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Removing and installing coolant pipes on heat exchanger, RHD vehicles — VW

Removing and installing coolant pipes on heat exchanger, RHD vehicles on VW: 11 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.

11 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Jetta VI (16, 2010–2018)

  • Renewed: seals

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  • Moisten seals with coolant before installing.

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove heater and air conditioning unit .
  2. Detach adjusting lever (2) from temperature flap drive (1).
  3. Disconnect connector (3).
  4. Lay wiring harness (4) to one side.
  5. Remove bolts (5).
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  1. Remove heat exchanger cover (6) with control motor.
  2. Loosen clip (1).
  3. Remove bolt (2).
  4. Remove seal (3).
  5. Remove coolant pipes (4). [Note: Renew seals.]
  6. Moisten seals with coolant before installing.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.