Skoda Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removing the oil pan l  Engine switched off.   Note If the battery earth strap is disconnected and connected, carry out certain additional operations → Electrical System; Rep. gr.27. –  Disconnect the battery-earth strap with the ignition off → Electrical System; Rep. gr.27. –  Remove the sound dampening system → Body Work; Rep. gr.50.

–  Unscrew nuts -2- from bracket -1- on the oil pan and remove bracket from the threaded bores at the oil pan.   Note The threaded bores are welded at the front of the gearbox to the oil pan.

–  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. –  Grab with the hand (without gloves) at the mass, in order to discharge yourself electrostatically.   Caution t  Only then touch or remove the mechatronics for double clutch gearbox -J743-, after you have discharged yourself electrostatically at an earthed object beforehand, e.g. skin contact with mass. t  Under no circumstances must the plug contacts in the plug of the gearbox be touched with the hands, because the control unit can be destroyed through static discharge as well as the mechatronics.

–  Turn the bayonet catch -1- of the plug to the left and disconnect plug from gearbox.

–  Loosen screws -arrows- of the oil pan -A- crosswise and unscrew.   Note There is still gearbox oil in the oil pan, because not all of it can be drained off. –  Remove oil pan with the oil pan gasket. –  Always replace oil pan gasket → Electronic Catalogue of Original Parts.