Removing and installing right coolant pipe, Golf, Golf Plus, Golf Cabriolet, Passat, Touran — VW
Removing and installing right coolant pipe, Golf, Golf Plus, Golf Cabriolet, Passat, Touran on VW: 14 steps, engines CAYA, CAYB, CAYC.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Touran I (1T, 2003–2015), VW Passat B6 (3C, 2005–2010), VW Golf VI (5K, 2008–2013), VW Golf Cabriolet (517, 2011–2016), VW Passat B7 saloon (362, 2010–2014), VW Passat B7 Variant (365, 2010–2014); platform code 521
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- Secure all hose connections with the correct type of hose clips (same as original equipment) Electronic Parts Catalogue (ETKA).
📋 Procedure
- Pull off engine cover .
- Loosen bolt (1).
- Remove bolt (2) and nut (3).
- Take hose retainer (4) off fuel filter, place fuel filter (7) aside (fuel hoses (5) and (6) remain connected).
- Remove noise insulation:
- Remove front right wheel housing liner: General body repairs, exterior66Wheel housing liner; Removing and installing wheel housing liner.
- Place drip tray for workshop hoistVAS 6208 beneath engine.
- Disconnect electrical connector (3) on radiator outlet coolant temperature sender G83.
- Clamp off coolant hoses with hose clamps 3094 and remove from right coolant pipe. To do this, release hose clips (arrows).
- Remove nut (1) and bolt (2), remove right coolant pipe. [Note: Secure all hose connections with the correct type of hose clips (same as original equipment) Electronic Parts Catalogue.]
- Install front wheel housing liner General body repairs, exterior66Wheel housing liner; Removing and installing wheel housing liner.
- Install noise insulation:
- Install fuel filter 20Fuel filter; Removing and installing fuel filter.
- Check coolant level.
Other VW procedures
- Emptying fuel tank when fuel pump is intact (CAYA, CAYB, CAYC)
- Removing and installing right coolant pipes, Golf, Golf Plus, Golf Cabriolet, Passat, Touran, vehicles with auxiliary heater
- Checking oil pressure switch – VW Golf IV / Bora
- Removing and installing engine control unit J623, Polo
- Removing and installing fuel pressure regulating valve N 276
- Removing engine · 41 torque figures
- Removing and installing camshaft – VW Golf Cabriolet · 47 torque figures
- Adjusting valve timing – VW Passat B5 · 83 torque figures
- Removing and installing camshafts – VW Passat B6 · 39 torque figures
- Removing and installing coolant pump · 53 torque figures
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.