Models with automatic gearbox and engine codes BBY, AUA, AHW, AKQ and APE — VW
Models with automatic gearbox and engine codes BBY, AUA, AHW, AKQ and APE on VW: 11 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: platform codes 6E1, 6X1
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- To gain access to the rear starter securing bolt (stud) (3), unclip the cable duct (1) from the starter rib (2), from the stud (3) and from the gearbox lifting eye (4) and place it to one side.
- To disconnect and reconnect the battery, the procedure described in the workshop manual should be strictly adhered to .
📋 Procedure
- Disconnect battery .
- Remove the cable retainer (4) from the engine housing and place it to one side with the cable.
- Release and disconnect terminal 50 connector (3).
- Pull plastic cap (2) off.
- Remove hexagon nut (located under cap) and disconnect cable (1) from terminal 30 on solenoid switch.
- Remove starter securing bolts (5) and (6).
- Remove the third securing bolt located behind the starter (stud SW 13) (3). [Note: To gain access to the rear starter securing bolt (stud) (3), unclip the cable duct (1) from the starter rib (2), from the stud (3) and from the gearbox lifting eye (4) and place it to one side.]
- Remove the starter downwards from the vehicle.
- Tighten threaded connections to specified torques .
- Ensure that the cable duct (1) is closed and is properly clipped in the lifting eye of the gearbox (4), to the rear starter securing bolt (stud) (3) and to the starter rib (2). [Note: To disconnect and reconnect the battery, the procedure described in the workshop manual should be strictly adhered to .]
- Reconnect battery .
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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.
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