Oil Pump and Oil Pan

OIL PUMP AND OIL PAN

Removal
1. Remove flywheel or drive plate.
2. Remove rear plate.
3. Remove oil filter.
4. Remove adapter.
5. Drain engine oil and remove oil pan.
6. Clean oil pan and all gasket surfaces.
7. Remove oil pick-up tube.





8. Remove crankshaft sprocket using Special Tool 6793.

CAUTION: Do not nick shaft seal surface or seal bore.





9. Use Tool 6771 to remove front crankshaft oil seal. Be careful not to damage the seal surface of cover.
10. Remove oil pump.

Follow removal steps outlined in illustration.

Installation
Installation in reverse order as removal.





1. Apply Mopar Gasket Maker to oil pump as shown in the figure. Install oil-ring into the counter bore on the oil pump body discharge passage.
2. Install oil pump slowly onto crankshaft until seated to engine block. Tighten fasteners to 23 Nm (17 ft. lbs.).





3. Install new seal by using Tool 6780-1.





4. Place seal into opening with seal spring toward the inside of engine. Install seal until flush with cover.
5. Install crankshaft sprocket using M12-1.75 x 150 mm bolt, washer and thrust bearing from Special Tool Kit C-4685C and Tool 6792.
6. Install oil pick up tube.





7. Apply Mopar Silicone Rubber Adhesive Sealant or equivalent at the oil pump to engine bed plate parting line.





8. Install the oil pan gasket to the bed plate. Use Mopar Silicone Rubber Adhesive Sealant or equivalent to hold in place.
9. Install oil pan and tighten the screws to 12 Nm (9 ft. lbs.).





10. Ensure O-ring is in the groove on oil filter adapter. Align roll pin into engine block and tighten adapter assembly to 55 Nm (40 ft. lbs.).





CAUTION: When servicing the oil filter avoid deforming the filter can by installing the remove/install tool band strap against the can-to-base lockseam. The lockseam joining the can to the base is reinforced by the base plate.

11. Lubricate new filter gasket and install it on filter.
12. Check filter mounting surface. The surface must be smooth, flat and free of debris or old pieces of rubber.
13. Screw filter on until gasket contacts base. Tighten to 3/4 turn or Torque to 21 Nm (15 ft. lbs.).
14. Install rear plate.
15. Install flywheel or drive plate.