Renewing Hall sender oil seals: VW Phaeton 4.2 (BGH, BGJ)
Step-by-step renewing Hall sender oil seals for the VW Phaeton 4.2 (BGH/BGJ): 17 steps. 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.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Phaeton (3D)
📋 Procedure
- Remove intake pipe between left air filter and throttle valve module.
- Unbolt connecting hose from combination valve.
- Pull connectors off ignition coils and injectors and move wiring to the side.
- Pull connector off Hall sender.
- Remove Hall sender housing along with screen and taper.
- Bring lock carrier into service position General body repairs, exterior50Body - front; Lock carrier - service position.
- Remove right toothed belt guard.
- Pull connector off Hall sender.
- Remove bolts (1) from Hall sender.
- Remove bolt (2) from rear toothed belt guard.
- Pull rear toothed belt guard forwards slightly and remove Hall sender housing along with rotor and taper.
- Install pin2085/1 as shown.
- Unscrew inner part of oil seal extractor2085 several turns out of the outer part and lock with knurled screw.
- Lubricate threaded head of oil seal extractor, place it in position and, exerting firm pressure, screw it into oil seal as far as possible.
- Loosen knurled screw and turn inner part against pin 2085/1 until seal is pulled out.
- Clamp flats of oil seal extractor in vice. Remove oil seal with pliers.
- Position new seal with fitting sleeve3241/1 and bolt3241/3 and press in until flush.
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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.
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