Sump: dismantling and fitting — VW

🧭 Before you start

• Opens: engine oil

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• Observe disposal regulations!
• Clean sealing surfaces. They must be oil and grease free.

📋 Procedure

1. Remove the engine protector
2. Separate front exhaust pipe from exhaust manifold .
3. Drain engine oil. [Note: Observe disposal regulations!]
4. Remove the cover from the sump.
5. Unscrew the four fixing screws of the sump -pulley side -.

6. Unscrew the two connecting screws between the gear box housing and the oil sump support.
7. Now unscrew all the other fixing bolts from the oil sump.
8. Remove sump. Remove sump, it may be necessary to release sump by tapping lightly with a rubber head hammer.
9. Remove sealant residue on cylinder block with a flat scraper.
10. Remove sealant residue on the sump and oil sump cover with a rotating brush, e.g. a hand drill with a plastic brush (wear protective glasses).
11. Clean sealing surfaces. They must be oil and grease free.

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