The 3.2 sump on a VR6 thread

As promised, I had a look at fitting the Audi 3.2 sump on the VR.

I've heard of people fitting the R32 sump, but that's pointless, as the mk4 R32 sump is the same as the 4motion one, and literally just an alloy version of the VR6 one.

The audi 3.2 one however (and the mk5 R32 I guess, don't know for sure) is shallower, and baffled from the factory.

Here goes.

Firstly, bear in mind this is a damaged sump. The plank who removed the engine from the A3 just dropped it, and smashed the sump to bits...cheers for that...

Here's the plastic baffle. well, half of it, the other bit was smashed off. It's normally bolted in.


sat next to the VR sump






Early VR6 rubber gasket laid over it just to show the bolt pattern is identical.



You don't actually need a gasket as it's a machined surface, so just use a sealant.

VR depth on the back corner



compared to the 3.2 sump (allow an extra 5mm as this one is flattened)



and at the plug



I offered it up to the engine, but as I feared, the vr6 oil pump is too long, so you need the 3.2 one (which is the same, but has a shorter pickup.





note how the capacity is retained with this section at the back




part numbers and prices to follow.

 

the alloy ones crack really easy so might not be that good for lowered cars

 

that's the point of fitting a shallower one......

 

Good post Paul, as the Welsh one says above though, the alloy sumps do crack easily.

Sump guard req'd!!

 

Good point What do you do about the oil sensor in the sump tho?

 

nothing, just leave it there blocking the hole up.

it'd probably be easier to fit a sump guard to this one, as the sump is shallower it sits almost in line with the bottom of the subframe

you can see the wishbones mount in the bottom left corner of this pic.

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb114/phatvr6/DSC05696.jpg

imagine the sump bolted up that extra 10mm and the sump doesn't protrude lower than the subframe.

 

Any ideas on prices for these bits, my ETOS needs re-installing.

 

lots

i can't see audi being cheap....

 

ALready making this a sticky subject on VR6OC as I think its a great thread. but has has been said it aint gonna be cheap from Audi.

 

That looks very interesting. It will be nice (or not) to see how much they do cost.

 

Nice

Reckon i need one of these for the 2.8 in the MK2, it sits stupidly low!