VW Tiguan Vacuum Pump Replacement

2011 VW Tiguan with the 2.0t engine. I am changing the vacuum pump gasket actually but the same procedure applies to the entire vacuum pump as well. It only calls for 1.5 hours of labor so this can be accomplished fairly quickly with the right tools.
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Vacuum Pump: PIERBURG 701341030 (this is the part number and brand. I could not find one on amazon)
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[@marcoferreira3479]

Thank you very much, I'm Brazilian and your video is the best ever produced regarding the vacuum pump, congratulations!!

[@operationoverhaul]

You are welcome and thank you as well

[@dakotaserna1645]

Hello, just wanted to thank you for the video. Saved me and my wife 850 bucks :)

[@operationoverhaul]

Your welcome. Crazy what they charge to do this job.

[@bigshoots8696]

Torque Spec = 9 nm for the 3 T30 bolts that mount the pump to the engine.

[@operationoverhaul]

Someone else mentioned that to me as well and I did contact prodemand and they have since corrected it. Thank you for info.

[@bigshoots8696]

@@operationoverhaul yep, ask me how I know 20 nm was too much! 😳

[@operationoverhaul]

@@bigshoots8696 I went back and purchased new bolts and re-torqued them correctly after I found the correct specs.

[@tedjohnson64]

I’m surprised there’s no Schrader valve to press to release the high pressure fuel pump psi. Or maybe there is, but you did that part off camera?

[@operationoverhaul]

There is no Schrader valve on this engine according to the service data I found and I even looked online and found the answer to be no. It would make things easier

[@FourCeez]

I'm very confused with mine. It's leaking non stop due to stripped threads. Going to be drilling them out and replacing with a heli coil here soon but the bottom bolt closest to the front side has oil coming out of the thread. Is that normal? And I don't have that back bracket for the other bottom bolt is that needed? I hope you can help me out here, cars been sitting for to long because of this issue.

[@operationoverhaul]

You do not have to have the bracket but it does hold some stuff. Also if there is oil leaking from the threads it may be cracked to the inside of the head. That could be an issue.

[@FourCeez]

@@operationoverhaul Yea I'm not to sure. 160 compression on every cylinder so I wouldn't think I'd have a cracked head yk.

[@Fr33ma4n]

Hi. I didn't see or hear the 20 NM on the vacuum pump in the video. That seems like a lot for an M6 screw?

[@operationoverhaul]

Yes, you are correct. Someone in comments notified me that the torque specs were incorrect. Prodemand shows the wrong spec on that and the correct specs are 9nm not 20. I did contact them to let them know that it was incorrect and I actually think that it has been corrected now.

[@Fr33ma4n]

@@operationoverhaul Don't you need a new seal? Because it was tightened much tighter. maybe screws too

[@operationoverhaul]

@@Fr33ma4n yes, I actually did go back and replace it and the screws with a kit from FCPeuro.com This is actually a personal car of mine I was able to do it rather quickly.

[@mr.mr400]

I heard U say 20nm I’ve heard 9nm I’m guessing that is wrong ?

[@mr.mr400]

@@operationoverhaulgot it thanks

[@Addison0526]

Hey, would you know what would cause constant internal engine vacuum? Like the oil cap is sucked down. The pcv is operable and nothing wrong with it.

[@operationoverhaul]

That is one I would need to do some research on. Is it the same car as this one or same engine?

[@hectorlucena434]

Good evening friend, very good video, would this cause an oil leak?

[@operationoverhaul]

Thank you bri much and yes, these can cause oil leaks. Also, check you cam sensor seal on the front of the engine for one as well. They can leak to the back of the valve cover making it look like a vacuum pump

[@marshallknight269]

when u take pump off, it shows a little black cap going into the cam shafts any idea whats that called and do i need to take the rocker cover off to replace it because i rebuilt my sirocco and im missing the cap/seal and oil is just spilling out of there whatever its called 12:51 in if that helps

[@operationoverhaul]

If I am seeing what you are asking about then I believe that is the cam seal or camshaft plug.

[@noseaz123]

When I got the gasket there were 3 gaskets clamp together and only one of them matched the color of old one with cylicone on it. So I pealed it fromt he others and replaced it. After done, my sone drove it and when he came back, oil was leaking and smoke coming out of th engine from the oil. My question is, should I had used all three gaskets or the issue is somewhere else? Thanks!

[@operationoverhaul]

They should be a multi-layer gasket. You were suppose to use all of them together. I would get another one and re-do the job. Also, make sure that the tabs are not pushed down around the bolt holes.

[@noseaz123]

@@operationoverhaul Thank you for the info. I will try them later today with the multi-layer gasket.

[@noseaz123]

@@operationoverhaul Hello, I endup changing the vaccum pump with a new gasket. No leak but the alert light still coming on. Does the alert need to be reset or there is some other issues? Thanks!

[@operationoverhaul]

@@noseaz123 is it the check engine light or a different light?

[@noseaz123]

@@operationoverhaul It's the oil pressure light beeping and blinking. Then goes off and then comes back one after few minutes. This happened before I replaced the vaccum pump.

[@jassimmukthar]

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[@gee3883]

Great vid dude. Would this cause the oile to smell of fuel? cheers

[@operationoverhaul]

Thank you and no this would not cause the oil to have a fuel smell. Normally that could be a sign of a sticking injector, rings going bad (but that would cause excessive smoking from the muffler), and maybe a few other internal problems. These are just a few things that pop up first in my head. How bad is the fuel smell?

[@gee3883]

@@operationoverhaul Hey thanks for the response dude. It's pretty bad , but I have done some digging and found out it could possibly be the O ring on the fuel pump.I am planning on pulling the intake manifold to clean the tops of the valves so I will replace all O rings on the injectors at the same time. Cheers

[@operationoverhaul]

@@gee3883 your welcome and let me know how it goes.

[@hectorlucena434]

Good evening friend, I followed your steps to save 300 dollars, but what do you think, for times the brakes don't hold, do you know what it could be?

[@operationoverhaul]

when you say they do not hold, do the brakes actually release while holding the pedal down?

[@hectorlucena434]

Good afternoon, did you put silicone on the gasket?

[@operationoverhaul]

No, I did not put any silicone on the gasket. They normally has some type of bonding agent on the gasket already on the ones I purchase. It is typically blue.

[@enriquegarrido2078]

Wrong torque spec

[@operationoverhaul]

What are the torque specs so everyone can know because I could not find it on my prodemand and when I called my local VW that was what they told me was the torque specs? I just want to make sure everyone has the correct specs. Thank you letting me know this.

[@AhmedMohamed-qe5bz]

9NM@@operationoverhaul

[@AhmedMohamed-qe5bz]

same goes for the HPFP and the PCV

[@operationoverhaul]

@AhmedMohamed-qe5bz I appreciate it. Hopefully everyone will see this. I'll put it in the description.