Its the same on the 1.8T, i guess he isn't ready for the "german" treatment LOL.

 

The subframe cross member blocks the rear of the oil pan. Making it diffucult to access the bolts and screws on the rear of the oil pan. Here check out what I am talking about....
The dreaded hole

The subframe is down about 8 inches

Still barely enough room, and ya thats part of the oil pan. The subframe tucks all the way up in there where the ratchet is, it had to come down

The nut, forcing me to slide the oil pan forward when it comes off

The snub mount that is preventing me from sliding the pan forward, and that flat plate goes up the block and connects to the block up by the belts on the front of the block

 

Man, I'd clean that crap off before trying to get rid of it. Yuck!

 

Google this:
audi b5 service manual transmission pan

And follow the directions in there. Would be the quickest besides going to a dealer and asking them if you could watch them do one.

 

lol.... That oil made a freakin mess huh!! Thats why I am working with latex gloves on.

 

Its a oil pan, but I am seeing what I can find from your suggestion. I did a bunch of different searches, but never could find a diy oil pan removal. I have the link for the bently manual. But it wants to download in zip. So I have never downloaded it.

 

Why? You just download it, save it, use WinZip (also a free download) to go into the zip file and unzip the manual and you're gold.

 

Or, for 17 dollars, go here https://checkout.alldatadiy.com/alld...75882/34853741, fill it in and use the Alldata manual information online.

 

I know it can be unzipped, I just havent done it yet.

 

So I tried your seach suggestion and all I could come up with using those key words were cd's and manuals to buy. Still trying other key words though.