Removing and installing valve of exhaust gas recirculation system — VW
Removing and installing valve of exhaust gas recirculation system on VW: 8 steps, 1 torque figure. What to remove, what to tighten and to how many Nm.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
- Renewed: seal
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- Clean exhaust gas recirculation valve seat in intake manifold with a plastic brush and a cloth. Ensure that no soot particles enter the intake manifold.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 10 Nm (7.4 lb-ft) | Insert carefully Ventil für Abgasrückführung into the seat in intake manifold and tighten… |
ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.
📋 Procedure
- Pull connector off exhaust gas recirculation valve N18 and unscrew securing bolts.
- Pull Ventil für Abgasrückführung carefully out off the seat.
- Clean sooted surfaces with a plastic brush. Afterwards remove loose soot with a cloth.
- For protection against soot particles cover intake manifold inner part with a lint free cloth.
- Clean exhaust gas recirculation valve seat in intake manifold with a plastic brush and a cloth. Ensure that no soot particles enter the intake manifold.
- Take the cloth out of the intake manifold and clean the intake manifold with a vacuum cleaner, if necessary.
- Renew seal.
- Insert carefully Ventil für Abgasrückführung into the seat in intake manifold and tighten srews to 10 Nm. — 10 Nm (7.4 lb-ft)
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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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