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Removing and installing (Passat, Passat CC): VW (CKMA)

Step-by-step removing and installing (Passat, Passat CC) for the VW (CKMA): 12 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.

12 steps 1 engine code

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Passat CC (357, 2008–2012), VW Passat B7 saloon (362, 2010–2014), VW Passat B7 Variant (365, 2010–2014)

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

CKMA

📐 42 workshop diagrams for CKMA

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

Removing and installing (Passat, Passat CC) — CKMA · diagram 1
Removing and installing (Passat, Passat CC) — CKMA · diagram 2
Removing and installing (Passat, Passat CC) — CKMA · diagram 3
Removing and installing (Passat, Passat CC) — CKMA · diagram 4
Removing and installing (Passat, Passat CC) — CKMA · diagram 5
Removing and installing (Passat, Passat CC) — CKMA · diagram 6
Removing and installing (Passat, Passat CC) — CKMA · diagram 7
Removing and installing (Passat, Passat CC) — CKMA · diagram 8
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📋 Procedure

  1. Remove noise insulation or underride guard General body repairs, exterior 50. Removing and installing noise insulation or underride guard.
  2. Remove front exhaust pipe (see the separate procedure).
  3. Lever off engine cover panel at points (1).
  4. Pull off cover panel forwards in direction of (arrow).
  5. Unbolt heat shield above turbocharger (arrows).
CKMA? Steps differ between engine variants — check this job against your exact car before you commit to it. Check my car — free →
  1. Unscrew securing nuts on turbocharger (arrows).
  2. Disconnect connector (3) for Lambda probe after catalytic converter G130.
  3. Also disconnect connector for Lambda probe G39.
  4. ‎Unscrew bolts (1) for charge air pipe.
  5. Unscrew bolts (4) and remove bracket (5).
  6. Pull off charge air hose on top of turbocharger, loosening clip to do so.
  7. Remove charge air pipe downwards.
Workshop diagrams

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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.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.