Volkswagen Golf 2004 Service Manual page 88

Golf 2004 ➤ , Golf Plus 2005 ➤
Maintenance - Edition 11.2009
– Place engine cover with upper side on a soft surface to prevent
damage to chrome applications.
– Unscrew bolts -arrows- from engine cover lower side.
– Separate air filter housing lower part -1- from air filter housing
upper part -3-.
– Remove air filter element -2- from air filter housing lower part
-1-.
Installing
Note
To secure the air filter housing upper part to air filter housing
♦
lower part and intake connection, self-tapping bolts are used
as standard. If these bolts are loosened and tightened using
a cordless screwdriver, the thread in the air filter housing upper
part can be damaged.
For this reason it is only permitted to use a cordless screw‐
♦
driver, if the following prerequisites are fulfilled:
The speed of cordless screwdriver may be max. 200 rpm.
♦
A specified torque of max. 3 Nm must be adjustable.
♦
On the Golf GTI "Edition 30" and Golf GTI "Pirelli" the rubber
♦
buffers for engine cover must be renewed
– Hook air filter housing lower part -1- on retaining lugs
-arrows- of air filter housing upper part -2-, swing in direction
of arrow and press on lightly.
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4. Descriptions of work
⇒ page 95 .