Removing and installing starterB, 2.0 l TSI engine, 155 kW, manual gearbox MQ350-6F — VW
Removing and installing starterB, 2.0 l TSI engine, 155 kW, manual gearbox MQ350-6F on VW: 17 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check.
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 .
- Unfasten connector (1) and disconnect.
- Loosen spring-type clip (2) using spring-type clip pliersVAS 5024.
- Release locking lug (arrow) and remove cover.
- Pull hose (arrow) off air filter housing and remove from vehicle.
- Unscrew securing bolt (arrow) of air filter housing.
- Pull air filter housing upwards out of rubber mountings and remove it from vehicle.
- Push protective cap (1) downwards off solenoid switch in (direction of arrow).
- Unlock connector (1) of terminal 50 and disconnect.
- Unscrew nut (2) and remove positive cable (3) from solenoid switch.
- Remove upper securing bolt of starter (arrow).
- Remove noise insulation General body repairs, exterior66Noise insulation; Removing and installing noise insulation.
- Undo nut (1) and remove it from lower securing bolt of starter.
- Remove cable retainer (2).
- Unscrew starter securing bolt (arrow).
- Remove starter downwards from vehicle.
- Tighten threaded connections to torque specified in assembly overview .
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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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