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 → Electronic parts catalogue

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

–  Release quick-release fasteners -1- and -2- and take off front noise insulation. Leave rear noise insulation in position. –  Place used oil collection and extraction unit -V.A.G 1782- under engine. –  Drain off engine oil.   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-.

–  Unplug electrical connector at oil level and oil temperature sender -G266--item 1-. –  Unbolt sump (bottom section) -arrow-.

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

–  Cut off tube nozzle at front marking (diameter of nozzle approx. 2 mm).

–  Apply bead of sealant -arrow- onto clean sealing surface of sump (bottom section) as illustrated. l  Width of sealant bead: 2 mm.   Note 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. t  The sump (bottom section) must be installed within 5 minutes after applying sealant. –  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 → Booklet803 or → Booklet805. Tightening torques

Component		Nm
Sump (bottom section) to sump (top section)		8 + 90° 1)2)
Oil drain plug	M14	30
	M24	50
l  1) Renew bolts. l  2) 90° = one quarter turn.