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sump plate stud length

sump plate

M6 cap nut

drain plug

The use of a small torque wrench The six small M6 nuts have a
is recommended, the M6 nuts closed head to prevent engine

must be tightened with 7 Nm, oil from leaking along the studs

this is really not much. If you in the crankcase (not all VW en-

don't use a torque wrench, use a gines have these nuts). So you
socket wrench with a short han- have to be careful that the stud

dle (picture page 38). doesn't stick out too much.

If this is the case, the M6 cap nut
In edition 20 we addressed a will not be able to tighten com-

common problem regarding pletely, because the stud will get

the sump plate. Whatever you stuck against the inside of the
do, the oil leaks along the sump head of the M6 cap nut.

plate are unstoppable. Tighten- The underside of your engine

ing the sump plate nuts doesn't will be as shown in the picture
help, changing the gaskets above, it could be a rejection

doesn't help. Why is that? during the technical inspection.

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