Checking secondary air pump motor V101: VW Golf IV / Bora (AEH, AJH, AKL, APF, …)
Step-by-step checking secondary air pump motor V101 for the VW Golf IV / Bora: 10 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.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Golf IV / Bora (1J)
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- To release, press buttons on hose coupling together.
- The secondary air pump motor V101 must run and air must be delivered from the outlet union.
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Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.
📋 Procedure
- Remove engine cover.
- Remove pressure hose from secondary air pump motor V101. [Note: To release, press buttons on hose coupling together.]
- Again perform brief test of secondary air system . Ask another person to depress the brake pedal.
- The secondary air pump motor V101 must run and air must be delivered from the outlet union.
- Press the → key.
- Press keys 0 and 6 for function "“End output”" and confirm entry with Q key.
- Renew secondary air pump motor V101.
- Press the → key.
- Press keys 0 and 6 for function "“End output”" and confirm entry with Q key.
- Check activation of secondary air pump motor V101.
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