Audi Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removing and installing sump (bottom section) Special tools and workshop equipment required t  Drip tray 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. –  Place a drip tray underneath. –  Drain off engine oil.

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

All models: –  Unbolt bracket securing refrigerant pipe to sump -arrow-.   Note Illustration shows vehicle with manual gearbox.

–  Unplug electrical connector from oil level sender -arrow- and move wiring clear.

–  Unbolt anti-roll bar mountings (left and right) -1- and -2-.

–  Place drip tray for engine oil under the engine (more oil will drain out). –  Unbolt sump (bottom section) -1- and remove it carefully. Installing Installation is carried out in the reverse order; note the following:   Note Renew gaskets, seals and self-locking nuts.

–  Remove remaining sealant on bottom and top section of sump with a rotating plastic brush or similar.   WARNING Wear safety goggles. –  Clean sealing surfaces; they must be free of oil and grease.

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

–  Apply the bead of sealant onto the clean sealing surface of the sump (bottom section) as illustrated. l  The bead of sealant should be approx. 1.5 mm wide -arrow-.   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 securing sump (bottom section) to 10 Nm in diagonal sequence. –  Install anti-roll bar → Running gear, front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive; Rep. Gr.40. –  Fill up with engine oil and check oil level → Chapter. Tightening torques

Component	Nm
Sump (bottom section) to sump (top section)	10
Bracket for refrigerant line to sump (bottom section)	10
Clamp for ATF pipes to bracket	10
Oil drain plug	30