Removing and installing Lambda probe 2G108 and Lambda probe 2 after catalytic converter G131 — VW
Removing and installing Lambda probe 2G108 and Lambda probe 2 after catalytic converter G131 on VW: 10 steps, engines BGH, BGJ.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Phaeton (3D)
📐 20 workshop diagrams for BGH
Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.
📋 Procedure
- Remove intake air duct to throttle valve module J338.
- Cut cable ties open (arrow) and move Lambda probe wire clear.
- Unscrew Lambda probe 2G108 using an open ring spanner (A).
- Remove intake air duct to throttle valve module J338.
- Remove noise insulation General body repairs, exterior50Noise insulation.
- Disconnect Lambda probe wire from clip (arrow) and move clear.
- Remove Lambda probe 2 after catalytic converter G131 using Lambda probe open ring spanner set3337.
- If reusing Lambda probes, lubricate the threads with high-temperature pasteG 052 112 A3. The paste may not come into contact with the slots on the probe body.
- Install intake air duct .
- Restore wiring to original position.
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