Checking vacuum supply of fuel system diagnostic pump: VW Golf V / Jetta 2.0 (BGP, BGQ, CAWB, CBFA, …)
Step-by-step checking vacuum supply of fuel system diagnostic pump for the VW Golf V / Jetta 2.0: 15 steps.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Golf V / Jetta (1K, 2003–2009); platform code AJ5
📋 Procedure
- Note safety precautions before beginning work .
- Observe rules for cleanliness .
- Remove rear right wheel.
- Remove rear right wheel housing liner General body repairs, exterior66Wheel housing liner.
- Disconnect vacuum line (1) from fuel system diagnostic pump V144.
- Connect turbocharger testerV.A.G 1397 A with T-piece251 201 346 and 6 mm hose, between vacuum line (1) and fuel system diagnostic pump V144(2).
- Switch on measuring range I (absolute pressure measurement).
- Connect vehicle diagnostic tester(1) as follows:
- Push diagnostic cable connector (2) onto diagnostic connection in driver footwell.
- Start engine and run at idling speed.
- On vehicle diagnostic tester, select operating mode Guided functions.
- Select "“guided function”"Checking tank ventilation system for leaks.
- Initiate test.
- Observe display on turbocharger testerV.A.G 1397 A while test is running.
- Check vacuum line to vacuum pump for possible kinks or blockages.
Other VW procedures
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- Checking fuel system for leaks – VW Golf V / Jetta
- Removing and installing front exhaust pipe with catalytic converter
- Emptying fuel tank if it is less than 3/4 full · 1 torque figures
- Removing engine · 41 torque figures
- Removing and installing camshaft – VW Golf Cabriolet · 47 torque figures
- Adjusting valve timing – VW Passat B5 · 83 torque figures
- Removing and installing camshafts – VW Passat B6 · 39 torque figures
- Removing and installing coolant pump · 53 torque figures
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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