Oil Pan Upper Section

Oil Pan Upper Section

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

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

• Protective glasses

• Hand drill with plastic brush attachment

• Sealant

Removing

- Loosen quick-release fasteners - 1 through 3 - and remove front and rear noise insulation.





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

- Drain engine oil.

- Secure engine on the engine and transmission holder. Refer to => [ Engine, Securing to Engine and Transmission Holder ] Engine, Securing to Engine and Transmission Holder.

- Manual Transmission Remove clutch pressure plate. Refer to => Manual Transmission/Transaxle [1][2]Manual Transmission/Transaxle and dual mass flywheel => [ Dual Mass Flywheel ] Dual Mass Flywheel.

- Vehicles with automatic transmission: Remove drive plate. Refer to => [ Drive Plate ] Drive Plate.

- Remove left and right timing chain covers. Refer to => [ Left and Right Timing Chain Covers ] Left and Right Timing Chain Covers.

- Remove lower timing chain cover. Refer to => [ Lower Timing Chain Cover ] Lower Timing Chain Cover.

- Remove lower section of oil pan. Refer to => [ Oil Pan Lower Section ] Oil Pan Lower Section.

- Remove oil pump. Refer to => [ Oil Pump ] Oil Pump.

- Remove bolts - arrows - and remove lower oil baffle.





- Remove bolts - 1 to 6 - for upper section of oil pan.





- Press upper part of oil pan from alignment pins of cylinder block.

Installing

• Replace gaskets, seals and O-rings.

- Remove sealant from grooves of upper part of oil pan and from sealing surfaces.

CAUTION!
Wear safety glasses.

- Using rotating plastic brush, remove any remaining sealant from upper part of oil pan and cylinder block.





- Clean sealing surfaces so they are completely free of any oil or grease.

- Cut tube nozzle at front marking (jet dia. approximately 2 mm).





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





• The groove of the sealing surfaces must be completely filled with sealant.

• The sealant bead must be 1.5 to 2.0 mm above the sealing surface.

• Sealant bead must not be thicker than specified, otherwise sealant could get into oil pan and clog the oil pump strainer.

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

- Insert seal - 1 - and O-ring - 2 - in guide frame.





- Position upper part of oil pan in place and tighten bolts - 1 through 6 - to 5 Nm in diagonal sequence.





- Tighten bolts - 1 to 6 - in a diagonal sequence.

Further installation is in reverse order of removal, noting the following:

- Install oil pump. Refer to => [ Oil Pump ] Oil Pump.

- Install lower section of oil pan. Refer to => [ Oil Pan Lower Section ] Oil Pan Lower Section.

- Install lower timing chain cover. Refer to => [ Lower Timing Chain Cover ] Lower Timing Chain Cover.

- Install oil filter housing. Refer to => [ Oil Filter Housing ] Oil Filter Housing.

- Install left and right timing chain covers. Refer to => [ Installing ] Left and Right Timing Chain Covers.

- Install crankshaft seal, timing chain side. Refer to => [ Crankshaft Seal, Timing Chain Side, Replacing ] Crankshaft Seal, Timing Chain Side, Replacing.

- Manual Transmission Install dual mass flywheel. Refer to => [ Dual Mass Flywheel ] Dual Mass Flywheel and clutch pressure plate => Manual Transmission/Transaxle [1][2]Manual Transmission/Transaxle

- Vehicles with automatic transmission: Install drive plate. Refer to => [ Drive Plate ] Drive Plate.

- Add engine oil and check oil level.

Tightening Specifications