Oil Pan: Service and Repair

Oil pan, removing and installing
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required





^ Torque wrench (5 ... 50 Nm) V.A.G1331
^ Drill motor with plastic brush
^ Protective glasses
^ Flat scraper
^ Silicone sealant D 176 404 A2

Removing
- Remove center, left and right sound insulation trays:
- Drain engine oil.

Note: Observe disposal regulations!

- Remove securing bolts for oil pan.
- Loosen oil pan with light blows of a rubber-headed hammer, if necessary.
- Remove oil pan.





- Remove sealant residue on cylinder block with a flat scraper.
- Remove sealant residue on oil pan with a rotating brush, e.g. a drill motor with a plastic brush (wear eye protection).
- Clean sealing surfaces. Surfaces must be free of oil and grease.

Installing





Note:
^ Observe the use-by date of the sealing compound.
^ The oil pan must be installed within 5 minutes of applying the silicone sealing compound.

- Cut off tube nozzle at forward marking (approximately nozzle diameter 3 mm).
- Apply silicone sealing compound, as shown, to clean oil pan sealing surface. Sealant bead must be:
^ 2 ... 3 mm thick
^ Run along inner side of bolt holes - arrows





Note: The sealing compound bead must not be thicker, otherwise excess sealing compound will enter the oil pan and may block the oil suction pipe strainer.

- Apply silicone sealant bead carefully as shown to areas marked by arrows. (illustration shows position of sealant bead on cylinder block).
- Install oil pan immediately and tighten all oil pan bolts lightly.

Note: The oil pan must be flush with the cylinder block.

- Tighten oil pan bolts to 15 Nm.
- Tighten oil pan/transmission bolts to 45 Nm.

Note: Let the sealing compound dry for approximately 30 minutes after installing the oil pan. Only then fill the engine with oil.Further assembly is basically the reverse of the disassembly procedure.