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Elring 966.180 Engine Oil Drain Plug

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Elring Engine Oil Drain Plug 966.180

The Elring 966.180 engine oil drain plug is a direct-fit hardware replacement for a wide range of Audi, Porsche, and Volkswagen applications. It features a hexagon socket bolt head design and an M 14x1,5x12 thread size for service-friendly oil pan drainage.

Key Features

  • Engine oil drain plug for routine oil service and drain plug replacement
  • Hexagon socket bolt head design for secure removal and installation
  • M 14x1,5x12 thread size
  • Supplied without seal ring
  • Alternative repair kit: 982.340
  • Part number: 966.180

Detailed Description

Elring 966.180 is an engine oil drain plug used in service applications where the original drain plug threads and head style match the specified OE configuration. This part cross-references OE-style numbers such as N 016 027 6 and N91101402 for the same application. It is a practical replacement for vehicles including Audi RS3, Audi Q5, Audi A6 Quattro, Porsche Cayenne, Porsche Macan, and Volkswagen Touareg, among others. The 966.180 drain plug is built for engines that use an M 14x1,5x12 threaded drain point and a hexagon socket drive.

Vehicle Fitment

  • Fits 2022-2024 Audi RS3, N/A
  • Fits 2017-2019 Audi RS3, N/A
  • Fits 2022-2023 Audi TT RS Quattro, N/A
  • Fits 2018-2019 Audi TT RS Quattro, N/A
  • Fits 2021-2022 Audi RS Q3, N/A
  • Fits 2007-2018 Audi A8 Quattro, N/A
  • Fits 2011-2018 Porsche Cayenne, N/A
  • Fits 2015-2018 Porsche Macan, N/A
  • Fits 2006-2018 Volkswagen Touareg, N/A
  • Fits 2009-2017 Audi Q5, N/A
  • Fits 2008-2017 Audi S5, N/A
  • Fits 2013-2017 Audi S8, N/A
  • Fits 2007-2010 Audi S8, N/A
  • Fits 2014-2017 Audi SQ5, N/A
  • Fits 2015-2016 Audi A5, N/A
  • Fits 2008-2010 Audi A5, N/A
  • Fits 2008-2016 Audi A5 Quattro, N/A
  • Fits 2016 Audi A6, N/A
  • Fits 2006-2013 Audi A6, N/A
  • Fits 2007-2016 Audi Q7, N/A
  • Fits 2013-2016 Audi RS5, N/A
  • Fits 2011 Audi RS5, N/A
  • Fits 2010-2016 Audi S4, N/A
  • Fits 2005-2006 Audi S4, N/A
  • Fits 2012-2016 Porsche Panamera, N/A
  • Fits 2005-2015 Audi A6 Quattro, N/A
  • Fits 2012-2015 Audi A7 Quattro, N/A
  • Fits 2013-2015 Audi S6, N/A
  • Fits 2007-2011 Audi S6, N/A
  • Fits 2013-2015 Audi S7, N/A
  • Fits 2005-2014 Audi A4 Quattro, N/A
  • Fits 2005-2008 Audi A4, N/A
  • Fits 2007-2008 Audi RS4, N/A

Common Service Uses

  • Replacing a worn or damaged oil drain plug during an oil change
  • Restoring proper thread engagement at the oil pan drain point
  • Addressing stripped, rounded, or seized drain plug hardware
  • Servicing vehicles that require the specified M 14x1,5x12 drain plug format
  • Matching OE-style drain plug hardware on Audi, Porsche, and Volkswagen engines

Installation Notes

Verify thread size, head style, and sealing arrangement before installation. This drain plug is supplied without a seal ring, so confirm the correct sealing component is selected separately if required by the application. Use the proper hexagon socket tool and tighten to the vehicle manufacturer’s specified torque.

Quality Assurance

Elring is a recognized OE-focused engine sealing and hardware brand. Part number 966.180 is manufactured to match the listed application requirements and service dimensions for the specified vehicles.

BrandElring
Part Number966.180
Alternative Repair Kit982.340
Bolt Head-/Nut DesignHexagon socket
Supplementary Article/Info 2Without seal ring
Thread SizeM 14x1,5x12

This part fits 226 vehicles. Search below:

