jakej78b
Veteran Member
Hi guys! I've been a lurker around these forums for quite a while but I recently hit the oil pan on my Jetta very hard and busted it up quite nicely. I got a replacement oil pan along with some Reinzosil D176404A2 which I've heard should seal it properly to the bottom of the engine.
After I removed the old busted pan, I noticed that a piece of plastic that had a brass threaded insert came out attached to a bolt. I attempted to remove all of the bolts from the pan prior to pulling it out but there were 2 bolts I was unable to reach by hand and they wouldn't come out by shaking the pan. I decided to loosen these bolts just as I had done on all the others and just pull the pan with the bolts still in the pan. All the bolts had a little sealant left on them which prevented them from simply falling out when they were completely loosened, so they required a very small pull and then they came right out.
A small plastic piece with the brass threading broke off, leaving behind the rest of said plastic piece in the engine. What I'm wanting to know is what this plastic piece is called and where I could buy a replacement if that's even possible? This piece sits between the engine and the transmission I believe and a few of the oil pan mounting bolts screw into it. I didn't attempt to seal the pan or fill it with oil because I believe with this plastic piece damaged how it is that it would allow oil to get onto the disk in the bell housing, which appeared to be dry. I'm quite new at working on vehicles so I'm not sure what the disk is called, the flywheel maybe?
I can get some pictures of the damage if this would help you identify what the piece is, I just thought maybe someone would know. I've got a 2001 Volkswagen Jetta 1.9 TDI with the ALH engine and (presumably) the o2j transmission. It is a 5 speed manual.
After I removed the old busted pan, I noticed that a piece of plastic that had a brass threaded insert came out attached to a bolt. I attempted to remove all of the bolts from the pan prior to pulling it out but there were 2 bolts I was unable to reach by hand and they wouldn't come out by shaking the pan. I decided to loosen these bolts just as I had done on all the others and just pull the pan with the bolts still in the pan. All the bolts had a little sealant left on them which prevented them from simply falling out when they were completely loosened, so they required a very small pull and then they came right out.
A small plastic piece with the brass threading broke off, leaving behind the rest of said plastic piece in the engine. What I'm wanting to know is what this plastic piece is called and where I could buy a replacement if that's even possible? This piece sits between the engine and the transmission I believe and a few of the oil pan mounting bolts screw into it. I didn't attempt to seal the pan or fill it with oil because I believe with this plastic piece damaged how it is that it would allow oil to get onto the disk in the bell housing, which appeared to be dry. I'm quite new at working on vehicles so I'm not sure what the disk is called, the flywheel maybe?
I can get some pictures of the damage if this would help you identify what the piece is, I just thought maybe someone would know. I've got a 2001 Volkswagen Jetta 1.9 TDI with the ALH engine and (presumably) the o2j transmission. It is a 5 speed manual.
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