MK7 Golf TDI Fumoto

Trimming of the plastic oil pan cover is required. It is extremely brittle plastic and easy to cut and snap off the piece required for install. Pic shows Fumoto pointed at the 6 O clock position but i decided id move it to point to the 4 O clock position instead. As you can see in the photo it woulda been fine at the 6 O clock position as it has more than 12mm clearance between it and the Ares skid plate. I have seen posts saying this isnt possible so I thought I would post pictures and clear this issue up.

Oil pan.

Fumoto installed.

Clearance above Ares skid plate.

Do you have part numbers of the Fumoto kit used?

Ha ha, I installed mine last week as well. �� I didn't have to trim the cover and left it at about the 7 o-clock position.

Hehe, I've replaced so many engines because of those silly things. One dip in the road, and they snap right off. Actually, even running over a dead armadillo will do it, as I recently found out.

On the older version (straight) how tucked up the drain plug is on the oil pan, if something hits the valve it's more than likely hitting the pan as well. But I've heard the straight valve won't work due to clearance on the MK7.

It's the ones that stick down lower than the lowest point of the oil pan, which seems to be the most popular version the kids use on the AWP, AWW, etc. 1.8t A4 GTIs and GLIs, which use essentially the same oil pan as the ALH and BEW except they have a turbo drain hole in the side (the diesels drain their turbos directly into the block).

Thanks... I had one on my 2013 JSW but could not find for my 2015 GSW. Although it does not look like a tube will fit on as securely as the other one, but it could be just the pics. But I found this also. https://www.fumotooildrainvalve.com/hks.html

unless you're filling empty bottles, tube isn't really needed, (I just used my trusty oil catch pan)

oilhammer said:

It's the ones that stick down lower than the lowest point of the oil pan, which seems to be the most popular version the kids use on the AWP, AWW, etc. 1.8t A4 GTIs and GLIs, which use essentially the same oil pan as the ALH and BEW except they have a turbo drain hole in the side (the diesels drain their turbos directly into the block).

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Gotcha!

oilhammer said:

Hehe, I've replaced so many engines because of those silly things. One dip in the road, and they snap right off. Actually, even running over a dead armadillo will do it, as I recently found out.

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I wouldnt run a Fumoto without a skid plate. I have seen the damage a mother coon can do. Hell my Ares plate already has a dent and quite a few scratches.

The oil pans don't seem to do so well on their own either. Against anything.

The plastic ones are a joke. I guess in Germany they have perfect roads and no critters or debris EVER.