Assembly overview - sump and oil pump — VW

🧭 Before you start

Use this page when refitting the sump or dealing with the drain plug. Tighten the sump bolts in stages following the sequence (1 … 9) to 9 Nm, renewing any bolt that takes a tightening angle. On the first oil change, scrap the plug with its captive seal and fit a new plug with a renewable seal. Fit the connecting union by locking two nuts against each other, tightening via the nut, then removing both nuts without loosening the union.

Fits: VW Golf VII Variant (BA), VW Polo 6C (2014–2017), VW Golf Sportsvan (AM1, 2014–2020), VW Golf VII (5G, 2012–2020)

• Opens: engine oil

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• Tighten the sump bolts in stages in the sequence (1 … 9); do not run one bolt down fully first.
• Renew bolts that are tightened with a specified angle.
• On the first oil change, dispose of the drain plug with captive seal and fit the new plug with renewable seal.
• After that, only the seal needs renewing at each oil change.
• When removing the counterlocked nuts, hold the connecting union so it does not back out.

Written for this job from the workshop steps below · TorqFix editorial.

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

🔩 Torque settings

Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.

ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.

📋 Procedure

1. Tighten bolts in stages in the sequence shown: [Note: Renew bolts that are tightened with specified tightening angle.]
2. Tighten bolts in stages in the sequence shown:
3. On first oil change, oil drain plug with captive seal (1) is to be disposed of.
4. Fit new oil drain plug (3) with renewable seal (2).
5. Unscrew oil drain plug (2), and dispose of old seal (3).

6. New oil seal (1) can be renewed individually when oil is changed in the future.
7. Screw nuts (3) and (4) onto connecting union (2), and counterlock them.
8. Tighten connecting union (2) using nut (3).
9. Loosen both nuts, and unscrew them. When doing this, take care not to loosen the connecting union.

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