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 disposal regulations!
- Remove the bolts - 1 through 20 -.
- Remove the oil pan, if necessary loosen by applying light strikes from a rubber mallet.
Installing
• Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Oil Pan and Oil Pump Overview ] Oil Pan and Oil Pump Overview.
• Note the expiration date of the silicone sealant.
• The oil pan must be installed within 5 minutes after application of the silicone sealant.
- Remove the sealant residue from the upper oil pan with a flat scraper.
Risk of eye injury.
• Wear protective eyewear.
- 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 sealant tube nozzle at the front mark (nozzle diameter: approximately 3 mm).
- Apply the 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 the silicone sealant.
• The sealant bead may not be thicker than specified, otherwise excess sealant could enter the oil pan and clog the oil intake pipe.
• Thickness of sealant bead: 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 by hand
2 - Tighten the bolts to 8 Nm
3 - Tighten the bolts an additional 45° (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, oil capacities, refer to => [ Engine Oil ] Description and Operation.
The rest of the installation is basically a reverse of the removal sequence.