Removing and installing sump

Special tools and workshop equipment required

• Allen key, long reach 5 mm - T10058-

• Torque wrench - V.A.G 1331-
• Hand drill with plastic brush
• Scraper
• Safety glasses
• Silicone sealant - D 176 600 A1-

Removing

• Remove noise insulation.

Polo

• Remove catalytic converter with front silencer ⇒ 2.6 Removing and installing catalytic converter (Polo).

Continued for all vehicles

• Unbolt front exhaust pipe ⇒ 2 Exhaust gas cleaning.

• Pull 3-pin connector off oil level and oil temperature sender - G266- -1-.
• Drain engine oil.

• Unbolt sump sealed with liquid gasket.
• On the gearbox side, two screws may not be immediately accessible. If the screw heads cannot be reached with a bit - T10058-, turn the crankshaft in the engine direction until the screws are accessible. The flywheel is provided with recesses.
• Remove sump. Loosen sump with light blows of a rubberheaded hammer if necessary.
• Remove sealant residue from cylinder block with a flat scraper.

• Remove sealant residue on sump with a rotating brush, e.g. an electric drill with plastic brush attachment (wear eye protection).
• Clean sealing surfaces. They must be free of oil and grease.

Installing

• Cut off tube nozzle at forward marking (approx. 3 mm ∅ of nozzle).
• Apply silicone sealing compound, as shown, to clean sealing surface on sump. Sealant bead must be:

• 2…3 mm thick
• Run bead along inner side of bolt holes -arrows-.

• Install sump immediately and tighten all sump bolts lightly.
• Tighten oil sump bolts to 13 Nm.

Specified torque for oil pan securing bolts to gearbox: 40 Nm

Further assembly is basically a reverse of the dismantling sequence.