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.
🧭 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 .
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📐 66 workshop diagrams for CAYA
Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.
📋 Procedure
- ⚠ 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 .
- Switch ignition on.
- Select "“Engine electronics”" in the self-diagnosis program.
- Then, "“Basic setting”" off.
- Select "“Testing fuel pre-supply pump”" from selection list.
- Press "“Start”" button: The fuel pump starts operating.
- Allow the fuel pump to run for 3 minutes.
- After the fuel system has been filled, start the engine.
- Allow engine to run at average revs for a few minutes and then turn off.
- Read out event memory and delete it if necessary.
- Checking fuel system for leaks .
- Read event memory after road test and, if necessary, delete it.
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