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Removing and installing charge pressure pipe: VW Passat B8 (CUAA)

Step-by-step removing and installing charge pressure pipe for the VW Passat B8 (CUAA): 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.

12 steps 1 engine code

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Passat B8 (3G, 2014–)

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove engine .
  2. Remove bolt (2).
  3. To do this, push wiring harness to one side.
  4. Unscrew bolt (3) via the recess (arrow) behind pipe (1).
  5. Swing out pulsation damper at threaded connection.
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  1. Pull pulsation damper off intake manifold on turbocharger (4).
  2. Pull off charge air hose (1).
  3. To do this, loosen clamps (arrow) on throttle valve housing.
  4. Remove bolts (arrows).
  5. Pull charge pressure pipe (1) off turbocharger (3).
  6. Check flexible joints for damage, and renew them if necessary.
  7. Degrease and clean flexible joints.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.