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Removing and installing engine bracket, Passat, Eos and CC — VW

Removing and installing engine bracket, Passat, Eos and CC on VW: 20 steps, engines CFFA, CFFB, CFFD, CFGB.

Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

20 steps 13 engine codes

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Passat B7 saloon (362, 2010–2014), VW Passat B7 Variant (365, 2010–2014), VW Passat CC (357, 2008–2012); platform code 1F8

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  • The assembly mounting may only be removed if the engine is supported with support bracket 10-222A!The engine bracket must be loosened only when the assembly mounting has been removed.
  • The securing bolt (1) is accessible through an aperture in the wheel housing. Raise and lower the engine via the spindle of the support bracket10 - 222 A, if necessary, to remove or fit bolts (2) and (3).
  • When raising and lowering engine using support bracket10-222A, ensure that no components or hoses are damaged, overstretched or torn off. — Unscrew securing bolts of engine bracket in sequence (3…1).

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove engine cover .
  2. Remove intake line between air mass meter G70 and turbocharger.
  3. Remove supplementary fuel pump V393 or fuel pump 2V27720Fuel pump: Removing and installing fuel pump.
  4. Unplug connector at pressure differential sender G505(2), unscrew securing bolt (1).
  5. Unclip lines for pressure differential sender G505 out of upper toothed belt guard together with bracket (1).
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  1. Lay pressure differential sender G505 on particulate filter together with bracket.
  2. Support engine in its installation position . [Note: The assembly mounting may only be removed if the engine is supported with support bracket 10-222A!The engine bracket must be loosened only when the assembly mounting has been removed.]
  3. Unscrew bolts (B) and (C).
  4. Unscrew bolts (A) and remove assembly mounting.
  5. Unscrew coolant line securing bolt (arrow).
  6. Remove front right wheel housing liner: General body repairs, exterior66Wheel housing liner; Removing and installing wheel housing liner.
  7. Unscrew bottom coolant line securing bolt (arrow). [Note: The securing bolt (1) is accessible through an aperture in the wheel housing. Raise and lower the engine via the spindle of the support bracket10 - 222 A, if necessary, to remove or fit bolts (2) and (3).]
  8. ⚠ When raising and lowering engine using support bracket10-222A, ensure that no components or hoses are damaged, overstretched or torn off. — Unscrew securing bolts of engine bracket in sequence (3…1).
  9. Remove engine bracket upwards.
  10. ⚠ The tightening sequence and specified torques for the engine bracket securing bolts must always be followed. Otherwise the engine bracket can be stressed, causing it to break. — Install engine bracket from above. [Note: The securing bolt (1) is accessible through an aperture in the wheel housing. Raise and lower the engine via the spindle of the support bracket10 - 222 A, if necessary, to remove or fit bolts (2) and (3).]
  11. Initially screw in new securing bolts finger-tight in the sequence (1...3).
  12. Tighten mounting bolts to the prescribed torque in the specified sequence .
  13. Fit assembly mounting and tighten bolts (A) first and then (C). Specified torque
  14. Move engine bracket into contact with assembly mounting.
  15. Start bolts (B) and tighten them. Specified torque

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.