Removing and installing left auxiliary radiator — VW
Removing and installing left auxiliary radiator on VW: 13 steps, engines CHHA, CHHB, CJSA, CJSB. 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.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Golf VII Variant (BA), VW Golf VII (5G, 2012–2020), VW Sharan II / SEAT Alhambra (7N, 2010–), VW Passat B8 (3G, 2014–)
- Special tools named: 3094
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- Place a cloth underneath to absorb escaping coolant.
📋 Procedure
- Remove left front wheel Running gear, axles, steering44Wheels, tyres; Wheel change.
- Remove noise insulation General body repairs, exterior66Noise insulation; Assembly overview - noise insulation.
- Remove front left wheel housing liner General body repairs, exterior66Wheel housing liners; Assembly overview - front wheel housing liner.
- Unclip air duct (1)(arrows). [Note: Place a cloth underneath to absorb escaping coolant.]
- Clamp off coolant hoses (1) with hose clamps 3094.
- Release hose clips and detach coolant hoses.
- Move coolant hose on retainer to one side. To do so, release fasteners (arrows A), and pull off (arrows B).
- Unscrew nuts (arrows), and remove auxiliary radiator (1) together with bracket.
- Pull off air duct (1)(arrow).
- Unscrew bolts (4), and remove auxiliary radiator (2) upwards from bracket (3).
- Install wheel housing liner General body repairs, exterior66Wheel housing liner; Removing and installing front wheel housing liner.
- Install noise insulation General body repairs, exterior66Noise insulation; Assembly overview - noise insulation.
- Install wheel Running gear, axles, steering44Wheels, tyres; Wheel change.
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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.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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The story behind TorqFix →Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.