Skoda Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removing –  Remove the sound dampening system → Body Work; Rep. gr.50. –  Remove front left wheel. –  Remove the front left wheelhouse liner → Body Work; Rep. gr.66.

–  Remove protection plate -A- at the bottom of the gearbox -arrows-; if applicable. –  Position the catch pan under the gearbox.   WARNING Wear safety goggles. For vehicles Octavia II

Gearbox with drain plug -A- and check screw -B- installed up to 12.04.

The gearboxes installed as of 01.05 have only one check screw -B-. Oil can only be drained via check screw -B-. Continued for all vehicles

–  Unscrew the inspection plug -arrow- close to the pendulum support.   Note A plastic overflow tube with an 8 mm hexagon socket and a tightening torque of 3 Nm is located behind this screw. The length of the overflow tube determines the oil level in the gearbox, when replacing assign via part number → Electronic Catalogue of Original Parts.

–  Remove overflow tube. Approx. 5.0 ltr of oil flows out. Furthermore, the catch pan remains under the gearbox. –  Screw in overflow tube and tighten to tightening torque → Chapter.   Note There is still oil in the cover for the gearbox oil pump.

–  Release screws -arrows- and remove cover for gearbox oil pump -A-.

–  Unscrew the screws -arrows- and pull off the gearbox oil pump -1- from the dowel pins and the drive shaft of the gearbox oil pump.   Note Pay attention to the assignment of the screws -arrows- for reinstalling the gearbox oil pump -1-.