Volkswagen Passat 2015 Manual page 127

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– Unscrew oil drain plug or sealing plug.
– Let engine oil drain.
– Screw in new oil drain plug together with seal hand-tight,
and then tighten to specified torque. Or tighten new sealing
plug to stop. Moisten new O-ring of sealing plug with engine
oil before installing it.
– Install engine compartment cover (noise insulation) "bottom"
⇒ page 116 .
Specified torque
Oil drain plug
– Replenish engine oil.
Note
Proceed slowly when pouring in the engine oil. The filler neck
is narrow, and the housing structure is directly underneath it.
This causes the oil to run very slowly. If necessary, use oil filler
funnel VAS 6842 for pouring in the engine oil.
Engine oil capacity:
♦ ⇒ Maintenance tables
♦ Engine oil: capacities and specifications
NOTICE
♦ Torque specifications must not be exceeded.
♦ Excessive torque can cause leaks in the area of the oil
drain plug or even damage.
4.39.4 Draining engine oil and renewing oil
filter, common rail diesel engines, ver‐
sion 1
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Used oil collection and extraction unit -VAS 6622A-
♦ 32 mm hexagon socket insert
♦ Torque wrench
♦ Oil spill cloth
– Remove "lower" engine compartment cover (noise insula‐
tion) ⇒ page 116 .
⇒ page 128
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