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Renewing bleeder — AUDI

Renewing bleeder on Audi: 11 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.

11 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes SF, SG

📋 Procedure

  1. Release connector (1) and pull off.
  2. Pull out wiring harness (3) from expansion tank (2).
  3. Unscrew bolts (4) from coolant expansion tank (2) and push coolant expansion tank aside.
  4. Pull off cap (arrow) using front-end hook3370.
  5. Pull out breather pipe (2) using commercially available pliers (1).
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  1. Push on breather pipe (2) powerfully by hand.
  2. Remove breather pipe (3).
  3. Unclip line (3) with retainer (2). Then loosen connection on gearbox (4).
  4. Secure connection on gearbox (4).
  5. Press bleeder pipe (3) on by hand by pushing it firmly onto gearbox and clip it on again by means of the retainer (2).
  6. You should feel and hear the pipe engaging.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.