Oil Pan: Service and Repair

Oil Pan

Special tools and workshop equipment required
• Torque wrench (5-50 Nm) -V.A.G 1331-
• Hand Drill with Plastic Brush Attachment
• Flat Scraper
• Protective Eye wear
• Silicone Sealant -D 176 404 A2-

Removing

- Remove the noise insulation, along with the left and right sides.

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

- Remove the holder for the secondary air injection pump motor -V101- from the oil pan.

- Drain the engine oil.

Note: Observe disposal regulations!

- Remove the oil pan bolts.

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

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





- Remove the sealant residue from the oil pan with a rotating brush, for example, 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:
• Note the expiration date of the sealant.
• The oil pan must be installed within 5 minutes of applying the silicone sealant.

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





- Apply the silicone sealant as illustrated. The sealant bead must be:
• 2 to 3 mm thick
• and run in the inside of the bolt holes -arrows-.

Note: The sealant bead must be thicker than specified. Otherwise, the excess sealant could get into oil pan and clog the strainer in the suction pipe for the oil pump.


- Apply the silicone sealant bead as illustrated to the clean sealing surface of the oil pan.

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

- Tighten the oil pan bolts to 12 Nm.

- Tighten the oil pan to transmission bolts to 45 Nm.

Note: After installing the oil pan the sealant must be allowed to dry for approximately 30 minutes. Only after then may the engine oil be added.

- Further installation in in reverse order of removal.