Dropping the oil pan

[Huw Powell]

> Is it possible to drop the oil pan on an 200 Q (MC engine) without dropping
> the subframe?

don't know

> 
> I guess I'd better plan on replacing the oil pan gasket while I'm at it?

yes

>  Would this gasket be a "dealer only" item?

shouldn't be.  I got a pair at a NAPA store (generic slightly import
oriented FLAPS) locally.

> 
> The reason I want to drop the pan is to check/clean the oil pump pickup
> screen.  I wonder if there's anything else I ought to do while it's apart.

put in a windage tray?

http://www.humanspeakers.com/cgi-bin/humanspeakers/audi_img.pl?image=windage1.jpg&desc=034%20103%20623%20A

http://www.humanspeakers.com/cgi-bin/humanspeakers/audi_img.pl?image=windage2.jpg&desc=The%2020V%20windage%20tray

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Huw Powell

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