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Removing and installing chain/chain tensioner for oil pump - "“engine generation III”" — AUDI

Removing and installing chain/chain tensioner for oil pump - "“engine generation III”" on Audi: 10 steps, engines ACK, AGA, AHA, AJG.

Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

10 steps 16 engine codes engine codes merged from 2 documented variants

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A4 B5 (8D)

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove sump (bottom section) .
  2. Remove sealing flange (front) .
  3. Place used oil collection and extraction unitV.A.G 1782 under engine.
  4. Unbolt brackets (arrows) and pull off long oil supply pipe from below.
  5. Unscrew chain sprocket using TORX wrench T45 (arrow) and pull it off oil pump.
ACK? Steps differ between engine variants — check this job against your exact car before you commit to it. Check my car — free →
  1. Take chain sprocket out of chain.
  2. Pull off chain tensioner.
  3. Lift off chain.
  4. Install sump (bottom section) Installing sump (bottom section) - engines with moulded gasket or Installing sump (bottom section) - engines with liquid gasket.
  5. Install sealing flange (front) .

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.