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Removing and installing gearbox oil temperature sender G93 — VW

Removing and installing gearbox oil temperature sender G93 on VW: 14 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.

14 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes 1H1, 1H2

  • Opens: gearbox oil
  • Renewed: seal for atf pan

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  • If the fasteners are damaged, the valve body must be exchanged.
  • Route conductor strip as illustrated; do not kink or twist.
  • Before installing ATF strainer, press seal into strainer.

📋 Procedure

  1. Drain ATF.
  2. ATF can be extracted from torque converter by using probeV.A.G 1358 A/1 and extracting unitV.A.G 1358 A.
  3. Raise vehicle.
  4. Remove guard plate for ATF pan.
  5. Separate connector for conductor strip.
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  1. Remove ATF pan.
  2. Remove ATF strainer.
  3. Position lever for conductor strip3373 against stop under plug for solenoid valves.
  4. Use lever for conductor strip3373 to lever conductor strip off solenoid valves in direction of arrow.
  5. Remove bolt (1) for conductor strip and remove conductor strip. [Note: If the fasteners are damaged, the valve body must be exchanged.]
  6. Route conductor strip as illustrated; do not kink or twist.
  7. Before installing ATF strainer, press seal into strainer.
  8. Renew seal for ATF pan; press sleeves into seal.
  9. Fill with 3 litres of ATF, check ATF level and top up .

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.