Oil pan replacement - help appreciated
02-23-2007, 06:17 AM
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Oil pan replacement - help appreciated
First of all please forgive my mechanical ignorance.
The oil pan on my TT (180) is leaking at the plug. I've tried replacing the plug and even tried a larger plug, nothing stops the leak. I figure that my only option is to replace the oil pan. Is that something that is easy to do? From looking at the oil pan it looks like I just unscrew a few bolts and the pan drops out and I put in the new one - is that right?
The reason I ask is because the Audi dealership was going to charge me $400 just for the labor. That seems to indicate that a) there is more to it than I think or b) the dealership is ripping me off.
Any feedback is appreciated - thanks.
The oil pan on my TT (180) is leaking at the plug. I've tried replacing the plug and even tried a larger plug, nothing stops the leak. I figure that my only option is to replace the oil pan. Is that something that is easy to do? From looking at the oil pan it looks like I just unscrew a few bolts and the pan drops out and I put in the new one - is that right?
The reason I ask is because the Audi dealership was going to charge me $400 just for the labor. That seems to indicate that a) there is more to it than I think or b) the dealership is ripping me off.
Any feedback is appreciated - thanks.
02-23-2007, 06:24 AM
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It is pretty easy. There are 2 large bolts from the transaxle box to the pan, that's about it.
you will need a 5 or 6 mm Allen wrencgh, along with a 10mm socket, plus either a 16 or 18 mm socket.
do not remember exactly.
i had the same problem, so I replaced the pan.
you will need a tube of the "blue" silicone gasket seals-there is no toher gasket.
do not remember exactly.
i had the same problem, so I replaced the pan.
you will need a tube of the "blue" silicone gasket seals-there is no toher gasket.
02-23-2007, 06:28 AM
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pretty easy, but....
there are two hidden 10mm screw up inside the transmission housing area. You will need a U-joint and extension to get at them. Also, the official VAG sealant is a tube of white silicone stuff you get from the dealer. There is no hard gasket. The proper application of the gasket material is very specific in the Bentley manual.
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02-23-2007, 06:31 AM
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I'm assuming by your low member number that you're out of warranty
and don't have a CPO either. My dealer replaced my oilpan recently because they couldn't get a small drip to stop. They replaced it under CPO for $50.
I asked my service manger how much it would have cost if I had to pay for it myself and it was somewhere in the neighborhood of what your dealship is quoting you.
Good luck
I asked my service manger how much it would have cost if I had to pay for it myself and it was somewhere in the neighborhood of what your dealship is quoting you.
Good luck
02-23-2007, 06:53 AM
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I had the same problem a couple of years ago... threads were stripped, elected to change the pan.
Others have suggested a helicoil, but to drill it out and remove the cuttings you have to remove the pan anyway. You should be able to pick up a pan from World Impex for $175 or less <a href="http://worldimpex.com/search_by_partno.html?searchmode=partno&partno=038 103601ma&x=0&y=0">w/o sensor</a> or <a href="http://worldimpex.com/search_by_partno.html?searchmode=partno&partno=038 103603m&x=8&y=2">with sensor hole</a>
