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Removing and installing toothed belt pulley for coolant pump, type 1 — VW

Removing and installing toothed belt pulley for coolant pump, type 1 on VW: 11 steps, engines CNLA, CRJA.

Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

11 steps 2 engine codes

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Jetta VI (16, 2010–2018)

  • Special tools named: T10172/2
  • Renewed: o-ring

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  • After the toothed belt pulley has been removed, renew the O-ring on the camshaft.
  • Ensure that the dowel pin on the camshaft is seated in recess in assembly sleeve T10505.

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove coolant pump .
  2. Loosen bolt (1) using counterhold T10172 with adapters T10172/2.
  3. Unscrew bolt and remove toothed belt pulley (2). [Note: After the toothed belt pulley has been removed, renew the O-ring on the camshaft.]
  4. Guide removing tool T10498 above camshaft up to O-ring.
  5. Turn removing tool T10498(arrow) to insert it under O-ring.
CNLA? Steps differ between engine variants — check this job against your exact car before you commit to it. Check my car — free →
  1. Pull O-ring off camshaft towards front.
  2. Push new O-ring (1) onto camshaft journal. [Note: Ensure that the dowel pin on the camshaft is seated in recess in assembly sleeve T10505.]
  3. Fit assembly sleeve T10505 onto camshaft and push it to stop by hand in (direction of arrow).
  4. Pull off assembly sleeve T10505.
  5. Fit toothed belt pulley (1) onto camshaft (2) so that the dowel pin of camshaft is seated in the hole of toothed belt pulley (arrows).
  6. Install coolant pump .

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.