Oil Pan

Oil Pan

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Hex Ball Socket (T10058)

• Hand drill with plastic brush attachment

• Protective eyewear

• Sealant, refer to the electronic parts catalog ETKA

Removing

- Drain engine oil.

- Remove the right noise insulation - arrows -.






- On the TTS Roadster, remove the noise insulation frame - arrow - with the rear noise insulation.






- Remove the bolts - arrows - and the air guide pipe.






- Remove the bolt - 1 -.






• Ignore items - 2, 3 and 4 - and the - arrow -.

- Disconnect the connector - 1 - from the oil level thermal sensor.






- Remove the turbocharger oil return line bolts - arrows -.

- Remove the bolts - arrows - from the oil pan to the transmission.






- Remove the bolts - 1 through 20 - from the oil pan to the cylinder block in a diagonal sequence.

- Carefully loosen the oil pan from the bond without bending it.

Installing

• Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Oil Pan - Tightening Specifications
and Sequence ] Oil Pan Overview

Risk of contaminating lubricating system and bearing.

• Cover open parts of engine.

Risk of eye injury.

• Wear protective eyewear.

- Remove the sealant residue on the cylinder block and the oil pan, for example using a rotating plastic brush.






- Clean the sealing surfaces; they must be free of oil and grease.

• Note the expiration date of the sealing compound.

- Cut the tube nozzle at the front marking (nozzle diameter approximately 2 mm).






The lubrication system could be plugged with excess sealant.

• Do not apply sealant bead thicker than indicated.

- Apply a sealant bead to the clean sealing surface on the oil pan as illustrated.

• Thickness of sealant bead: 2 to 3 mm.

• Carefully apply a sealant bead in the sealing flange area - arrows -.






• The oil pan must be installed within 5 minutes after applying the sealant.

- Position the oil pan and tighten the bolts. Refer to => [ Oil Pan - Tightening Specifications
and Sequence ] Oil Pan Overview.






• When installing the oil pan on an engine that has been removed, make sure the transmission side of the oil pan seals flush with the cylinder block.

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

The rest of the installation is performed in reverse order of removal, noting the following:

- Install the air guide pipe. Refer to => [ Charge Air Cooler Overview ] Charge Air Cooler Overview.

- Install the noise insulation frame.

- Fill the engine oil and check the oil level.