1.4 TSI engine (EA211) · Lubrication · Sump, oil pump

Removing and installing lower part of sump

Special tools and workshop equipment required

  • Torx bit - T10058-
  • Wedge - T10383/2-
  • Cutting tool - T10561-
  • Applicator gun - VAS 6966-
  • Protective mat - VAS 531003-
  • Scraper
  • Sealant remover
  • Hand drill with plastic brush
  • Safety glasses
  • Commercially available scraper
  • Sealant ⇒ Electronic Parts Catalogue

Cutting tool - T10561-

  • 1 Bolt
  • 2 Washer
  • 3 Bracket
  • 4 Knife
  • 5 Guide
  • 6 Handle
  • 7 Inserts for support

    (rod) for conversion of handle

  • 8 Bolt
  • 9 Support bearing

Removing

  • Drain engine oil.
  • Remove noise insulation ⇒ General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr. 66; Noise insulation; Assembly overview - noise insulation.
  • If necessary, remove front right wheel housing liner ⇒ General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr. 66; Wheel housing liner; Assembly overview - front wheel housing liner.
  • If necessary, remove radiator cowl ⇒ 4 Radiator, radiator fan.
  • After radiator cowl has been removed, fit protective mat - VAS 531003- to vehicle as shown in illustration.
  • Disconnect electrical connector -1- on oil level and oil temperature sender - G266-.
  • Loosen and unscrew bolts in the sequence -19 to 1-.
  • Loosen 2 bolts on oil sump, but do not unscrew completely.
  • Cut through seal between oil sump -4- and engine -1-.
  • Use cutting tool - T10561- to do this.
  • Separation is made centrally between bolts -3-.
  • Position cutting tool - T10561- on seal -arrows- without it canting.
  • Drive in cutting tool - T10561- -3- using a hammer as far as it will go -arrow-.
  • Do not cant cutting tool - T10561- when doing this.
  • Do not cutting tool - T10561- sideways.
  • Do not lever with cutting tool - T10561-.
  • Perform procedure at other points as described until sump is detached.
  • Use wedge - T10383/2- to further loosen detached positions.
  • Using a plastic hammer carefully drive in wedge.
  • Drive in wedge - T10383/2- only to same depth as sealing surface.
  • Carefully detach sump (bottom section) from adhesive bond.
  • Fit wedge - T10383/2- at another position and detach the bonded joint in the same way.
  • Carefully detach lower part of sump from adhesive bond using a commercially available scraper.
  • Carefully lever off lower part of sump using a suitable assembly lever or screwdriver at position marked with an -arrow-.

Installing

  • Cover open parts of engine so that lubrication system does not become contaminated.
  • Spray sealing surface with sealant remover and leave to act.
  • Remove sealant residues from sump upper part with a flat scraper.
  • Remove sealant residue from sump (bottom section) using a rotating plastic brush, for example.
  • Remove any oil and grease from sealing surfaces.
  • Observe use-by date of sealant.
  • Cut off nozzle on tube at front marking (∅ of nozzle approx. 2 mm).
  • Apply sealant in a bead -arrow- to clean sealing surface of bottom section of sump using applicator gun - VAS 6966-.
  • Do not make sealant bead thicker than specified.
  • Thickness of sealant bead: 2 to 3 mm.
  • Apply sealant bead as shown.
  • Run bead along inner side of bolt holes -arrows-.
  • Take particular care when applying sealant bead in area of the sealing flange.