Cylinder head removal & torque: VW Polo4 1.2 (AWY, BMD)
Step-by-step cylinder head removal & torque for the VW Polo4 1.2 (AWY/BMD): 38 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 1.2, 6V
- Opens: engine oil, fuel
📋 Procedure
- Remove the engine cover
- Refit all parts in the reverse order of removal
- Cylinder head torque settings - Refer to 'Adjustment data/Torque settings'
- Drain the engine oil
- Use a hoist to support the engine
- Remove the ancillary drive belt
- Loosen the coolant pump
- Remove the ancillary drive belt tensioner
- Remove the alternator
- Remove the air-conditioning compressor
- Remove the crankshaft pulley
- Disconnect the oil temperature sensor
- Remove the dipstick
- Remove the oil sump
- Disconnect all the hoses from the cylinder head
- Disconnect the fuel lines from the cylinder head
- Remove all the wiring from the cylinder head
- Remove the inlet manifold
- Disconnect the exhaust pipe from the exhaust manifold
- Remove the ignition coils
- Use a special tool:
- Remove the valve covers
- Remove the speed sensor
- Remove the timing chain from the camshaft gearwheel
- Lift the engine slightly
- Remove the lifting eye
- Remove the cylinder head
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Who makes these pages, and how
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.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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