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Fuel supply system -> 1.8 Removing and installing fuel delivery unit, fuel gauge sender and suction-jet pumps for Your Volkswagen Touareg SUV First Generation (2002-2010)

Touareg 2003 ➤  
8-cylinder injection engine - Edition 11.2011  
– When breather lines are pulled off, buttons of hose couplings  
sometimes cannot be pressed in. Use assembly tool -T10118-  
-arrow- to press in button.  
For further work on inside of fuel tank, flanges may remain re‐  
moved.  
If fuel tank needed only to be emptied, install flanges again.  
– First check that flange seals are properly seated.  
Note  
Always renew seals if the fuel has caused them to swell.  
– Insert flange with locating tab facing forwards -arrow-.  
– Tighten locking rings on left and right to specified torque using  
wrench -T10202- .  
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1.8  
Removing and installing fuel delivery  
unit, fuel gauge sender and suction-jet  
pumps  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
♦ Special wrench -T10202-  
Test prerequisites  
Fuel tank must be empty ⇒ page 100 .  
Fuses -13- and -14- -arrow- must be removed from their sock‐  
ets.  
Connectors and wires for left and right flanges have been re‐  
moved.  
Locking rings for left and right flanges have been unscrewed.  
Procedure  
– Note safety precautions before beginning work ⇒ page 99 .  
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Rep. gr.20 - Fuel supply system  
Touareg 2003 ➤  
8-cylinder injection engine - Edition 11.2011  
– Pull off connectors -1- and -2- as well as hose couplings -3-  
and -4- below right flange.  
– Remove flange with pressure regulator.  
– Unclip black filler hose -arrow- from fuel delivery unit housing  
on left and right sides of fuel tank.  
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– Detach fuel supply line to suction-jet pumps from fuel delivery  
unit -arrow- on left and right sides of fuel tank.  
– Unscrew fuel delivery unit in bottom of fuel tank by turning  
about 90° to left.  
Note  
The fuel delivery unit housing is filled with fuel. Fuel may run out  
if housing is tipped or canted.  
– Now unclip fuel gauge senders on each side of fuel tank and  
pull them out.  
– Now unclip suction-jet pumps from bottom on each side and  
remove with a slight turn.  
– Pull out hose ends through left and right sender openings.  
1. Parts of fuel supply system  
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