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4.33
Engine oil: Drain or extract; renew oil fil‐
ter and replenish engine oil
Engine oil capacities: ⇒ Power unit ⇒ Rep. gr. 17 ⇒ Engine oil
or in ⇒ Maintenance tables
Draining or extracting engine oil
Renew oil filter
Replenishing engine oil
4) For 8-cylinder and 12-cylinder engines it is not permitted to extract engine oil.
4.33.1
Draining or extracting engine oil
Caution
♦ For engines with standing oil filter the oil filter must be re‐
newed before changing the engine oil
. When
removing the filter element a valve is opened, the oil in the
filter housing automatically flows into crankcase.
♦ For 8-cylinder and 12-cylinder engines it is not permitted
to extract engine oil.
♦ The oil drain plug is fitted with a secure seal, therefore the
oil drain plug must always be renewed.
– Extract engine oil using used oil collection and extraction unit
-V.A.G 1782- .
Or
– Remove oil drain plug.
– Clean M24 oil drain plug and fit new seal. The M14 oil drain
plug with integrated seal must always be renewed. ⇒ Elec‐
tronic parts catalogue ETKA
– Let engine oil drain.
Note
Observe disposal regulations!
– Screw in oil drain plug together with seal hand-tight and then
tighten to specified torque.
– Replenish engine oil, specification
.
Torque settings:
♦ Oil drain plug M14: 30 Nm
♦ Oil drain plug M24: 50 Nm
WARNING
♦ Torque specifications must not be exceeded.
♦ Excessive torque can cause leaks in the area of the oil
drain plug or even damage.
Touareg 2003 ➤
Maintenance - Edition 11.2011
4. Descriptions of work
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