No, but on your car you can so you don't have to crank the engine as long. Be sure to use new heat shields. It's also a good idea to test the new nozzles before reinstalling.

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2004 VW Jetta TDI (manual)

Past MB's: '96 E300D, '83 240D, '82 300D, '87 300D, '87 420SEL