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Product Description
** NOW AVAILABLE **
GruvenParts.com billet aluminum intake manifold linkage arm for the 2011-2017 VW Touareg and 2017-Present VW Atlas with the 3.6L V6 engines!
Ours are Guaranteed for Life!
This GruvenParts.com billet linkage arm replaces the plastic intake manifold linkage arm and drive ball found on P/N 03H133201AE (03H-133-201AE), 03H133201AF (03H-133-201AF) and 3H133201AE (3H-133-201AE) intake manifold.
As you already know if you are reading this, the OEM linkage arm are made from cheap plastic and become very brittle in the engine heat. The linkage arm socket often pops off of the ball on the manifold, rendering the variable intake manifold useless. This in turn causes a check engine light to illuminate as well as poor drivability, reduced power, and reduced fuel economy. Of course VW will not sell you *JUST* this part, you have to buy an entire new upper intake manifold to replace the cheap plastic linkage arm (with another cheap plastic linkage arm). The new manifold is over $1200 and the installation of the manifold and the entire manifold gasket set is about $1,200. This is a $2400 issue which we can fix and upgrade for a fraction of the dealer cost!
GruvenParts.com is now producing these linkage arms the way VW should have: from a solid chunk of 6061-T651 Aircraft Grade Aluminum on a 4 axis Haas CNC machining center. Ours come with a special Delrin insert installed into the machined socket to precisely mate with the ball on the intake manifold. This provides excellent lubrication and unmatched strength.
Ours are Guaranteed for Life! (VW … not so much …)
These parts can be installed with the manifold on the engine. Unclip the 2 actuator halves and remove the long spring and rubber diaphragm within the actuator. Unclip the useless plastic linkage arm from the manifold ball (if it hasn’t done that on its own already). Reinstall the rubber diaphragm onto our billet link arm, slide it thru the actuator, then firmly snap it onto the ball. Replace the spring and snap the actuator halves together. This should take 10 minutes, and you can do this yourself – no need to spend $2400 at the dealer on this for more plastic that will soon break again !
You asked us for it and we listened. Another great billet replacement part to rid your VW/Audi of the weak plastic parts!
Applications:
Volkswagen : Touareg w/3.6L V6 from 2011-2017, Atlas w/3.6L from 2017-Present using intake manifold P/N 03H133201AE (03H-133-201AE), 03H133201AF (03H-133-201AF) and 3H133201AE (3H-133-201AE)