Oil Pressure Sender: Service and Repair

Removing and installing oil-pressure sender








Preliminary work
1. Raise the vehicle.
2. Allow engine to cool down.
3. Place protective covers on the vehicle to avoid damaging the body and passenger compartment.
4. Remove rear underbody panelling.
5. Lower the engine.
5.1. Support the engine at the oil pan using hydraulic garage jack H 2 SL WE 1032 and transmission jack plate of transmission jack V.A.G. 1383 A WE 1082.
5.2. Unscrew two special M12 nuts (internal Torx(R), screw insert T55) -1- on the engine mounting (hydraulic mount) at the left and right.





Engine carrier to engine mounting on cylinder bank 4-6 (view from below)

5.3. Slowly lower the engine with the jack by max. 40 mm.
6. Remove resonance tube.
7. Remove intake-air distributor pipe on cylinder bank 4-6.

Removing oil-pressure sender
1. Remove oil-pressure sender.
1.1. Pull cable plug -1- off the oil-pressure sender.





Cable plug for oil-pressure sender

1.2. Unscrew two external Torx(R) screws (E10, M6 x 20) -3- and remove the oil-pressure sender -2-.





Oil-pressure sender

1.3. Replace O-ring.

Installing oil-pressure sender
1. Replace O-ring on oil-pressure sender.
Grease and fit new O-rings with Kluber Syntheso Glep grease (Porsche Part No. 000.043.204.68).
2. Install oil-pressure sender.
2.1. Fit oil-pressure sender -2- and tighten two external Torx(R) screws (E10, M6 x 20) -3-.
- Tightening torque: 10 Nm (7.5 ftlb.)





Oil-pressure sender

2.2. Insert and secure cable plug -1-.





Cable plug for oil-pressure sender

Subsequent work
1. Install intake-air distributor pipe on cylinder bank 4-6.
2. Install resonance tube.
3. Raise the engine.
3.1. Support the engine at the oil pan using hydraulic garage jack H 2 SL WE 1032 and transmission jack plate of transmission jack V.A.G. 1383 A WE 1082.
3.2. Slowly raise the engine using the jack.
3.3. Tighten two special M12 nuts (internal Torx(R), screw insert T55) -1- on the engine mounting (hydraulic mount) at the left and right.





Engine carrier to engine mounting on cylinder bank 4-6 (view from below)

- Tightening torque: 85 Nm (63 ftlb.)
4. Let the engine run until warm and check for leaks.
5. Install rear underbody panelling.