How To: Replace Oil Pickup Seal in Sump A20DTH

[gabz]

Is anything else attached to the sump? How long should this job take if you have the notches?

it took me about 5-6 hours all in

jack car up
bottom engine cover off
drivers side wheel off
hub nut off
driveshaft and intermidiate shaft off plug where it goes into gearbox so you dont lose gearbox oil
exhaust frontpipe off
couple of wiring connectors off at rear of sump
dipstick out
undo sump nuts
i used pry points at front of sump and gearbox to split seal on sump

put new oil pickup seal on clean all mating faces 3mm bead of rtv
put it all back together !

[Tattootroy]

I created this DIY how-to video for the oil pickup gasket replacement.
This should make it more straightforward for those who want to DIY the oil pickup gasket.
Not a hard DIY.

[Hoyepaloi]

Does any extra work need to be carried out prior to accessing the sump ie removing subframe or anything? Also, if cutouts have been made previously, will they be visible from under the car? I have just bought a 2010 (59 plate) 2.0 cdti and am receiving this error message on first start up. Garage quoted me between 7.5 And 10 hours labour so not gonna be a cheap job.

[groolo]

Hello,

My car didn’t yet had the low-pressure warning.

I let my garage sort it out as a precaution and due to my car doesn’t have the precut holes in gearbox.

Total cost: 7000 SEK, about 600 GBP

Insignia Bi-Turbo 2012, F40 manual gearbox
11 4000km, about 70 000miles


Regards
Niklas

[robbo137]

just watched the process on youtube seems like something i could manage ,also ive seen it done without taking drive shaft out just remove bearing seal bracket and undo sump bolts

[Plym Ian]

just watched the process on youtube seems like something i could manage ,also ive seen it done without taking drive shaft out just remove bearing seal bracket and undo sump bolts

I often wondered why the drive shaft had to come out but now you say it’s possible without taking it off i might look at doing this myself

[Duncan.o]

Does anyone know if the warning still returns despite changing the seal? Need to get mine done but am wondering if this solves it entirely or it’s just a temporary fix.

[Dave1419]

Might want to start a new post about your problem and it helps also if you introduce yourself and let people know some details about your car etc-------Dave

[RB02259]

having this repair done atm.Is there any way to tell whether damage has been done? aside from engine not running/making loud noises?

[Alex421]

having this repair done atm.Is there any way to tell whether damage has been done? aside from engine not running/making loud noises?

Check the oil for specs of metal also the bottom of the inside of the sump and strainer.
You could have the end caps removed and inspected for signs of wear