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Filling, bleeding fuel system: VW Touareg II (CAYA, CAYB, CAYC, CFFA, …)

Step-by-step filling, bleeding fuel system for the VW Touareg II: 12 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.

12 steps 40 engine codes engine codes merged from 15 documented variants

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Touareg II (7P, 2010–2018)

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  • Risk of irreparable damage to high-pressure pump if allowed to run dry.After the high-pressure pump has been installed, it must be filled with fuel before engine is started — Connect .

📐 66 workshop diagrams for CAYA

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

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📋 Procedure

  1. ⚠ Risk of irreparable damage to high-pressure pump if allowed to run dry.After the high-pressure pump has been installed, it must be filled with fuel before engine is started — Connect .
  2. Switch ignition on.
  3. Select "“Engine electronics”" in the self-diagnosis program.
  4. Then, "“Basic setting”" off.
  5. Select "“Testing fuel pre-supply pump”" from selection list.
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  1. Press "“Start”" button: The fuel pump starts operating.
  2. Allow the fuel pump to run for 3 minutes.
  3. After the fuel system has been filled, start the engine.
  4. Allow engine to run at average revs for a few minutes and then turn off.
  5. Read out event memory and delete it if necessary.
  6. Checking fuel system for leaks .
  7. Read event memory after road test and, if necessary, delete it.
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.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.