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Oil Pan, Engine



Lower Part of Oil Pan

Oil pan with solid gasket
First screw all bolts into lower part of oil pan hand-tight, then tighten from center toward outside.
Tightening torque 10 Nm


Oil pan with silicon gasket
Install lower part of oil pan immediately and tighten all securing bolts hand tight.
Tighten all bolts for lower part of oil pan from center toward outside.
Tightening torque 10 Nm


Upper part of oil pan with silicon gasket





Set upper part of oil pan in place (2 technicians necessary) and fasten oil pan/cylinder block bolts - 1 - and - 2 - alternating diagonally to 5 Nm.
Tighten only oil pan/transmission bolts to 45 Nm.
Tighten oil pan/cylinder block bolts alternating diagonally.
Tightening torque for M6 bolts 10 Nm
Tightening torque for M7 bolts 15 Nm
Tightening torque for M8 bolts 22 Nm


Upper part of oil pan with solid gasket





Set upper part of oil pan in place and fasten bolts - 1 - alternating diagonally to 5 Nm.
Tighten only oil pan/transmission bolts to 45 Nm.
Tighten oil pan/cylinder block bolts alternating diagonally to 10 Nm.