Removing and installing starterB, 1.4 l TSI engine, 90 kW, manual gearbox MQ200-6F — VW
Removing and installing starterB, 1.4 l TSI engine, 90 kW, manual gearbox MQ200-6F on VW: 13 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: VW Passat B7 saloon (362, 2010–2014), VW Passat B7 Variant (365, 2010–2014)
📋 Procedure
- Disconnect battery .
- Remove air filter housing 24Air filter; Removing and installing air filter housing.
- Release connector (1) and disconnect.
- Push protective cap (1) off solenoid switch downwards in direction of (arrow).
- Undo nut (1) and take positive wire (2) off thread of solenoid switch.
- Undo nut (1) from upper securing bolt of starter and remove earth cable (2).
- Remove upper securing bolt of starter, lies behind.
- Remove noise insulation General body repairs, exterior66Noise insulation; Removing and installing noise insulation.
- Undo nuts (1).
- Remove cable retainer (2) from lower securing bolt of starter.
- Undo alternator bolt at bottom (2).
- Remove starter (1) by taking it downwards out of the vehicle.
- Tighten threaded connections to specified torque given in assembly overview .
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- Removing and installing camshafts – VW Passat B6 · 39 torque figures
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- Removing and installing shock absorbers, multi-link suspension
- Removing and installing rear lid, Cabriolet
- Removing and installing dash panel cover on front passenger side, cover with storage compartment
- Checking oil pressure and oil pressure switch (engine codes CBFA, CCTA)
- Removing Bowden cables for sun visor
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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