Vehicles with 1.6 l 77 kW FSI engine and manual gearbox — VW
Vehicles with 1.6 l 77 kW FSI engine and manual gearbox on VW: 14 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: platform codes 6S1, 6S2
📋 Procedure
- Disconnect battery .
- Remove wiper arms .
- Release and disconnect terminal 50 connector (1).
- Pull plastic cap (2) off.
- Remove securing nut (1) and disconnect cable (2) from terminal 30 on solenoid switch.
- Remove securing nut (3) from upper starter securing bolt.
- Disconnect earth wire (4) and remove the upper starter securing bolt behind this.
- Remove noise insulation General body repairs, exterior50Body - front; Noise insulation.
- Remove nut (1) from starter lower securing bolt.
- Remove wiring retainer (2).
- Remove lower securing bolt of starter (arrow).
- Remove starter downwards from the vehicle.
- Tighten all threaded connections to the specified torques .
- Reconnect battery .
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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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