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Removing and installing solenoid valve block: VW Phaeton

Step-by-step removing and installing solenoid valve block for the VW Phaeton: 10 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.

10 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Phaeton (3D)

📋 Procedure

  1. Raise vehicle.
  2. Remove plastic cover from beneath spare wheel well.
  3. Unscrew air lines (arrows).
  4. Protect air lines from dirt.
  5. Pull off connectors (2) and (3).
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  1. Unscrew air line (arrow) from compressor.
  2. Pull off connector (1).
  3. Remove hexagon bolts (2) and remove solenoid valve block (A).
  4. Set solenoid valve block in place and tighten bolts.
  5. Attach air lines to solenoid valve block (A).

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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.