New steel bottomed oil pan for ALH and BEW engine cars, including all New Beetle TDI, Golf TDI and Jetta TDI between 1999.5 and 2005. Includes a new oil pan gasket.
Unlike the aluminum pan that is prone to cracking when impacted, the stronger steel bottomed pan will bend or dent, maintaining oil and oil pressure. A cracked oil pan will render the vehicle incapacitated.
This pan is considered a retrofit upgrade as it may interfere with and require moving the power steering line or shaving of the A/C compressor and other items. Fitment is not guaranteed.