Lower Oil Pan

Lower Oil Pan

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Oil Collecting and Extracting Device (V.A.G 1782)

• Hand drill with plastic brush attachment

• Protective goggles

• Silicone sealant, refer to the Parts Catalog

Removing

- Remove the noise insulation.

- Remove the crossbrace - 4 -.






- Remove the stabilizer bar - 1 -.

- Remove the bolts - 2 - and the nuts - 3 -.

- Move the steering gear - 5 - slightly to the right, lower it approximately 10 cm and then tie it up.

Risk of damaging the oil lines and hoses.

• Do not stretch, kink or bend oil lines and hoses.

The suspension components could be damaged.

Never rest the vehicle on its wheels if the subframe mount, steering gear or subframe crossbrace are not installed correctly.

Do not support the vehicle on the subframe or the subframe crossbrace, for example, by a floor jack or similar device.

- Remove the bolt - arrow -.






- Remove the steering column - 1 - from the steering gear - 2 -.

- Place the (V.A.G 1782) under the engine and drain the engine oil.

• Observe disposal regulations!

- Disconnect the connector from the oil level thermal sensor (G266) - arrow -.






- Remove the oil level thermal sensor.

- Remove the bolts - 1 to 19 -.






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

Installing

• For the correct tightening specifications, refer to => [ Oil Pan and Oil Pump Overview ] Oil Pan and Oil Pump Overview

• Silicone sealant, refer to the Parts Catalog

• Note the expiration date of the silicone sealant.

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

• Replace the bolts which are being tightened with an additional turn.

• Replace sealing rings, seals and self-locking nuts.

- Spray the sealing surface with sealant remover and allow it to work.

- Remove any sealant residue on the upper oil pan using a flat blade scraper.

Danger of eye injury.

• Wear protective goggles.

- Remove any remaining sealant on lower oil pan using for example a rotating plastic brush.






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

- Cut the tube nozzle at the front marking (nozzle diameter: approximately 3 mm).






- Apply silicon sealant to clean sealing surfaces of the oil pan (lower section) as shown in illustration.






• Thickness of sealant bead: 2 to 3 mm

• 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.

- Position the lower oil pan immediately and tighten the bolts, tightening sequence => [ Lower Oil Pan - Tightening Sequence ] Oil Pan and Oil Pump Overview.

• 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 and check the level.

- Install the steering gear.

- Install stabilizer bar.

- Install the crossbrace.

- Install the noise insulation.

Assemble in reverse order of disassembly.