Removing and installing oil pump up to engine number CAUA 003 685 — AUDI
Removing and installing oil pump up to engine number CAUA 003 685 on Audi: 16 steps, engines CAUA. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A5 (8T, 2007–2016)
- Renewed: seals
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- Some oil will come out when oil pipe is removed.
- Some oil will come out when oil pipe is removed.Take out oil pipe together with housing for oil non-return valve.
- Renew seals and O-rings.
🔧 Engine codes this applies to
📋 Procedure
- Remove coolant pump .
- Remove sump (bottom section) .
- Detach coolant pump drive shaft (arrow) from oil pump.
- Place used oil collection and extraction unitV.A.G 1782 under engine and leave in position for the following procedure. [Note: Some oil will come out when oil pipe is removed.]
- Remove bolts (arrows) and take out oil pipe.
- Remove bolts (arrows) and take out intake connection. [Note: Some oil will come out when oil pipe is removed.Take out oil pipe together with housing for oil non-return valve.]
- Press oil pump drive shaft (1) back against spring pressure and hold firmly with long-nose grip pliersVAS 6226.
- Remove bolts (arrows) and remove oil pump. [Note: Renew seals and O-rings.]
- Check that both centring sleeves are fitted in cylinder block.
- Secure oil pump (arrows).
- Release long-nose grip pliersVAS 6226 and let drive shaft (1) slide into oil pump.
- Check that drive shaft is positively engaged in oil pump: try to turn oil pump gears by reaching into intake opening (arrow) of oil pump.
- Install coolant pump .
- Install sump (bottom section) .
- Fill with engine oil and check oil level 811.
- Fill up with coolant .
Other AUDI procedures
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