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Removing and installing fuel gauge sender G: VW Golf V / Jetta (AXU, BAG, BKG, BLF, …)

Step-by-step removing and installing fuel gauge sender G for the VW Golf V / Jetta: 15 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

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

15 steps 25 engine codes engine codes merged from 9 documented variants

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Golf V / Jetta (1K, 2003–2009); platform codes 5M1, 1F7

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  • If the sender cannot be released in this way, the retaining tabs (arrows) must also be pushed to the side slightly.

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

AXUBAGBKGBLFBLNBLPBTSBZBCAWACAWBCAXACBFACCTACCTBCCZACCZBCCZCCCZDCDAACDABCGYACLPACLPBCLSACMSB

📐 29 workshop diagrams for AXU

Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.

Removing and installing fuel gauge sender G — AXU · diagram 1
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📋 Procedure

  1. Remove fuel delivery unit .
  2. Release connectors for lines (1) and (2) and pull off.
  3. Raise retaining tabs (3) and (4) using a screwdriver and pull fuel gauge sender off downwards (arrows).
  4. Insert fuel sender into guides on fuel delivery unit and press upwards until it engages.
  5. Reconnect connector and check that it has engaged correctly.
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  1. Install fuel delivery unit .
  2. Remove fuel delivery unit .
  3. Pull fuel gauge senderG slightly to side and upwards at the same time
  4. If the sender cannot be released in this way, the retaining tabs (arrows) must also be pushed to the side slightly.
  5. Note colour co-ordination of cables for reinstallation.
  6. Release electrical connectors (1…3) and pull them off. Then bend back the locking devices of the connector.
  7. Connect connectors (1…3). Observe colour co-ordination.
  8. Check connectors are secured properly by pulling.
  9. Insert fuel gauge senderG into guide on fuel delivery unit and press down until it engages.
  10. Install fuel delivery unit .
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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.