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8-speed automatic gearbox 0C8 — Removing and installing oil pan — VW

8-speed automatic gearbox 0C8 — Removing and installing oil pan on VW: 13 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

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

13 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Touareg II (7P, 2010–2018)

  • Opens: gearbox oil

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  • Clean all magnets in recesses of oil pan. Make sure that magnets make full contact with oil pan.
  • Ensure that all spacer sleeves (2) are completely located in new gasket (1).
  • After installing, fill up ATF, check ATF level and top up .

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove gearbox noise insulation.
  2. Place drip trayV.A.G 1306 underneath.
  3. Unscrew and remove ATF inspection plug (A).
  4. Unscrew and remove overflow pipe (C).
  5. Drain ATF.
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  1. Unscrew oil pan bolts (2) in diagonal sequence and remove oil pan.
  2. Clean all magnets in recesses of oil pan. Make sure that magnets make full contact with oil pan.
  3. Install oil pan with new gasket (1).
  4. Ensure that all spacer sleeves (2) are completely located in new gasket (1).
  5. Tighten oil pan bolts diagonally in several stages.
  6. Install overflow pipe (C).
  7. Install ATF inspection plug (A).
  8. After installing, fill up ATF, check ATF level and top up .

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.