.
  5. Unbolt pressure line.
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  1. Catch escaping hydraulic fluid.
  2. Unbolt power steering pump from bracket and remove pump.
  3. Install vane pump in bracket and tighten bolts.
  4. Attach pressure line with new seals and tighten .
  5. Attach suction hose.
  6. Remove hose clamps.
  7. Lay poly V-belt over pulleys and tension belt 27Alternator C; Removing and installing alternator C.
  8. Fill with hydraulic fluid.
  9. Bleed steering system and check for leaks .
  10. Check power steering fluid level or .

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.