Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing oil separator
| Special tools and workshop equipment
required |
| Commercially available studs, M6x20 mm, qty. 2 |
| Sealant
→ Electronic Parts Catalogue |
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Remove noise insulation
→ General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.66. |
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Unscrew bolts -arrow- and push
charge air cooling pump -V188- to one side. |
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Pull off crankcase breather hose -3-. |
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Release fasteners -2--arrow- on
cover -1- for oil separator and
detach cover. |
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Loosen and unscrew bolts in the sequence
-9 … 1-. |
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Carefully release oil separator from bonded joint. |
| Installation is carried out in the reverse order; note the
following: |
 Note
| Danger of soiling lubrication system. |
| Cover open parts of engine. |
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Remove sealant residues from cylinder block with a flat
scraper. |
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Remove any oil and grease from sealing surfaces. |
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Screw 2 M6x20 mm studs a few turns into holes
-arrows-. |
Note
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| Observe expiry date of sealing compound. |
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Cut off nozzle on tube at front marking (diameter of nozzle
approx. 2.0 mm). |
| Danger of blocking lubrication system with excess sealant. |
| Do not apply sealant bead thicker than specified. |
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Apply bead of sealant -arrow-
onto clean sealing surface of oil separator as shown in
illustration. |
| Width of sealant bead: 2.0 mm |
| The oil separator must be installed within 5 minutes after
applying the sealant. |
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Fit oil separator onto studs -arrows-
and push it onto crankcase. |
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Oil separator, specified torque and tightening sequence
→ Fig. |
| Further installation steps are carried out in the reverse
order; note the following: |
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Install noise insulation
→ General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.66. |
| Oil separator - specified torque and sequence
→ Fig. „“Oil separator - tightening torque and sequence”“ |
| → Chapter „Assembly overview - electric coolant pump“ |
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1 -
Hose
For crankcase breather
2 -
Cover
For oil separator
3 -
Oil separator
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Other materials:
Checking valve guides
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Universal dial gauge bracket -VW 387-
Dial gauge -VAS 6079-
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Renewing components
All components of the refrigerant circuit submitted for
quality monitoring must always be sealed (use the original
sealing caps from the genuine part).
The genuine parts (air conditioner compressor, reservoir,
receiver, evaporator ...
Removing and installing A-pillar trim
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Removal wedge -3409
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1783
Removing
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Assembly overview - crankcase breather system