YearMakeModelSubmodelBody TypeDrive TypeLitersCylindersFuel TypePositionNotes
2024AudiRS32.5LL5GASN/A
2023AudiRS32.5LL5GASN/A
2023AudiTT RS Quattro2.5LL5GASN/A
2022AudiRS Q3SportbackSport UtilityAWD2.5LL5N/A
2022AudiRS32.5LL5GASN/A
2022AudiTT RS Quattro2.5LL5GASN/A
2021AudiRS Q3SportbackSport UtilityAWD2.5LL5N/A
2019AudiRS32.5LL5GASN/A
2019AudiTT RS Quattro2.5LL5GASN/A
2018AudiA8 QuattroAWD6.3LW12GASN/A
2018AudiA8 QuattroAWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2018AudiRS32.5LL5GASN/A
2018AudiTT RS Quattro2.5LL5GASN/A
2018PorscheCayenne3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2018PorscheMacan3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2018VolkswagenTouaregAWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2017AudiA8 QuattroAWD6.3LW12GASN/A
2017AudiA8 QuattroAWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2017AudiQ5AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2017AudiRS32.5LL5GASN/A
2017AudiS5AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2017AudiS8AWD4.0LV8GASN/A
2017AudiSQ5AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2017PorscheCayenneAWD3.0LV6ELECTRIC/GASN/A
2017PorscheMacanAWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2017VolkswagenTouaregAWD4.2LV8GASN/A
2017VolkswagenTouaregAWD3.0LV6ELECTRIC/GASN/A
2017VolkswagenTouaregAWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2016AudiA5AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2016AudiA5 Quattro3.0LV6GASN/A
2016AudiA6EliteSedanFWD3.0LV6N/A
2016AudiA8 QuattroAWD6.3LW12GASN/A
2016AudiA8 QuattroAWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2016AudiQ5AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2016AudiQ5AWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2016AudiQ7AWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2016AudiRS5AWD4.2LV8GASN/A
2016AudiS4AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2016AudiS5AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2016AudiS8AWD4.0LV8GASN/A
2016AudiSQ5AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2016PorscheCayenneAWD3.0LV6ELECTRIC/GASN/A
2016PorscheCayenneAWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2016PorscheMacanAWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2016PorschePanameraRWD3.0LV6ELECTRIC/GASN/A
2016PorschePanameraRWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2016VolkswagenTouaregAWD4.2LV8GASN/A
2016VolkswagenTouaregAWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2015AudiA5AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2015AudiA5 Quattro3.0LV6GASN/A
2015AudiA6 QuattroAWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2015AudiA7 QuattroAWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2015AudiA8 QuattroAWD6.3LW12GASN/A
2015AudiA8 QuattroAWD4.0LV8GASN/A
2015AudiA8 QuattroAWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2015AudiQ5AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2015AudiQ5AWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2015AudiQ7AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2015AudiQ7AWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2015AudiRS5AWD4.2LV8GASN/A
2015AudiS4AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2015AudiS5AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2015AudiS6AWD4.0LV8GASN/A
2015AudiS7AWD4.0LV8GASN/A
2015AudiS8AWD4.0LV8GASN/A
2015AudiSQ5AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2015PorscheCayenneAWD3.0LV6ELECTRIC/GASN/A
2015PorscheCayenneAWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2015PorscheMacanAWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2015PorschePanameraRWD3.0LV6ELECTRIC/GASN/A
2015PorschePanameraRWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2015VolkswagenTouaregAWD4.2LV8GASN/A
2015VolkswagenTouaregAWD3.0LV6ELECTRIC/GASN/A
2015VolkswagenTouaregAWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2014AudiA4 QuattroAWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2014AudiA5 QuattroAWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2014AudiA6 QuattroAWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2014AudiA7 QuattroAWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2014AudiA8 QuattroAWD6.3LW12GASN/A
2014AudiA8 QuattroAWD4.0LV8GASN/A
2014AudiA8 QuattroAWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2014AudiQ5AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2014AudiQ5AWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2014AudiQ7AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2014AudiQ7AWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2014AudiRS5AWD4.2LV8GASN/A
2014AudiS4AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2014AudiS5AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2014AudiS6AWD4.0LV8GASN/A
2014AudiS7AWD4.0LV8GASN/A
2014AudiS8AWD4.0LV8GASN/A
2014AudiSQ5AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2014PorscheCayenneAWD3.0LV6ELECTRIC/GASN/A
2014PorscheCayenneAWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2014PorschePanameraRWD3.0LV6ELECTRIC/GASN/A
2014PorschePanameraRWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2014VolkswagenTouaregAWD4.2LV8GASN/A
2014VolkswagenTouaregAWD3.0LV6ELECTRIC/GASN/A
2014VolkswagenTouaregAWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2013AudiA4 QuattroAWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2013AudiA5 QuattroAWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2013AudiA6FWD2.8LV6GASN/A
2013AudiA6 QuattroAWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2013AudiA7 QuattroAWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2013AudiA8 QuattroAWD6.3LW12GASN/A
2013AudiA8 QuattroAWD4.0LV8GASN/A
2013AudiA8 QuattroAWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2013AudiQ5AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2013AudiQ5AWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2013AudiQ7AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2013AudiQ7AWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2013AudiRS5AWD4.2LV8GASN/A
