Lower Oil Pan

Special tools and workshop equipment required 

• Used Oil Collecting and Extracting Device -V.A.G 1782-
• Hand Drill with Plastic Brush Attachment
• Protective Eyewear
• Silicone Sealant -D 174 003 A2-

Removing 

-- Remove the noise insulation. Refer to Description and Operation .

-- Drain the engine oil.

-- Remove the bolts -1 through 20-.

Fig 1: Identifying Oil Pan, Lower Part Tightening Sequence

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-- Remove the oil pan, if necessary loosen by applying light strikes from a rubber mallet.

Installing 

• Tightening specifications, refer to OIL PAN AND OIL PUMP OVERVIEW .

-- Remove the sealant residue from the upper oil pan with a flat scraper.

-- Remove any remaining sealant from the lower oil pan using, for example, a rotating plastic brush.

Fig 2: Identifying Removal Of Residual Sealant On Oil Pan E.G. With Rotating Plastic Brush

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-- Clean the sealing surfaces, they must be free of oil and grease.

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

Fig 3: Identifying Scissors To Cut Tube Nozzle At Front Marking (Nozzle Diameter Approx. 3 Mm)

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-- Apply the silicone sealant -D 174 003 A2- to the clean sealing surfaces of the lower oil pan as shown in the illustration.

Fig 4: Identifying Lower Section Of Oil Pan Sealing Surfaces

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• Thickness of sealant bead: 2 to 3 mm.

-- Immediately install the lower oil pan and tighten the bolts -1 through 20- in three passes as follows:

Fig 5: Identifying Oil Pan, Lower Part Tightening Sequence

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1. Tighten the bolts by hand
2. Tighten the bolts to 8 Nm
3. Tighten the bolts an additional 45° (1/8) turn

-- Fill the engine oil, refer to ENGINE OIL .

The rest of the installation is basically a reverse of the removal sequence.