Supporting engine in installation position — AUDI
Supporting engine in installation position on Audi: 14 steps, 2 torque figures, engines CAAA, CAAB, CAAC, CAAD.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A3 (8V, 2012–2020)
- Special tools named: T40091/3
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- If adapter 10 - 222 A /4 does not yet have hole (marked with (arrow)), hole must now be drilled into adapter.
🔧 Engine codes this applies to
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 23 Nm (17 lb-ft) | Screw support bracket10 - 222 A onto suspension turrets (left and right) as illustrated |
| 40 Nm (30 lb-ft) | Insert bolt (6) into adapter10 - 222 A /23 from below 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.
📐 31 workshop diagrams for CAAA
Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.
📋 Procedure
- If adapter 10 - 222 A /4 does not yet have hole (marked with (arrow)), hole must now be drilled into adapter.
- Remove wiper arms (arrows)Electrical system92Windscreen wiper system; Removing and installing wiper arms.
- Remove plenum chamber cover (5)General body repairs, exterior50Bulkhead; Removing and installing plenum chamber cover.
- Remove engine cover panel .
- Move clear vacuum hoses (arrows).
- Loosen hose clips (1, 2) and remove air pipe.
- Detach cover caps on bolted connections for suspension struts (front).
- Position 10 - 222 A /31-1 and 10 - 222 A /31-2 on mountings for suspension struts.
- Fit adapter 10 - 222 A /4 with T40091/3, as shown in illustration.
- Set up further tools on left side of engine compartment as shown in illustration.
- Attach hook of spindles10 - 222 A /11 to engine lifting eye (left-side) (arrow).
- Install plenum chamber cover General body repairs, exterior50Bulkhead; Removing and installing plenum chamber cover.
- Install wiper arms Electrical system92Windscreen wiper system; Removing and installing wiper arms.
- Install engine cover panel .
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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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