Removing and installing starter, vehicles with 1.8 l, 118 kW TSI engine with manual gearbox MQ200-6F — VW
Removing and installing starter, vehicles with 1.8 l, 118 kW TSI engine with manual gearbox MQ200-6F on VW: 12 steps.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Golf VI (5K, 2008–2013)
📋 Procedure
- Disconnect battery .
- Remove air filter housing Engine mixture preparation24Repairing injection system; Removing and installing air filter.
- Slide protective cap in direction of (arrow) off solenoid switch.
- Unscrew positive wire (1) and disconnect connector from terminal 50 (2).
- Unscrew securing nut (arrow) and remove earth cable from the upper securing bolt on starter.
- Remove upper securing bolt of starter (arrow).
- Remove noise insulation General body repairs, exterior50Body - front; Noise insulation.
- Remove nut (1) from lower securing bolt of starter.
- Remove wiring retainer (2).
- Remove lower securing bolt of starter (arrow).
- Remove starter.
- Tighten threaded connections to torques specified in assembly overview .
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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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The story behind TorqFix →Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.