Removing and installing ATF cooler, Polo 2014 ► — VW
Removing and installing ATF cooler, Polo 2014 ► on VW: 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 Polo 6C (2014–2017), VW Golf Sportsvan (AM1, 2014–2020), VW Golf VII (5G, 2012–2020)
- Renewed: o-rings
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- On a warm engine, the cooling system is under high pressure.Before pulling off the coolant hoses, cover the cap on the coolant expansion tank with a cloth and open carefully.
- Always renew O-rings.
📋 Procedure
- Move selector lever to position »P«.
- Remove air filter housing 24Air filter; Removing and installing air filter housing.
- Remove battery and battery tray Electrical system27Battery; Removing and installing battery tray. [Note: On a warm engine, the cooling system is under high pressure.Before pulling off the coolant hoses, cover the cap on the coolant expansion tank with a cloth and open carefully.]
- Detach selector lever cable from fastener (arrow).
- Clamp off coolant hoses using hose clamps up to 25 mm3094 and disconnect them from ATF cooler.
- Seal coolant hoses and connection unions using suitable bungs/plugs from engine bung setVAS 6122.
- Unscrew bolts (arrows), and remove ATF cooler. [Note: Always renew O-rings.]
- Connect coolant hoses to ATF cooler.
- Check coolant level 19Cooling system, coolant; Draining and filling coolant.
- Install battery and battery tray Electrical system27Battery; Removing and installing battery tray.
- Check ATF level .
- Install air filter housing 24Air filter; Removing and installing air filter housing.
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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.
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