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Fuel filter - repair > < Supply system components - remove and install
Fuel container with accessories - remove and install
   
Fuel container with accessories - remove and install
1 - Container cover
2 - 1.5 Nm
3 - Compartment cover of filling tap
q   Remove and install → Body - External assembly jobs; Rep. Gr.55
4 - Gravitational valve/Overflow valve
q   To remove, unlock safety fishplate and remove valve upwards, disconnecting it from tap clamps
q   Check valve pass Open vertical valve Valve inclined at 45 °: closed
5 - Connection to ground
q   Check grip firmness
6 - 10 Nm
7 - Vent hose
q   Fixed on top of fuel container
q   Check grip firmness
8 - 25 Nm
9 - Fuel container
q   When removing, support with engine/transmission lifting hydraulic device V.A.G-1383 A
q   Remove and install → Chapter.
10 - Fixing belt
11 - Fuel pump unit
q   Attention to the assembly position of flange in the container → Fig.
q   Remove and install → Chapter.
q   Check fuel pump → Chapter.
q   With fuel level indicator sensor -G-
q   Fuel level meter – remove and install → Chapter.
q   Clean sieve if dirty
12 - Sealing ring
q   Replace if damaged
q   For assembly, grease with fuel
13 - Fuel pump fastener
q   Remove and install with wrench 3217
14 - Supply hose
q   Fuel filter → Item.
q   Fixed on fuel container
q   Check grip
q   Black
q   To disconnect from flange, push locking keys on connector
15 - Return hose
q   Fuel radiator → Chapter.
q   Blue or blue marking, respectively
q   Fixed on fuel container
q   Check grip
q   To disconnect from flange, push locking keys on connector
16 - Vent valve
q   Check → Fig.
q   To remove valve remove it sideways from tap clamps
q   Before installation unscrew tap cover
17 - -Sealing ring
q   Replace if damaged

   
Flange assembly position of fuel pump unit
Flange marking must coincide with marking on fuel container -arrows-.
Blue or blue marked return hose -1- on connection with identification -R-.
Black supply hose -2- on connection with identification -V-.
  Note
After assembly of fuel pump unit flange, check if supply and return hoses and vent hoses are still blocked in fuel container.
  A20-0096
Check vent valve
Lever in rest position: closed
Lever pushed to -arrow- direction: open
  Note
Before installing vent valve, remove tap cover.
  V20-1040

Fuel filter - repair > < Supply system components - remove and install