Removing and installing exhaust gas pressure sensor 1G450 — VW
Removing and installing exhaust gas pressure sensor 1G450 on VW: 12 steps, engines CKFC, CLHA, CLHB, CLHC.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Tiguan I (5N, 2007–2016), VW CC (358, 2012–2017), VW Sharan II / SEAT Alhambra (7N, 2010–)
🔧 Engine codes this applies to
📋 Procedure
- Remove engine cover panel .
- Open heat insulation sleeve (1).
- Disconnect electrical connector (8).
- Unscrew bolt (2) and slightly push pressure differential sender G505(3) to one side.
- Disconnect electrical connector (6).
- Remove bolt (4).
- Before pulling hoses off exhaust gas pressure sensor 1G450(5), spray them with solvent.
- Release hose clips (7). [Note: Before installing, blow out control lines for exhaust gas pressure sensor 1G450 towards particulate filter with compressed air (hoses can become obstructed or may ice up due to condensation).Make sure that hose is securely fitted and that there are no leaks.Secure all hose connections with the same type of hose clips as original equipment Electronic Parts Catalogue.]
- ⚠ Irreparable damage to pressure differential sender can be caused if the connection breaks off.Carefully disconnect hose from connection, taking care to keep hose straight. — Fit engine cover panel .
- After renewing pressure differential sender G450 reset learnt values .
- Guided functions
- 01 - Reset learnt values
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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.
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