Removing and installing fuel delivery unit, vehicles with four-wheel drive — VW
Removing and installing fuel delivery unit, vehicles with four-wheel drive on VW: 11 steps, engines AGZ.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Passat B5 (3B)
- Special tools named: 3087
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- If delivery unit is to be renewed, drain old delivery unit before disposal.
🔧 Engine codes this applies to
📋 Procedure
- Note safety precautions before beginning work .
- First check whether a coded radio is fitted. If so, obtain anti-theft coding.
- With ignition switched off, disconnect earth strap from battery.
- Remove rear bench seat.
- Remove cover in floor.
- Pull 4-pin connector and supply and return lines (arrows) off flange.
- ⚠ Fuel supply lines are under pressure! Before loosening hose connections, wrap a cloth around the connection. Then release pressure by carefully pulling hose off connection. — Unscrew locking ring using fuel tank sender unit tool 3087.
- Pull flange and seal out of opening in fuel tank.
- Unclip fuel gauge sender (G) from baffle housing in fuel tank and remove it.
- Turn fuel delivery unit towards left by approx. 15° as far as stop using fuel pump tool 3307 and remove it. [Note: If delivery unit is to be renewed, drain old delivery unit before disposal.]
- Installation of fuel delivery unit is carried out in reverse order. [Note: Do not bend fuel gauge sender when installing.Coat flange seal with fuel when fitting.Do not interchange supply and return hoses (return line -blue-).Secure fuel hoses with spring-type clips.Note Installation position of fuel delivery unit flange: Mark on flange (1) must align with mark on fuel tank (2).After installing fuel delivery unit flange, check that the supply, return and breather pipes are still clipped onto fuel tank.]
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