Oil Pan: Service and Repair

Oil Pan

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Engine support bridge (10 - 222 A)

• Shackle (10 - 222 A /12)

• Adapter (10 - 222 A /16)

• Adapter (10 - 222 A /19)

• Old oil collecting and extracting device (VAG 1782)

• Sealant (D 176 501 A1)

• Hand drill with plastic brush attachment

• Flat scraper

• Protective eye wear

Removing

- Drain engine oil.

• Observe disposal regulations!

- Disconnect wire connection to air suspension compressor at air filter. Refer to --> [ Connecting Line to Air Suspension Compressor, Disconnecting ] Service and Repair.

- Completely remove air filter with Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor.

- Remove nuts - 2 - on right and left engine mount bracket.





- Position adapter (10 - 222 A /16) on engine support bridge (10 - 222 A) with high side of threaded spindle guide facing upward as shown in illustration.

- Now place adapter (10 - 222 A /19) on left and right of engine support bridge (10 - 222 A). Place engine support bridge (10 - 222 A) on longitudinal members.

- Engage engine with two shackles (10 - 222 A /12) at adapter (10 - 222 A /16) and pretension engine slightly.





- Remove subframe.

- Remove engine carrier. Engine mounts can remain attached to engine carrier.

- Disconnect 3 pin connector from oil level thermal sensor (G266).

- Remove the oil pan.

- Loosen oil pan with light blows of a rubber headed hammer if necessary.

- Remove sealant residue from cylinder block with a flat scraper.

- Remove sealant residue at oil pan using a rotating brush, e.g. a drill with plastic brush attachment (wear protective glasses).





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

Installing

• Note the expiration date of the sealing compound.

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

- Cut tube nozzle at front marking (nozzle dia. approximately 3 mm).





- Apply silicone sealant to clean sealing surfaces of oil pan as shown. The sealing compound bead must be:

• 2 to 3 mm thick

• and run on inside of bolt holes - arrows -

• Sealant bead must not be thicker than specified. Otherwise, excess sealant could get into oil pan and clog strainer in intake line of oil pump.

- Apply silicone sealant to clean oil pan sealing surfaces as shown.





- Install oil pan immediately and tighten all oil pan bolts lightly.

- Tighten the oil pan bolts to 12 Nm.

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

The rest of the assembly is basically a reverse of the disassembling sequence.