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Checking voltage supply of fuel system pressurisation pump — VW

Checking voltage supply of fuel system pressurisation pump on VW: 14 steps, engines CAYB, CAYC, CBAA, CBAB.

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

14 steps 8 engine codes engine codes merged from 3 documented variants

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Passat B6 (3C, 2005–2010)

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

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  • Switch on ignition. The fuel pump must be heard to run for about 2 seconds.
  • The fuel pump is now actuated for 30 seconds.

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

📐 80 workshop diagrams for CAYB

Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.

Checking voltage supply of fuel system pressurisation pump — CAYB · diagram 1
Checking voltage supply of fuel system pressurisation pump — CAYB · diagram 2
Checking voltage supply of fuel system pressurisation pump — CAYB · diagram 3
Checking voltage supply of fuel system pressurisation pump — CAYB · diagram 4
Checking voltage supply of fuel system pressurisation pump — CAYB · diagram 5
Checking voltage supply of fuel system pressurisation pump — CAYB · diagram 6
Checking voltage supply of fuel system pressurisation pump — CAYB · diagram 7
Checking voltage supply of fuel system pressurisation pump — CAYB · diagram 8
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📋 Procedure

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  3. Remove cover from fuel delivery unit .
  4. Switch on ignition. The fuel pump must be heard to run for about 2 seconds.
  5. Switch off ignition.
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  1. Pull connector off fuel delivery unit flange.
  2. Connect test instrument adapter/DSO (5-pin)VAS 5565 between connector and flange.
  3. Connect hand-held multimeterV.A.G 1526D to contacts (1) and (5) of adapter.
  4. Connect Vehicle diagnosis tester and perform guided function "“Fuel pump activation (Checking fuel pump)”". [Note: The fuel pump is now actuated for 30 seconds.]
  5. Read voltage value on hand-held multimeterV.A.G 1526D: specification approx. battery voltage.
  6. Check activation of fuel pump relay and wiring for an open or short circuit .
  7. Remove fuel delivery unit .
  8. Check that electrical wiring between flange and fuel pump is connected and has continuity.
  9. Renew fuel delivery unit .
Workshop diagrams

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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.