bump - anyone? Or would TPS know if i went in and gave them my chasis number?
Thought I should add in what the torque settings should be for the various bolts as I forgot to put them in before
installing sump Components
Sump to:
Cylinder block 15 Nm (wee bolts x 20)
Gearbox 40 Nm (big bolts x 3)
Oil return pipe to sump 10 Nm
Oil drain plug 30 Nm
Hi - I just did mine today, I had many setbacks though.
The oil filter was a nightmare, took me an hour to get it off. I puncture the filter in several places in the process. In then end I wrapped the chain around the top near the seal and it finally gave way.
Gave the pan a good clean and everything looks good now its all back in place. One outstanding issue I have is one of those small bolts, there are 20 holding the pan in place - 3 of them are tricky buggers, one of those three will not screw back in all the way, it is about half way in and any further attempts is starting to round off the allen key slot... So I am going to chance it until I can get a new bolt.
I started at 10am and finished at 12:30am the next day. I had jack issues as well...
Also, I still need to add the oil and test it for leaks. Fingers crossed.
I did this at the weekend. This thread helped. I was lucky in that a friend is an Audi Service Manager so he managed to lend me the long ball allen key to use with the ratchet. If you can get hold of something similar it makes getting all the 20 smaller bolts a breeze. It was a 1/2 Drive with probably a 6" bar with the Allen key on the end.
I was replacing the sump as the monkeys in Kwikfit had stripped the threads on the sump plug and it now leaks as it will not tighten. However on removing the sump they had tried to helicoil it and also put some plumbers sealing tape on the threads!!!!
Upon removing the oil pick up pipe there were large pieces of the helicoil thread that had come off and luckily were collected by this filter! Along with some small bits of plastic from the dipstick.
I also had the use of a ramp which made the job very very easy.
good spot James, ill grab that! thank you!
What did you use the get the 2 hidden bolts off? allen key or flexi socket thingd because i cant get to mine at all? been trying for 2 hours?
Anyway this made it hard to get a socket on the bolt so attempted to remove the bracket (attached to gearbox) but it snapped in two from the gearbox. As the pipe is of a stiff nature hopefully it will be ok without this support.
Basil, i think its the same on the agu or at least very similar but I'm not 100% sure. the actual sump is the same part number as my amk S3.
ramps sound more fun than lying underneath the car, its getting harder and harder in my old age
Ooooo a bit of research needed then ? I thought it was 5w 30 fully synthetic or risk damage !
Ive just put my reg into castrols web site and that states 5w 30 !
Anyone got the definitive answer ?