Vehicles with 2.0 l FSI turbocharged engine and automatic gearbox — VW
Vehicles with 2.0 l FSI turbocharged engine and automatic gearbox on VW: 18 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 Passat B6 (3C, 2005–2010)
📋 Procedure
- Disconnect battery .
- Remove securing bolts (arrows).
- Pull off hose (1) after opening clips (2).
- Disconnect connector (3).
- Pull engine cover panel upwards (arrows).
- Remove securing nut (1) from upper securing bolt of starter.
- Remove wiring retainer (2).
- Remove upper securing bolt of starter (arrow).
- Slide protective cap in direction of (arrow) off solenoid switch.
- Unscrew positive wire (1) and disconnect connector from terminal 50 (2).
- Remove noise insulation General body repairs, exterior50Body - front; Noise insulation. [Note: All hose connections of charge air system are secured with spring-type clips or push-on connectors. The following points must be observed for push-on connectors:Release push-on connection by pulling securing ring (arrow).Pull off hose/pipe without tools.]
- Loosen screw-type clamp (1) and disconnect connector (2).
- Remove hose from vehicle.
- Remove securing nut (1) from lower securing bolt of starter.
- Remove wiring retainer (2).
- Remove lower securing bolt of starter (arrow).
- Remove starter downwards from vehicle. [Note: All hose connections of charge air system are secured with spring-type clips or push-on connectors. The following points must be observed for push-on connectors:Push on hose or pipe without tools.Ensure that locking lugs are securely engaged (arrow)]
- Tighten threaded connections to specified torques .
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Who makes these pages, and how
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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