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To remove

  1. Raise the car.
  2. Remove the right front wheel.
  3. Remove the right wing liner and raise the car further. CV:  Remove Chassis reinforcement, front supporting frame, CV
    Fig 1: Illustration For Step 3
    G03707956Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  4. Place a receptacle under the car and drain the engine oil.
    Fig 2: Illustration For Step 4, 5
    G03707957Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  5. Fit the sump plug with a new gasket and lower the car.
  6. Remove the upper engine cover.
    Fig 3: Illustration For Step 6
    G03707958Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  7. Remove the dipstick.
  8. Remove the dipstick tube fixing bolt.
    Fig 4: Illustration For Steps 8, 9
    G03707959Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  9. Separate and detach the connector from the fixing on the dipstick.
  10. Release the clip and unscrew the dipstick tube from the oil sump.
  11. Raise the car and separate the connector for the oil level sensor.
  12. Remove the lower charge air pipe.
    Fig 5: Illustration For Steps 11, 12
    G03707960Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  13. Remove the lower fixing bolt for the A/C compressor.
    Fig 6: Illustration For Steps 13, 14
    G03707961Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  14. Up to M04 inclusive:  Undo the rear torque arm bolt and remove the front bolts.
  15. Remove the oil pan fixing bolts.
    Fig 7: Illustration For Step 15, 16
    G03707962Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  16. Place a screwdriver between the pan and the timing cover at the AC compressor, and carefully pry the oil sump loose.