Replacing Oil Pan
 

How hard is it to replace the oil pan on a 1.8T? I cracked mine tonight and was curious about how involved the replacement process would be since I have never replaced an oil pan. Any information would be much appreciated. Thanks.

What's the extent of your mechanical knowledge?

You'll need to lift the engine (just lift, not remove), unbolt the subframe. You'll also have to remove/install bolts in hard to reach places, and move your core support out of the way.

Access to a lift makes it a lot easier, but it can be done without one. You'll probably need a few jacks too, if you cant find a better way to support the engine. Obviously you can't support it by the oil pan for this job, lol. Be very careful where you support the engine though, you don't want to put stress on anything you're not supposed to.

This job is a little bit of a PITA, and will take at least a couple full days of labor for the novice mechanic.

Thanks for your response and after looking at it, I wouldn't have had the time or proper tools to complete this job in a timely manner. I ended up taking it to a mechanic.

No problem.

You have any night pics of those headlights or fogs? I plan on putting HIDs on my car soon.

I don't yet, but I will try and take some and post 'em up for you

Hellz yeah! Thanks man.

Just out of curiousity, how much did they charge you to replace the oil pan? I considered that possibility, but ended up doing it myself.

I paid $450 to have the work done. How long did it take you to DIY?

Lol, about a week. I could only work on it a couple hours a day, plus learning takes a while. It's always much faster if you've done it before. As an inexperienced mechanic it took me about 10 to 15 hours total to replace.

Damn! Yea there is no way I would have had the time to do that... And i keep meaning to take pics for you. I will try to take some this weekend

lol when i first got my audi i had to replace the main bearings. i lifted the engine up using some old hymnals and a bottle jack. then i proceded to unbolt the pan. dnopped the oil pump in the pan and fudged it out after about 2 hours of prying. lol never removed the supports or anything. just the front mount. lol it was most definetly not the safest or easiest way ha ha