Removing and installing alternator, 1.8 l, 118 kW TSI engine — VW
Removing and installing alternator, 1.8 l, 118 kW TSI engine on VW: 14 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 Golf VI (5K, 2008–2013)
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- When batteries are disconnected and reconnected, the procedure described in the workshop manual must be strictly observed . — Disconnect battery .
📋 Procedure
- ⚠ When batteries are disconnected and reconnected, the procedure described in the workshop manual must be strictly observed . — Disconnect battery .
- Disconnect vacuum hose at coolant pipe.
- Remove activated charcoal filter (2) with wiring connected upwards out of holder (Arrow B). To do this lift the release tab (1)(Arrow A).
- Place activated charcoal filter to one side.
- Remove poly V-belt Power unit13Dismantling and assembling engine.
- Disconnect electrical connector (1) on oil pressure switch F1.
- Remove bolts (arrows) and remove alternator (4) from ancillary bracket.
- Turn the alternator with electrical wiring connected to the right-hand side of the vehicle.
- Disconnect electrical connector (1).
- Lever off protective cap (2) and unscrew terminal 30/B+ (3) on alternator.
- Lift alternator out upwards.
- Tighten threaded connections to torques specified in assembly overview .
- ⚠ Observe notes for battery terminal clamp bolt . — Reconnect battery .
- Start engine and check belt is running correctly.
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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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