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engine oil!
b - Engine oil level within hatched zone: Engine oil can be topped-

up.
c - Area from min. mark up to hatched field: Must be topped up,

max. 0.5 l of engine oil!

1.3

Dismantling and assembling oil filter

housing

Assembly overview

Note

The oil filter housing can be removed or installed only with the

engine removed 

⇒ page 2

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1 - Dowel sleeve
2 - Gasket

❑ For oil passage
❑ Renew.

3 - 10 Nm
4 - Oil cooler seal

❑ For oil passage

5 - 20 Nm

❑ Renew.

6 - Oil cooler
7 - Oil filter element

❑ Observe change inter‐

vals ⇒ Maintenance ;

Booklet  17.1

8 - Oil filter lower part, 25 Nm
9 - Oil drain plug, 10 Nm
10 - Seal
11 - Oil cooler seal

❑ For coolant passage

12 - Oil filter housing
13 - 25 Nm
14 - Coolant drain plug, 10 Nm
15 - Coolant pipe
16 - 1.4 bar oil pressure switch

-F1- , 20 Nm

❑ Checking 

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1

/4 turn (90°) further

❑ Renew.

18 - Engine mounting

1.4

Removing and installing oil sump

Note

The sump (upper and lower parts) can be removed or installed

only with the oil filter housing removed 

⇒ page 69

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1 - Oil pump

❑ Removing and installing

⇒ page 71

2 - Pipe connection
3 - 10 Nm
4 - Chain tensioner

❑ Secure with locking pin -

T40011- before remov‐

al.

5 - 10 Nm
6 - Chain sprocket

❑ Note installation posi‐

tion 

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7 - 34 Nm
8 - Drive chain

❑ For oil pump.
❑ Removing drive chain

⇒ page 74

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9 - 30 Nm
10 - Sump, upper part
11 - Sump, lower part
12 - 10 Nm
13 - Oil level and oil tempera‐

ture sender -G266-
14 - 10 Nm
15 - Oil drain plug, 50 Nm

❑ For sump, lower part

16 - Seal

❑ Renew.

17 - 15 Nm
18 - Oil drain plug, 50 Nm

❑ For sump, upper part

19 - 22 Nm
20 - Seal

❑ Renew.

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❑ For sump, upper part

Installation position of oil pump chain drive sprocket
– Fit chain sprocket onto oil pump shaft. The flattened side

-arrow- faces oil pump shaft and the inscription on the chain

sprocket faces towards front.

1.4.1

Removing and installing oil pump

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Engine and gearbox support -VAS 6095-
♦ Locking pin -T40011-
♦ Silicone sealant D176 501A1
♦ Eye protection
Prerequisites
• Engine removed
• Engine is secured on engine and gearbox support -VAS

6095- .

Removing
– Drain engine oil from lower part and upper part of sump.

Note

Observe environmental regulations for disposal.

– Remove engine mounting on right 

⇒ Item 18 (page 70)

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– Now the oil filter housing can be removed

⇒ Item 12 (page 69)

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– Unscrew bracket for dipstick guide tube -1- from cylinder head

and pull out guide tube.

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sump. If necessary, slightly loosen banjo bolt -1-.

– Now unscrew lower part and upper part of sump.
– Loosen sump with light blows of a rubber headed hammer or

light leverage with a lever, if necessary.

– Press chain tensioner together -in direction of arrow- and se‐

cure it with pin -T40011- -1-.

– Now unscrew chain sprocket -2- from oil pump.
– Unscrew the three oil pump securing bolts

⇒ Item 9 (page 70)

 and the oil suction pipe securing bolts

⇒ Item 22 (page 71)

 .

– Now oil pump can be removed.
– Remove sealant residue from cylinder block.

– Remove sealant residue on lower part and upper part of sump

using a rotating brush, e.g. an electric drill with a plastic brush

attachment (wear safety goggles).

– Clean sealing surfaces. They must be free of oil and grease.
Installing
– Reinstall oil pump.
– Bolt chain sprocket to oil pump 

⇒ page 71

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– Remove locking pin -T40011- from chain tensioner.
– Now install upper part of sump as follows:

Note

♦

Observe expiry date of sealing compound.

♦

The sump must be installed within 5 minutes of applying sili‐

cone sealing compound.

– Cut off tube nozzle at front marking (∅ of nozzle approx. 1

mm).

– Coat clean sealing surface on upper part of sump with silicone

sealant as shown in the illustration. The sealant bead must be

1.5 mm thick

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