Emptying fuel tank with fuel pump intact, engine codes CFHC, CFHF, CFJA, CLCA, CFJB — VW
Emptying fuel tank with fuel pump intact, engine codes CFHC, CFHF, CFJA, CLCA, CFJB on VW: 10 steps, engines CFHC, CFHF, CFJA, CFJB.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Touran I (1T, 2003–2015)
- Special tools named: VAS 5190
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- The fuel pump is now activated. The vehicle diagnosis tester shows the progress of the drainage.
- Connections for fuel lines must engage »audibly« when joined.Take note of colour assignment when installing the connections !Ensure push-on coupling is secured properly by pulling it.Separate plug-in connectors .
📋 Procedure
- Unscrew tip (1) from extraction hose of fuel extraction unit VAS 5190.
- Screw fuel extraction adapterVAS 5190 /2 from fuel extraction adapter setVAS 5190 /10 onto extraction hose.
- ⚠ Fuel supply line may be pressurised. Wear eye protection and protective clothing to avoid possible injury and skin contact. Before loosening hose connections, wrap a cloth around the connection. Then release pressure by carefully pulling hose off connection. — Pull off supply line (arrow) and catch escaping fuel with a cloth. Separate plug-in connectors .
- Connect fuel extractorVAS 5190 with adapter for fuel extractionVAS 5190 /3 to fuel supply line.
- Separate connector (A) to supplementary fuel pump V393 or fuel pump 2V277 (inline electronic fuel pump).
- Connect vehicle diagnosis tester.
- Switch on ignition.
- Remove filler cap from fuel tank filler neck.
- Connect vehicle diagnosis tester and perform the guided function "“Emptying fuel system”". [Note: The fuel pump is now activated. The vehicle diagnosis tester shows the progress of the drainage.]
- Open shut-off tap on fuel extractorVAS 5190 until fuel tank is emptied. [Note: Connections for fuel lines must engage »audibly« when joined.Take note of colour assignment when installing the connections !Ensure push-on coupling is secured properly by pulling it.Separate plug-in connectors .]
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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.
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