Removal and Installation
REMOVAL1. Disconnect the negative cable from the battery.
2. Remove engine oil dipstick.
3. Raise vehicle.
4. Drain engine oil.
5. Remove exhaust pipe.
6. Remove left engine to transmission strut.
7. Loosen the right side engine support bracket cushion through-bolt nut and raise the engine slightly. Remove oil pan by sliding backward and out.
8. Remove the one-piece gasket.
INSTALLATION
1. Clean the block and pan gasket surfaces.
2. Fabricate four alignment dowels from 5/16 X 1 1/2 inch bolts. Cut the head off the bolts and cut a slot into the top of the dowel. This will allow easier installation and removal with a screwdriver.
3. Install the dowels in the cylinder block.
4. Apply small amount of Mopar (R) Silicone Rubber Adhesive Sealant, or equivalent, in the corner of the cap and the cylinder block.
5. Slide the one-piece gasket over the dowels and onto the block.
6. Position the oil pan over the dowels and onto the gasket.
7. Install the oil pan bolts. Tighten the bolts to 24 Nm (215 inch lbs.) torque.
8. Remove the dowels. Install the remaining oil pan bolts. Tighten these bolts to 24 Nm (215 inch lbs.) torque.
9. Lower the engine into the support cushion brackets and tighten the through-bolt nut to the proper torque.
10. Install the drain plug. Tighten drain plug to 34 Nm (27 ft. lbs.) torque.
11. Install the engine to transmission strut.
12. Install exhaust pipe.
13. Lower vehicle.
14. Install dipstick.
15. Connect the negative cable to the battery.
16. Fill crankcase with oil to proper level.