2000 A6 2.7T oil pan

[Dave Fain]

That is what I thought.  Mine has the hole for the sensor.
thanks,
Dave

On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 11:50 AM, Ti Kan <ti at amb.org> wrote:

> On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 09:50:11AM -0600, Dave Fain wrote:
> > I hit a speed bump a little too fast and cracked the oil pan on my A6.
> > There are plenty of replacements available on line but they are kind of
> > vague as to whether they will fit the turbo V6.  Do the 2.7T and the 2.8
> > use the same pan?
> > thanks,
> > Dave
>
> There is an upper and lower part of the oil pan, I assume you only
> need the lower one.
>
> According to the family album, The 2.8 and 2.7T V6 engines use the
> same oil pan, but there is a change during production, so the part
> number for VIN up to 4B-X-200 000 is 078 103 604 AC but from
> 4B-Y-150 000 it's 078 103 604 AA.  From the description it seems
> that they added an opening for a oil level sensor.  So if you car
> has such a thing on the sump, then you need the latter part number.
>
> The lower pan gasket 078 103 610 E, silicon sealant D 176 404 A2.
>
> HTH.
>
> -Ti
> --
> 2003 A4 1.8T
> 2001 S4 2.7T
> 1984 5000 turbo
> 1980 4000 2.0
>
>