Removing and installing air filter housing, Sharan and Tiguan — VW
Removing and installing air filter housing, Sharan and Tiguan on VW: 16 steps, engines CUVA, CUVC, CUVE, CUWA.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Tiguan I (5N, 2007–2016), VW CC (358, 2012–2017), VW Sharan II / SEAT Alhambra (7N, 2010–)
📋 Procedure
- Unscrew bolts (1) and (3).
- Release fastener (arrow) and remove cover (2).
- Free coolant hose (2).
- Release fasteners (arrows) and detach air duct (top section) (1).
- Release and pull off connector (2) on air mass meter G70(3).
- Pull off hose (4).
- Remove air hose on air filter (1), loosen hose clip for this.
- Remove bolt (5). [Note: Hose connections and air intake pipes/hoses must be free of oil and grease when installing.Use a silicone-free lubricant to install the air hose.Secure all hose connections with hose clips meeting production standard Electronic Parts Catalogue.]
- Disconnect water drain hose (arrow).
- To do this, turn hose anti-clockwise, and pull it off.
- Clean dirt and leaves out of connection on air cleaner (bottom section) and hose.
- Reconnect water drain hose (arrow).
- Note installation position of water drain hose.
- When fitting intake connecting pipe on air cleaner housing, pay attention to installation markings (arrows).
- Fit air cleaner housing on battery tray and press on so that it engages audibly.
- Press air cleaner housing on again and then pull to check that housing is correctly engaged.
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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.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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