Oil Pan

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)

• Socket XZN 8 (T40159)

• Oil Collecting and Extracting Device (V.A.G 1782)

• Silicone Adhesive Sealant (D 176 501 A1)

• Hand Drill with Plastic Brush Attachment

• Flat Scraper

• Protective Eyewear

Removing

- Drain the engine oil.

• Observe disposal regulations!

- Holding the engine in its installed position. Refer to => [ Engine, Holding in its Installed Position ] Engine, Holding in its Installed Position.

- Remove the subframe.

- Remove the engine carrier. The engine mounts can remain attached to the engine carrier.

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

- Remove the transmission/oil pan bolts.

- Remove the oil pan bolts on the transmission side - arrows - using the socket XZN 8 (T40159) through the openings in the transmission.






- Remove the remaining oil pan bolts.

- Loosen the oil pan with light blows from a rubber mallet if necessary.

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

- Remove any sealant residue from the pan with a rotating brush, for example, using a hand drill with a plastic brush attachment (wear eye protection).






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

Installing

• Note the expiration date of the sealant.

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

- Cut the sealant tube nozzle at the front mark (nozzle diameter: approximately 3 mm).






- Apply the sealant as illustrated. The sealant bead must be:

• 2 to 3 mm thick

• and run on the inside of the bolt holes - arrows -

• The sealant bead must not be thicker, otherwise the excess sealant will enter the oil pan and may block the suction pipe strainer.

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






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

- Tighten the oil pan bolts to 12 Nm.

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

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