Removing and installing engine cover panel/air filter: VW 2.0 (BYD, CDLA, CDLC, CDLF, …)
Step-by-step removing and installing engine cover panel/air filter for the VW 2.0: 16 steps, 1 torque figure.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Golf V / Jetta (1K, 2003–2009), VW Golf VI (5K, 2008–2013), VW Golf Cabriolet (517, 2011–2016); platform code 137
- Renewed: rubber mountings
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- The engine cover panel rubber mountings (arrows) may not be lubricated or greased before installation.
- During installation, ensure that the 4 rubber mountings (arrows) are inserted correctly in engine cover panel/air filter.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 1.6 Nm (1.2 lb-ft) | Tighten bolts for intake air ducting |
ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.
📐 34 workshop diagrams for BYD
Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.
📋 Procedure
- Remove intake hose (1).
- Pull off connector (2).
- Unscrew bolts (3).
- Pull engine cover panel off upwards in sequence (A…D) at points indicated.
- Cover intake hose with a clean cloth.
- Use hose clip pliersVAS 6340 to release tension from spring-type clip (B) and pull air duct off engine cover panel (A).
- Unplug electrical connector (2) from air mass meter G70.
- Unclip wiring harness.
- Loosen clips (arrows A.)
- Pull intake hose off air mass meter G70.
- Unclip hose from attachments (2).
- Disengage engine cover panel at successive attachment points (arrow 4), (arrow 5), (arrow 6) and then at attachment point (arrow 3), and lift up engine cover panel. [Note: The engine cover panel rubber mountings (arrows) may not be lubricated or greased before installation.]
- Renew rubber mountings.
- During installation, ensure that the 4 rubber mountings (arrows) are inserted correctly in engine cover panel/air filter.
- Position engine cover panel in installation position and press rubber mountings simultaneously onto retaining pins.
- Tighten bolts for intake air ducting to 1.6 Nm. — 1.6 Nm (1.2 lb-ft)
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Who makes these pages, and how
TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
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.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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