Removing and installing secondary air pump motor V101 — VW
Removing and installing secondary air pump motor V101 on VW: 10 steps, engines BBU, BGP, BGQ, BJX. 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.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform codes A32, A33
🔧 Engine codes this applies to
📋 Procedure
- ⚠ Due to the enclosed spaces, observe the following during all assembly work, particularly in the engine compartment:Route lines of any kind and cables so that original routing can be restored.Ensure sufficient clearance from all moving or hot components. — Unscrew nuts of return line (arrows).
- Remove throttle valve module .
- Detach pressure hose (1) and intake hose (2). To do this, press circlip together.
- Remove noise insulation General body repairs, exterior66Noise insulation; Assembly overview - noise insulation.
- Pull off connectors (1) and (2).
- Press out clip (3) for cable duct.
- Press out cable clip on upper front securing bolt.
- Unscrew securing bolts (1) of secondary air pump bracket from intake manifold.
- Unscrew lower securing bolt (arrow) for secondary air pump bracket.
- Push secondary air pump bracket slightly to one side. Unscrew securing nuts and remove secondary air pump motor V101.
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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.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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