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Renewing diesel direct injection system control unit J248 — VW

Renewing diesel direct injection system control unit J248 on VW: 13 steps, engines AMF. 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.

13 steps 1 engine code

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform code 6N1

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

AMF

📐 41 workshop diagrams for AMF

Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.

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📋 Procedure

  1. First print out the control unit identification and thereby the previous control unit coding as follows:
  2. Connect fault readerV.A.G 1551 and select engine electronics control unit with "“address word 01”".
  3. Print out the control unit identification by pressing the fault reader Print button.
  4. Press GoTo button.
  5. Press buttons 0 and 6 for function "“End output”" and confirm entry with Q button.
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  1. Switch off ignition.
  2. Remove wiper arms and cowl panel: 92
  3. Release connectors on diesel direct injection system control unit J248 and unplug connectors.
  4. Unclip thediesel direct injection system control unit J248 from the retainer (arrows).
  5. Install the new diesel direct injection system control unit J248.
  6. Check the previous coding and code the new diesel direct injection system control unit J248
  7. Adapt engine control unit to electronic immobilizer .
  8. Then interrogate the fault memory of the new engine control unit and erase the fault memory if necessary, erase fault memory .
Workshop diagrams

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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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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.