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Checking current consumption: VW Touran I 1.6 (BGU, BSE, BSF)

Step-by-step checking current consumption for the VW Touran I 1.6: 11 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

11 steps 3 engine codes engine codes merged from 2 documented variants

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Touran I (1T, 2003–2015)

  • Special tools named: VAS 5565
  • Renewed: fuel delivery unit

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  • The starting current for the fuel pump can lie briefly above specifications when starting the engine.If the fuel system malfunction is intermittent, you can perform the check during a road test, but a 2nd person is necessary.

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

📋 Procedure

  1. Fold 2nd row seats forwards.
  2. Separate carpet under seats and fold it back General body repairs, interior70Luggage compartment trims; Removing and installing luggage compartment floor.
  3. Remove cover from fuel delivery unit.
  4. First check that connector (1) is securely seated by pulling the connector without pressing the catch. The connector can cause a fault if it has not been fitted correctly.
  5. Pull connector (1) off flange.
BGU? Steps differ between engine variants — check this job against your exact car before you commit to it. Check my car — free →
  1. Check the contacts on the connector and on the fuel delivery unit for damage.
  2. Connect test instrument adapter/DSO (5-pin)VAS 5565 to connector and fuel delivery unit.
  3. Connect pick-up clamp (A) to red terminal with lettering "“pick-up clamp”" for test instrument adapter/DSO (5-pin)VAS 5565.
  4. Start engine and run at idling speed.
  5. Measure current consumption of fuel pump. [Note: The starting current for the fuel pump can lie briefly above specifications when starting the engine.If the fuel system malfunction is intermittent, you can perform the check during a road test, but a 2nd person is necessary.]
  6. Fuel pump defective, renew fuel delivery unit .

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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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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.