Removing and installing water radiator for charge air cooling circuit, Sharan — VW
Removing and installing water radiator for charge air cooling circuit, Sharan on VW: 10 steps, engines CUVA, CUVC, CUVE, CUWA.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Tiguan I (5N, 2007–2016), VW CC (358, 2012–2017), VW Sharan II / SEAT Alhambra (7N, 2010–)
- Opens: coolant
- Renewed: o-rings
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- If there are minor dents in the fins, refer to .
📋 Procedure
- Drain coolant .
- Remove radiator cowl .
- Remove radiator (2).
- Remove coolant hoses (3) and (4) on charge air cooler (1).
- To do this, release retaining clips.
- Lift charge air cooler (1) out of rubber mountings (arrows).
- Insert charge air cooler (1) into rubber mountings (arrows). While doing this, note sealing strip between charge air cooler and condenser.
- Installing radiator . [Note: If there are minor dents in the fins, refer to .]
- Renew O-rings after removal.
- Replenish coolant .
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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.
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