2013AudiS4AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2013AudiS5AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2013AudiS6AWD4.0LV8GASN/A
2013AudiS7AWD4.0LV8GASN/A
2013AudiS8AWD4.0LV8GASN/A
2013PorscheCayenneAWD3.0LV6ELECTRIC/GASN/A
2013PorscheCayenneAWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2013PorschePanameraRWD3.0LV6ELECTRIC/GASN/A
2013PorschePanameraRWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2013VolkswagenTouaregAWD4.2LV8GASN/A
2013VolkswagenTouaregAWD3.0LV6ELECTRIC/GASN/A
2013VolkswagenTouaregAWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2012AudiA4 QuattroAWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2012AudiA5 QuattroAWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2012AudiA6FWD2.8LV6GASN/A
2012AudiA6 QuattroAWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2012AudiA7 QuattroAWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2012AudiA8 QuattroAWD6.3LW12GASN/A
2012AudiA8 QuattroAWD4.2LV8GASN/A
2012AudiQ5AWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2012AudiQ5AWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2012AudiQ7AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2012AudiQ7AWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2012AudiS4AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2012AudiS5AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2012PorscheCayenneAWD3.0LV6ELECTRIC/GASN/A
2012PorscheCayenneAWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2012PorschePanameraRWD3.0LV6ELECTRIC/GASN/A
2012PorschePanameraRWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2012VolkswagenTouaregAWD4.2LV8GASN/A
2012VolkswagenTouaregAWD3.0LV6ELECTRIC/GASN/A
2011AudiA4 QuattroAWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2011AudiA5 QuattroAWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2011AudiA6FWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2011AudiA6 QuattroAWD4.2LV8GASN/A
2011AudiA6 QuattroAWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2011AudiA8 QuattroAWD4.2LV8GASN/A
2011AudiQ5AWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2011AudiQ5AWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2011AudiQ7AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2011AudiQ7AWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2011AudiRS5AWD4.2LV8GASN/A
2011AudiS4AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2011AudiS5AWD4.2LV8GASN/A
2011AudiS5AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2011AudiS6AWD5.2LV10GASN/A
2011PorscheCayenneAWD3.0LV6ELECTRIC/GASN/A
2011PorscheCayenneAWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2011VolkswagenTouaregAWD4.2LV8GASN/A
2011VolkswagenTouaregAWD3.0LV6ELECTRIC/GASN/A
2010AudiA4 Quattro3.2LV6GASN/A
2010AudiA5FWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2010AudiA5 Quattro3.2LV6GASN/A
2010AudiA6FWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2010AudiA6 QuattroAWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2010AudiA8 Quattro4.2LV8GASN/A
2010AudiQ5AWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2010AudiQ7AWD4.2LV8GASN/A
2010AudiQ7AWD4.2LV8DIESELN/A
2010AudiQ7AWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2010AudiS4AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2010AudiS5AWD4.2LV8GASN/A
2010AudiS5AWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2010AudiS6AWD5.2LV10GASN/A
2010AudiS8AWD5.2LV10GASN/A
2010VolkswagenTouaregTDISport UtilityAWD3.0LV6N/A
2009AudiA4 QuattroAWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2009AudiA5FWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2009AudiA5 Quattro3.2LV6GASN/A
2009AudiA6FWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2009AudiA6 QuattroAWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2009AudiA6 QuattroAWD3.0LV6GASN/A
2009AudiA8 QuattroAWD4.2LV8GASN/A
2009AudiQ5AWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2009AudiQ7AWD4.2LV8GASN/A
2009AudiQ7AWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2009AudiS5AWD4.2LV8GASN/A
2009AudiS6AWD5.2LV10GASN/A
2009AudiS8AWD5.2LV10GASN/A
2009VolkswagenTouaregAWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2008AudiA4FWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2008AudiA4 QuattroAWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2008AudiA5FWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2008AudiA5 Quattro3.2LV6GASN/A
2008AudiA6FWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2008AudiA6 QuattroAWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2008AudiA8 QuattroAWD4.2LV8GASN/A
2008AudiQ7AWD4.2LV8GASN/A
2008AudiQ7AWD3.0LV6DIESELN/A
2008AudiRS4AWD4.2LV8GASN/A
2008AudiS5AWD4.2LV8GASN/A
2008AudiS6AWD5.2LV10GASN/A
2008AudiS8AWD5.2LV10GASN/A
2008VolkswagenTouareg4.2LV8GASN/A
2007AudiA4FWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2007AudiA4 QuattroAWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2007AudiA6FWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2007AudiA6 QuattroAWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2007AudiA8 Quattro4.2LV8GASN/A
2007AudiQ7AWD4.2LV8GASN/A
2007AudiRS4AWD4.2LV8GASN/A
2007AudiS6AWD5.2LV10GASN/A
2007AudiS8AWD5.2LV10GASN/A
2007VolkswagenTouareg4.2LV8GASN/A
2006AudiA4FWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2006AudiA4 QuattroAWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2006AudiA6FWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2006AudiA6 QuattroAWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2006AudiS4AvantWagonAWD4.2LV8N/A
2006VolkswagenTouaregBaseSport UtilityAWD4.2LV8N/A
2005AudiA4FWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2005AudiA4 QuattroAWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2005AudiA6 QuattroAWD3.2LV6GASN/A
2005AudiS4AvantWagonAWD4.2LV8N/A

* Always verify fitment with your vehicle's VIN if unsure. Submodel & trim restrictions may apply.

This part directly replaces or is cross-referenced with the following part numbers:

220150SN 016 027 6N91101402N91167901

Cross-reference numbers are provided for identification purposes only. Always confirm fitment before ordering.