Lower Oil Pan

Lower Oil Pan

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Used 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 the noise insulation.

- Drain the engine oil.

• Observe the disposal regulations!

- Remove the bolts - 1 through 20 -.





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

Installing

• Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Oil Pan and Pump Overview ] Oil Pan and Pump Overview.

• Note the expiration date of the silicone sealant.

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

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


Risk of eye injury.

• Wear safety glasses.

- Remove any remaining sealant from the 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 mark (nozzle diameter approximately 3 mm).





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

• Sealant bead thickness: 2 to 3 mm.

- Immediately install the lower oil pan and tighten the bolts - 1 through 20 - in three passes as follows:





1 - Tighten the bolts hand-tight

2 - Tighten the bolts to 8 Nm

3 - Tighten the bolts an additional 45 degrees (1/8) turn

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

- Fill the engine oil, capacities, refer to => [ Engine Oil ] Description and Operation.

The rest of the installation is basically a reverse of the removal sequence.