Check main pressure — VW
Check main pressure on VW: 14 steps, 1 torque figure. What to remove, what to tighten and to how many Nm, what to check after.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform codes 9B1, 9B3
- Renewed: when removed
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- Always replace when removed.
- The verification of the main pressure should, if possible, be carried out on a roll dynamometer.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 15 Nm (11 lb-ft) | Install a new screw and tighten it at |
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
- Loosen the screw (arrow) of the main pressure hole. [Note: Always replace when removed.]
- Install the Equipment for oil pressure measurement - Automatic TransmissionVAG 1702 and press the knurled screw.
- Connect the Vehicle diagnostic, measuring and information systemVAS 5052.
- Select the function Check main pressure.
- Press →.
- Start the engine.
- Make ATF temperature reach up to 60 °C.
- Stop the engine.
- Disconnect the connectors from the electromagnetic valves (arrows).
- Start the engine. [Note: The verification of the main pressure should, if possible, be carried out on a roll dynamometer.]
- Remove the Equipment for measuring the oil pressure - Automatic TransmissionVAG 1702.
- Install a new screw and tighten it at 15 Nm. — 15 Nm (11 lb-ft)
- Connect the connectors of the electromagnetic valves.
- Check and delete the failure memory .
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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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The story behind TorqFix →Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.