Oil pan, removing and installing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Fig 1: Torque Wrench V.A.G. 1331 (5 To 50 Nm)

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• Torque wrench V.A.G 1331
• Hand drill with plastic brush attachment
• Flat scraper
• Protective glasses

• Silicone sealing compound D 176 404 A2

Removing 

• Remove sound insulation pan, along with left and right sides: Refer to50 BODY, FRONT
• Disconnect 3-pin connector from oil level thermal sensor G266.
• Remove the holder for the secondary air injection (AIR) pump motor V101 from the oil pan.
• Drain engine oil.

• Remove the oil pan.
• Loosen oil pan with light blows of a rubber headed hammer if necessary.
• Remove sealant residue from cylinder block with a flat scraper.

Fig 2: Removing Sealant Residue From Oil Pan With A Rotating Brush

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• Remove sealant residue from pan with a rotating brush, e.g. a hand drill with a plastic brush attachment (wear eye protection).
• Clean sealing surfaces, they must be free of oil and grease.

Installing 

Fig 3: Cutting Off Tube Nozzle & Applying Silicone Sealing Compound To Oil Pan Sealing Surface

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• Cut off nozzle on tube of sealant at front mark (dia. of nozzle approx. 3 mm).
• Apply silicone sealing compound, as shown, to clean oil pan sealing surface. Sealing compound bead must be:

• 2...3 mm thick
• And run on inside of bolt holes - arrows  -

Fig 4: Identifying Silicone Sealing Compound Application Area

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• Apply silicone sealing compound bead as illustrated to clean sealing surface of oil pan.
• Install oil pan immediately and tighten all oil pan bolts lightly.
• Tighten oil pan bolts to 12 Nm.
• Tighten oil pan/transmission bolts to 45 Nm.

The rest of assembly is basically a reverse of disassembling.