Audi Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removing and installing sump (bottom section) Special tools and workshop equipment required

t  Used oil collection and extraction unit -V.A.G 1782- t  Electric drill with plastic brush attachment t  Safety goggles t  Sealant → Parts catalogue

Removing –  Vehicles with auxiliary heater: remove bolts -arrows- securing exhaust pipe for auxiliary/additional heater to noise insulation.

–  Release bolts or quick-release fasteners -1- and -2- and take off front noise insulation. –  If fitted, open quick-release fasteners -3- and remove rear noise insulation. –  Place used oil collection and extraction unit -V.A.G 1782- under engine. –  Drain off engine oil.

Vehicles with multitronic gearbox 01J or automatic gearbox 01V: –  Remove retainer for ATF pipes (unscrew nuts -1- and -2-).   Note Take care not to unscrew union nuts -3- for ATF pipes.

All vehicles:   Note To prevent damage to the refrigerant lines, ensure that the pipes and hoses are not stretched, kinked or bent. –  Unbolt retainer for refrigerant pipe (right-side) from sump -arrow-.   Note Illustration shows vehicle with manual gearbox.

–  Unplug electrical connector -1- at oil level and oil temperature sender -G266--arrow- and move wiring clear.

–  Place used oil collection and extraction unit -V.A.G 1782- under engine, because oil will drain out again. –  Unbolt sump (bottom section) -1- and remove it carefully.

Installing   Note Renew gaskets and seals. –  Remove sealant residue from bottom section of sump and top section of sump with rotating plastic brush or similar.   WARNING Wear safety goggles. –  Clean sealing surfaces; they must be free of oil and grease.

–  Cut off tube nozzle at front marking (nozzle approx. 1 mm Ø).

–  Apply bead of sealant -arrow- onto clean sealing surface of sump (bottom section) as illustrated. l  The bead of sealant should be approx. 1.5 mm wide.   Note t  The sump (bottom section) must be installed within 5 minutes after applying sealant. t  The sealant bead must not be thicker than specified, otherwise excess sealant could enter the sump and clog the strainer in the oil pump. –  Fit sump (bottom section) and tighten all bolts initially to 5 Nm in diagonal sequence. –  Tighten bolts on sump (bottom section) in diagonal sequence. –  Fill up with engine oil and check oil level → Chapter. Tightening torques

Component	Nm
Sump (bottom section) to sump (top section)	10 1)
Bracket to sump	9
Oil drain plug	30
l  1) Tighten in diagonal sequence.