Removing and installing starter, 2.0 l FSI engine with manual gearbox (MQ350-6F) — VW
Removing and installing starter, 2.0 l FSI engine with manual gearbox (MQ350-6F) on VW: 15 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.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform code 137
📋 Procedure
- Disconnect battery .
- Remove securing bolts (arrows).
- Disconnect connector (arrow).
- Loosen spring-type clips (arrow) using spring-type clip pliersVAS 5024 A.
- Pull engine cover panel upwards (arrows).
- Slide protective cap in direction of (arrow) off solenoid switch.
- Unscrew positive wire (1) and disconnect connector from terminal 50 (2).
- Unscrew earth wire from securing bolt of starter (arrow).
- Remove securing bolt of starter (arrow).
- Remove noise insulation General body repairs, exterior50Body - front; Noise insulation.
- Remove securing nut (1) from lower securing bolt of starter.
- Remove wiring retainer (2).
- Remove securing bolt of starter (arrow).
- Remove starter downwards from vehicle.
- Tighten threaded connections to specified torques .
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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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