Oil Pan Lower Section, Removing and Installing

Oil Pan Lower Section, Removing and Installing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Old oil collecting and extracting device (V.A.G 1782)





• Hand drill with plastic brush attachment

• Protective eyewear

• Silicone sealant (D 174 003 A2)

Removing

- Remove noise insulation => Body Exterior 50 noise insulation.

- If present, disconnect the electrical connector - 1 - for the Oil Level Thermal Sensor (G266).





- Drain engine oil.

• Observe disposal regulations!

- Remove the screws - 1 through 20 -.





- Remove oil pan, if necessary loosen by applying light strikes with a rubber hammer.

Installing

• Tightening specifications => [ Oil Pan, Oil Pump, Assembly Overview ] Oil Pan, Oil Pump, Assembly Overview

• Note the expiration date of the silicone sealant.

• The oil pan must be installed within 5 minutes after application of silicone sealant.

- Remove sealant residue from upper part of the oil pan with a flat scraper.

CAUTION!
Wear safety glasses.

- Remove sealant residue on the lower part of the oil pan, e.g. with a rotating plastic brush.





- Clean sealing surfaces, must be free of oil and grease.

- Cut tube nozzle at front marking (dia. of nozzle approximately 3 mm).





- Apply silicon sealant (D 174 003 A2) to clean sealing surfaces of the oil pan (lower part) as shown in illustration.





• The oil pan must be installed within 5 minutes after application of silicon sealant.

• The sealant bead may not be thicker than specified, otherwise excess sealant could enter the oil pan and clog the oil intake tube.

• Thickness of sealant bead: 2 to 3 mm.

- Immediately mount the lower part of the oil pan and tighten the screws - 1 through 20 - in two steps as follows:





- Tighten the bolts to 8 Nm.

- Tighten the bolts an additional 90°.

• After installing oil pan, allow sealant to dry for approximately 30 minutes. Only after then may the engine oil be replenished.

- Fill the engine oil, oil capacities => [ Engine Oil ] Removal and Replacement.

The rest of the assembly is basically a reverse of the disassembling sequence.