Oil Pan Lower Section

Oil Pan Lower Section

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Drip tray for workshop crane (VAS 6208)

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

• Hand drill with plastic brush attachment

• Protective eyewear

• Sealant

Removing

- Drain coolant. Refer to => [ Cooling System, Draining and Filling ] Procedures.

- Bring lock carrier into service position. Refer to => [ Lock Carrier, Moving into Service Position ] Lock Carrier, Moving Into Service Position.

- Remove bolts - arrows - and remove torque support from engine.





- Place drip tray for workshop crane (VAS 6208) under engine.

- Remove front coolant pipe on engine - arrows -.





- Remove nuts - 1 to 4 - for left and right stabilizer mounts.





- Remove left bracket for refrigerant line - arrows -.





- Remove refrigerant line on bracket - arrow -.





- Disconnect electrical connector on the Oil Level Thermal Sensor (G266) - arrow - and free up the electrical wire.





- Place old oil collecting and extracting device ( V.A.G 1782) under engine and drain engine oil.





- Remove oil pan (lower part) - 1 - and pry out carefully.

• There is still a residual amount of oil in lower section of oil pan.

Installing





• Replace seals.

- Using rotating plastic brush, remove any remaining sealant from oil pan (lower section) and at upper section.

CAUTION!
Wear safety glasses.

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

- Cut tube nozzle at front marking (nozzle dia. approximately 1 mm).





- Apply sealant bead - arrows - on clean sealing surface of lower section of oil pan as shown in illustration.





• Thickness of sealant bead: 1.5 to 2.0 mm.

• Observe the position of the sealant bead at areas indicated with - arrows -.

• The oil pan (lower section) must be installed within 5 minutes after application of sealant.

• Sealant bead must not be thicker than specified, otherwise excess sealant may get into lower section of oil pan and clog strainer in intake tube.

- Position oil pan lower section and tighten all the bolts in a diagonal sequence to 5 Nm.

- Tighten bolts of lower section of oil pan in diagonal sequence to 10 Nm.

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

- Install stabilizer bar.

- Install front coolant pipe. Refer to => [ Front Coolant Pipe ] Front Coolant Pipe.

- Install lock carrier with attachments. Refer to =>
Radiator Support Radiator Support

- Place torque support on rubber buffer for torque support and tighten bolts - arrows -.





- Install front bumper cover.

- Add engine oil and check oil level. Refer to => [ Oil Level, Checking ] Testing and Inspection.

- Fill with coolant => [ Filling ] Procedures.

- Check headlight adjustment.

Tightening Specifications