Removing and installing engine control unit J623 with protective housing (Scirocco► 09.2008) — VW
Removing and installing engine control unit J623 with protective housing (Scirocco► 09.2008) on VW: 12 steps, engines CAVA, CAVB, CAVC, CAVD.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
📐 60 workshop diagrams for CAVA
Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.
📋 Procedure
- Switch off ignition.
- Remove wiper arms Electrical system 92. Windscreen wiper system; Removing and installing wiper arms.
- Remove plenum chamber bulkhead General body repairs 50. Body - front; Plenum chamber bulkhead.
- Press retaining frame down in (direction of arrow) and remove engine control unit.
- Remove shear-head bolts (arrows) using pliers and remove locking clips.
- Push connector locking devices in direction of (arrow), and pull connectors off.
- Fit connectors to engine control unit and slide locking devices onto stop in direction of (arrow).
- Fit the two locking clips over the connector and secure with new shear-head bolts (arrows).
- Tighten shear-head bolts evenly until heads shear-head off (arrows).
- Insert engine control unit into retaining frame and press retaining frame upwards in (direction of arrow)
- Install plenum chamber bulkhead General body repairs 50. Body - front; Plenum chamber bulkhead.
- Install wiper arms Electrical system 92. Windscreen wiper system; Removing and installing wiper arms.
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