Removing and installing right temperature flap control motor V159 with potentiometer for right temperature flap control motor G221 — VW
Removing and installing right temperature flap control motor V159 with potentiometer for right temperature flap control motor G221 on VW: 7 steps, 1.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform codes 5C7, 5C1
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- After installing right temperature flap control motor V159, check operation of temperature flap.Initiate "“Basic setting”" function using vehicle diagnosis, testing and information systemVAS 5051B.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 1.5 Nm (1.1 lb-ft) | Remove bolts (5 |
ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.
📋 Procedure
- Remove glove compartment General body repair, interior68.
- Remove right footwell trim (on centre console) General body repairs, interior68Compartments, covers and trims.
- Disconnect connector (4) from right temperature flap control motor V159(3).
- Remove bolts (5) (1.5 Nm). — 1.5 Nm (1.1 lb-ft)
- Detach connecting rod (1) from temperature flap.
- Remove right temperature flap control motor V159(3) with connecting rod (1) from heater and air conditioning unit.
- Separate adjusting lever (2) of right temperature flap control motor V159(3) from connecting rod (1). [Note: After installing right temperature flap control motor V159, check operation of temperature flap.Initiate "“Basic setting”" function using vehicle diagnosis, testing and information systemVAS 5051B.]
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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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