SEAT Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removing and installing sump

Special tools and workshop equipment required

t	U/J extension and socket, 10 mm -3185-

t	Tool insert 5 mm -3249-

t	Torque wrench (5...50 Nm) -V.A.G 1331-

t	Used oil collection and extraction unit -V.A.G 1782-

Not illustrated Special tools and workshop equipment required t  Silicone sealant -D 176 404 A2- t  Hand drill with plastic brush attachment t  Eye protection t  Flat scraper Removing –  Remove noise insulation tray. –  Drain engine oil.   Note Observe environmental regulations for disposal. –  Pull 3-pin connector off oil level and oil temperature sender -G266-.

–  Remove securing bolts -arrows- from bracket on sump for charge air pipe between turbocharger and charge air cooler. –  Install sump bolts using T-bar and socket, 10 mm -3185-. (Remove using hexagon key extension, 5 mm -3249-.) –  Remove sump. Loosen sump with light blows of a rubber-headed hammer if necessary. –  Remove sealant residue on cylinder block with a flat scraper.   WARNING Wear eye protection.

–  Remove sealant residue on sump with a rotating brush, e.g. a hand drill with a plastic brush. –  Clean sealing surfaces. They must be free of oil and grease. Installing   Note t  Observe expiry date of sealing compound. t  The sump must be installed within 5 minutes of applying silicone sealing compound.

–  Cut off tube nozzle at forward marking (nozzle Ø approx. 3 mm). –  Apply silicone sealing compound, as shown, to clean sealing surface on sump. Sealant bead must be: t  2...3 mm thick. t  Run bead along inner side of bolt holes -arrows-.   Note The sealing compound bead must not be thicker, otherwise excess sealing compound will enter the oil sump and may block the oil suction line strainer.

–  Apply silicone sealing compound bead as shown to the clean sealing surface of the sump. (The figure shows the position of the sealant bead on the cylinder block.) –  Install sump immediately and tighten all sump bolts lightly.   Note The sump must be flush with cylinder block. –  Tighten sump bolts to 15 Nm. –  Tighten sump to gearbox bolts to 40 Nm.   Note Let sealing compound dry for approx. 30 minutes after installing oil sump. Only then fill with engine oil. Further assembly is basically the reverse of the dismantling procedure.

–  Tighten bolts for sump/charge air pipe bracket -arrows- to 20 Nm. –  Install noise insulation tray.