Removing and installing oil pan: VW Passat B5 (AGZ, BEH)

🧭 Before you start

Move the lock carrier to service position, drain the oil and unbolt the torque reaction support. Mark and unbolt the engine mountings, take the engine weight with the support bracket and lower the front of the subframe on a crane after loosening the gearbox mountings as described. Unbolt and remove the pan, clean both faces of old sealant, apply a bead with the nozzle cut at about 3 mm and fit the pan immediately. Tighten the pan bolts to 15 Nm and the M10 bolts to 45 Nm, then wait about 30 minutes before filling with oil.

Fits: VW Passat B5 (3B)

• Opens: engine oil

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• Mark the threaded connections and locating sleeves at the engine mounts before unbolting them.
• Lower only the front end of the subframe to avoid having to check wheel alignment.
• Fit the pan within 5 minutes of applying sealant, and check the sealant's expiry date.
• Oil pan bolts 15 Nm; M10 bolts into the intermediate plate 45 Nm.
• Allow about 30 minutes for the sealant to cure before filling with oil.

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.

📐 26 workshop diagrams for AGZ

Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.

📋 Procedure

1. Move lock carrier to service position General body repairs, exterior50Lock carrier.
2. Drain engine oil.
3. Unbolt torque reaction support on right from oil pan.
4. Cut cable tie (arrows), open bracket for start cable, remove cable.
5. Mark the fitting position of threaded connections (1) and locating sleeves (2) below on the left and right engine mounts.

6. Unbolt both engine mountings from below.
7. Attach support bracket 10-222A as shown.
8. Support engine at rear lifting eye with support bracket.
9. Tension engine slightly with spindle of support bracket.
10. Support assembly carrier with workshop crane 1202 A. [Note: To avoid having to perform wheel alignment, the subframe must only be loosened or lowered at the front end.]
11. First remove front bolts (2) and (3) on left and right-hand sides of subframe Then remove bolts (4).
12. Loosen rear right gearbox mounting rear bolt (2) several turns, remove right gearbox mounting front bolt (1).
13. Loosen left gearbox mounting nut (arrow) until it is flush with end of bolt (turned approx. 4 threads).
14. Lower subframe slowly with workshop crane.
15. Remove workshop crane, swivel anti-roll bar down.
16. Unbolt oil pan. If necessary, push assembly carrier downwards by hand slightly to be ease the loosening of the bolts on the intermediate plate.
17. Now remove oil pan.
18. Loosen oil pan with light blows of a rubber headed hammer if necessary.
19. Remove sealant residue from cylinder block with a flat scraper.
20. Remove sealant residue on oil pan using a rotating brush, e.g. an electric drill with a plastic brush attachment (wear safety goggles).
21. Clean sealing surfaces. They must be free of oil and grease. [Note: Observe expiry date of sealing compound.The oil pan must be installed within 5 minutes of applying silicone sealing compound.]
22. Cut off tube nozzle at forward marking (∅ of nozzle approx. 3 mm).
23. Apply silicone sealing compound, as shown, to clean sealing surface on oil pan. Sealing compound bead must be: [Note: The sealant bead must not be thicker, otherwise excess sealing compound will enter the oil pan and may block the oil suction line strainer.]
24. Apply silicone sealing compound bead as shown to the clean sealing surface of the oil pan.
25. Install oil pan immediately and tighten all oil pan bolts lightly.
26. Tighten oil pan bolts slightly.
27. Tighten M10 bolts of oil pan/intermediate plate by hand.
28. Tighten oil pan bolts to 15 Nm. — 15 Nm (11 lb-ft)
29. Tighten M10 bolts of oil pan/intermediate plate to 45 Nm. [Note: Let sealing compound dry for approx. 30 minutes after installing oil pan. Only then fill with engine oil.] — 45 Nm (33 lb-ft)

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