1 - engine compartment hood
2 — spring-gas stop
3 - plug
4 - Stop buffer
5 - guide piece
6 — fairing grille
7 — bolt, 23 Nm
8 - insert
9 — hinge
10 - Seal of the water drainage casing
11 — CW seal
12 - adjustment buffer
To adjust the hood height, the buffer should be screwed in or out.
13 — clamp
For fixing CW seal.
POLO
Note: Removal and installation of the engine compartment bonnet, as well as its adjustment for the IBIZA model, are performed, in principle, in the same way as for the POLO.
Removal
Open the engine compartment hood "1".
Remove windshield washer nozzles.
Disconnect the washer fluid hoses and electrical wires of the heating system from the washer nozzles and unfasten them from the hood.
Note: If the hood is to be reinstalled after being removed, attach a cord to the ends of the hoses. When the hoses are pulled out, the cord is pulled into the hood and remains there.
To facilitate subsequent assembly, mark the mounting position of the hinges "9" on the hood with a felt-tip pen.
On each side, loosen, but do not unscrew, the 2 bolts "7" securing the hinges to the hood.
Ask an assistant to support the hood. Using a small screwdriver, slightly press the locking clip and remove the spring-gas strut "2" from the upper spherical journal.
Unscrew bolts "7" and, together with an assistant, remove the engine compartment hood and carefully place it aside.
Installation
Together with an assistant, place the engine compartment hood on the hinges. Align the used hood according to the marks made before removal. Tighten the bolts "7" by hand.
Place the spring-gas strut on the spherical journal and secure it.
Close the engine compartment hood and adjust the gaps in the joints with adjacent parts, see later in this chapter.
Tighten the hinge mounting bolts to 23 Nm.
Pull the washer fluid hoses and electrical wires of the washer nozzles in with a cord and lay them in the new hood accordingly. Attach the hoses and wires and connect them to the washer nozzles.
Adjustment
Loosen the bonnet locking bracket, see the relevant chapter below.
Loosen bolts "7" securing the hinges to the hood.
Close the engine compartment hood and check the gaps in the joints. The gaps at the right and left fenders should be the same and parallel
Prescribed joint clearance values/POLO:
- Engine compartment hood - wing 3.0+1,0 mm
- Engine compartment hood - radiator grille/headlight 4.0+1,0 mm
Prescribed joint clearance values/IBIZA:
- Engine compartment hood - wing from 3 to 4 mm
- Engine compartment hood - headlight 4mm
If necessary, open the engine compartment hood, loosen the bolts "7" securing the hinges to the body and, by moving the hood to the left or right, adjust the gaps.
Tighten the hinge mounting bolts to 23 Nm.
Screw in the adjusting buffers "12" so that the hood fits tightly against the fenders when closed.
Note: To check the correct fit of the hood, you can use bread paste or chewing gum glued to the stop buffers. After closing the hood, you can determine whether the hood fits correctly by the imprint on the bread paste.
Tighten the bolts securing the locking bracket to the bonnet to a torque of 10 Nm.
Disposal of the spring-gas stop
Caution: If the gas spring strut needs to be replaced, the gas must be released from it before it can be disposed of.
Clamp the spring-gas stop in a vice in the area x = 50 mm.
Attention: It is necessary to clamp only in the specified area, otherwise the possibility of an accident cannot be ruled out!
Saw through the first third of the total length of the spring-gas strut cylinder, counting from the limiting edge on the piston rod side. To stop the splashing oil, cover the saw cut area with a rag.
Caution: When sawing, it is necessary to wear protective glasses.
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