Engine Oil Dip Stick - Dip Stick Tube: Service and Repair
WM 171719 Removing and installing guide for oil dipstick
Technical values
Preliminary work
1. Remove design cover. -> 108319 Removing and installing engine cover (design cover)
Design cover
Information
Component overview
Component overview for oil pan
Removing
Removing guide for oil dipstick
Information
- Measure the oil level before removing any parts and draw a diagram of the oil level on the oil dipstick as a reference.
1. Screw off fastening nuts -arrows- on sheetmetal holder. Press sheetmetal holder aside.
Fastening nuts on sheetmetal holder
2. Unscrew fastening screw -1- on the guide.
Fastening screw on guide
3. Remove connector for crankshaft pulse sender on the guide -arrow-.
Connector for crankshaft pulse sender
4. Carefully pull the guide and oil dipstick out of the cylinder block. Turn it back and forth as required.
5. Check that the sealing ring is on the guide. Pull the sealing ring out of the bore if necessary using an angled piece of wire.
Installing
Installing guide for oil dipstick
Information
- The sealing ring on the guide must be replaced.
1. Replace sealing ring, apply a little grease to the ring and push it as far as it will go onto the guide -arrow-. Remove the oil dipstick from the guide to facilitate installation.
Sealing ring for guide
Information
- Illuminate the installation position well for fitting the guide.
2. Insert the guide into the bore on the cylinder block and align it. Fit and tighten fastening screw -1- for the guide. => Tightening torque: 8 Nm (6 ftlb.)
Fastening screw on guide
3. Check the oil level using the oil dipstick and compare it with the diagram you drew (serves as a reference for checking that the guide was fitted correctly in the cylinder block).
4. Fit connector for crankshaft pulse sender on the guide.
Connector for crankshaft pulse sender
5. Move sheetmetal holder into installation position and tighten it -arrows-. => Tightening torque: 8 Nm (6 ftlb.)
Fastening screw for sheetmetal holder
Subsequent work
1. Fit design cover. -> 108319 Removing and installing engine cover (design cover)
Design cover