Removing and installing particulate filter - vehicles with four-wheel drive — VW
Removing and installing particulate filter - vehicles with four-wheel drive on VW: factory workshop procedure for engines BJB, BLS, BSU, CAAA.
Workshop procedure for VW — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.
📐 86 workshop diagrams for BJB
Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.
📋 Procedure
ℹ️ Torque figures below come verbatim from workshop data — always cross-check against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening.
Removing and installing particulate filter - vehicles with four-wheel drive
Special tools and workshop equipment required
Torque wrench 5-50 Nm
V.A.G 1331
Note
If a new particulate filter is installed, an ash mass comparison must be carried out in guided fault finding
Vehicle diagnostic tester
.
Assembly overview - particulate filter
Chapter
Removing
Unclip fuel and coolant hoses from right air pipe.
Remove bolt
1
.
Remove right air pipe. Raise retaining clips
arrows
slightly to do so.
Disconnect connector
1
on
intake manifold flap motor
V157
.
Unscrew bolts
arrows
and remove
intake manifold flap motor
V157
.
Remove intake hose from air filter/turbocharger.
Disconnect electrical connector
arrow
on
exhaust gas pressure sensor 1
G450
.
Unscrew
exhaust gas pressure sensor 1
G450
with bracket.
Remove subframe together with steering rack
Running gear, axles, steering
Rep. gr.
40
Removing and installing subframe with hydraulic steering rack
.
Remove right drive shaft
Running gear, axles, steering
Rep. gr.
40
Drive shafts; Removing and installing drive shafts
.
Unbolt heat shield for right drive shaft from bevel box
arrows
.
Disconnect control lines
1
and
2
from particulate filter
5
and remove
exhaust gas pressure sensor 1
G450
with control lines.
Separate connector of
exhaust gas temperature sender 2
G448
3
from
Lambda probe
G39
4
and
exhaust gas temperature sender 3
G495
6
.
Loosen retaining clip
1
with seal
2
for particulate filter.
Loosen retaining clip
1
.
Unscrew particulate filter
1
from particulate filter bracket
2
.
Note
Decoupling elements in front exhaust pipe must not be bent more than 10° - danger of damage.
Loosen double clamp
1
and push to rear.
Take particulate filter out downwards.
Installing
Installation is carried out in the reverse order; note the following:
Note
If G450 is renewed, renew M6x22 bolt also.
Decoupling elements in front exhaust pipe must not be bent more than 10° - danger of damage.
Renew seals, gaskets and self-locking nuts.
Fit all cable ties in the original position when installing.
Install right drive shaft
Running gear, axles, steering
Rep. gr.
40
Drive shafts; Removing and installing drive shaft
.
Install subframe together with steering rack
Running gear, axles, steering
Rep. gr.
40
Removing and installing subframe with hydraulic steering rack
.
Tighten new securing nuts for heat shield.
Aligning exhaust system free of stress
Chapter
.
After renewing particulate filter perform adaption in
“Guided functions”
Vehicle diagnostic tester
.
Specified torques
Chapter
“
Assembly overview – emission control with diesel particulate filter, engine codes BLS, BSU
”
Chapter
“
Assembly overview - exhaust gas temperature regulation
”
Chapter
“
Assembly overview - intake manifold, engine codes BLS, BSU
”
Drive shafts; Assembly overview - drive shafts
Rep. gr.
40
Assembly overview - drive shaft
.
Subframe; Assembly overview - subframe
Rep. gr.
40
Subframe
.
Remove noise insulation
Rep. gr.
50
Body - front; Noise insulation
.
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Who makes these pages, and how
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.