Removing and installing radiator cowl with radiator fan, CC — VW
Removing and installing radiator cowl with radiator fan, CC on VW: 13 steps, engines CUVA, CUVC, CUVE, CUWA.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Tiguan I (5N, 2007–2016), VW CC (358, 2012–2017), VW Sharan II / SEAT Alhambra (7N, 2010–)
📋 Procedure
- Remove engine cover panel .
- Release cover (1) at catches (arrows), and remove it.
- Remove coolant hose (2) from retainers (3).
- Release catches (arrows), and detach air duct from mounting (1).
- Unscrew bolts (arrows) from lock carrier and remove the air duct.
- Remove air filter housing Removing and installing air filter housing.
- Remove noise insulation General body repairs, exterior66Noise insulation; Assembly overview - noise insulation.
- Release and pull off connector (1).
- Unclip connector from retainer.
- Remove bolts (arrows).
- Open retainer for coolant hose on radiator cowl.
- Detach coolant hose from retainer.
- Remove cowling together with radiator fans upwards.
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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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