Typical Monday....... I took off the "skid" plate off my A4 wagon (1998, 2.8 liter, quatro) for a oil change ..... the wife took the car to pick up kids before I replaced the plate. Long story short..... she drove over a Mega speed bump... (almost a raised crosswalk) and bottomed out, putting two holes in the lower oil pan. [:@]

I removed the old pan and have a new pan (and gasket). I'm wondering...... do I need to apply a gasket sealer to the new gasket?? Does it go on dry?

Can anyone with a shop manual tell me what to torque the bolts to?

Thanks for any advice..

Marc

 

Disclaimer: I am not a mechanic nor have I ever done this. Copied from book only for 30V engine. These are the instructions for the lower oil pan part, which I assume is the only one removed.
Install new gasket on oil pan (lower part) and attach to oil pan (upper part) with two bolts diagonal to each other.
- Tighten all bolts hand tight.




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- Starting in center and moving toward outside, tighten bolts to 10 Nm (7 ft lb).

- Install new seal on oil drain plug and tighten to 30 Nm (22 ft lb).

 

Thanks David. (and for your reply to my other post).

It is the lower pan.

Marc

 

You got it.

Have fun. Check out the links.

ECS tuning is one of the better places for parts.

 

Marchitect, i learnt that myu car has a low ground clearance similarly in the hard fashion. With no mechanical skills what so ever, i had to take it to the nearest audi dealership to fix it. They charged me a whopping $425.00 (parts and labor) to replace the oil pan.