Upper part of oil pan, removing and installing
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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
- For vehicles with auxiliary heater, remove bolts - arrows - for exhaust pipe of parking heater/auxiliary heater on noise insulation.
- 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.
- Remove engine: Vehicles with manual transmission → Engine, removing , vehicles with automatic transmission → Engine, removing .
- Separate engine/transmission assembly: Vehicles with manual transmission → Engine and manual transmission, separating , vehicles with automatic transmission → Engine and automatic transmission 09L, separating .
- Secure engine to assembly stand: Vehicles with manual transmission → Engine, securing to assembly stand , vehicles with automatic transmission → Engine, securing to assembly stand .
- Vehicles with manual transmission: Remove clutch pressure plate →
- 30 CLUTCH for 5 SPD. MANUAL TRANSMISSION 012/01W FRONT WHEEL DRIVE
- 30 CLUTCH for 5 SPD. MANUAL TRANSMISSION 01A ALL WHEEL DRIVE
- 30 CLUTCH for 6 SPD. MANUAL TRANSMISSION 01E ALL WHEEL DRIVE
- 30 CLUTCH for 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION 01X, FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE
- 30 CLUTCH for 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION 02X, FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE
- 30 CLUTCH for 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION 0A3, ALL WHEEL DRIVE
- Vehicles with automatic transmission: Remove drive plate → Drive plate (vehicles with automatic transmission), removing and installing .
- Remove left and right timing chain covers → Left and right timing chain covers, removing and installing .
- Remove lower timing chain cover → Lower timing chain cover, removing and installing .
- Remove front sealing flange → Front sealing flange with crankshaft seal, removing and installing .
- Remove lower section of oil pan → Lower part of oil pan, removing and installing .
- Remove oil pump → Oil pump, removing and installing .
- 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
NOTE:
- Replace gaskets, seals and O-rings.
- Remove sealant from grooves of upper part of oil pan and from sealing surfaces.
CAUTION:
Wear safety glasses.
Fig 6: Using Rotating Plastic Brush To Remove Any Remaining Sealant From Upper Part Of Oil Pan And Cylinder Block
- 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 approx. 2 mm).
- Apply sealant bead - arrow - on clean sealing surface of upper section of oil pan as shown in illustration.
- The groove of sealing surfaces must be completely filled with sealant.
- Sealant bead must stand 1.5 to 2.0 mm above sealing surface.
NOTE:
- 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 part) must be installed within 5 minutes after application of sealant.
- 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, note the following:
- Install oil pump → Oil pump, removing and installing .
- Install lower section of oil pan → Lower part of oil pan, removing and installing .
- Install front sealing flange → Front sealing flange with crankshaft seal, removing and installing .
- Install lower timing chain cover → Lower timing chain cover, removing and installing .
- Install oil filter housing → Oil filter housing, removing and installing .
- Install left and right timing chain covers Installing .
- Install crankshaft seal, timing chain side → Crankshaft seal, timing chain side, replacing .
- Vehicles with manual transmission: Install dual mass flywheel →
Dual mass flywheel (vehicles with manual transmission), removing and installing and clutch pressure plate →
- 30 CLUTCH for 5 SPD. MANUAL TRANSMISSION 012/01W FRONT WHEEL DRIVE
- 30 CLUTCH for 5 SPD. MANUAL TRANSMISSION 01A ALL WHEEL DRIVE
- 30 CLUTCH for 6 SPD. MANUAL TRANSMISSION 01E ALL WHEEL DRIVE
- 30 CLUTCH for 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION 01X, FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE
- 30 CLUTCH for 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION 02X, FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE
- 30 CLUTCH for 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION 0A3, ALL WHEEL DRIVE
- Vehicles with automatic transmission: Install drive plate → Drive plate (vehicles with automatic transmission), removing and installing .
- Attach transmission to engine and install engine/transmission assembly: Vehicles with manual transmission → Engine, installing , vehicles with automatic transmission → Engine, installing .
- Add engine oil and check oil level → Oil level, checking .
Torque specifications
| Component | Nm |
|---|---|
| Upper part of oil pan to cylinder block | 16 1) |
| Upper oil baffle to upper part of oil pan | 9 2) |
| Lower oil baffle to upper part of oil pan | 9 |
| Oil drain plug | 30 |
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