Oil Pan: Service and Repair

Oil Pan

Removal
4x2 vehicles
1. Remove the front stabilizer bar.

4x4 vehicles
2. Remove the front axle.





All vehicles
3. Drain the engine oil.
- Reinstall the drain plug.





4. Remove the bolts and the oil pan.

5. CAUTION: Do not use metal scrapers, wire brushes, power abrasive discs, or other abrasive means to clean the sealing surfaces. These may cause scratches and gouges resulting in leak paths. Use a plastic scraper to clean the sealing surfaces.

Remove and discard the oil pan gasket. Clean the sealing surfaces with metal surface cleaner.
- Allow the surfaces to dry for four minutes or until there is no sign of wetness, whichever is longer. Failure to do so can cause future oil leaks.

Installation





All vehicles

1. NOTE: If the oil pan and gasket are not secured within four minutes of sealer application, the sealant must be removed and the sealing surfaces cleaned with metal surface cleaner.

Apply silicone gasket and sealant in two places.





2. NOTE: If the oil pan and gasket are not secured within four minutes of sealer application, the sealant must be removed and the sealing surfaces cleaned with metal surface cleaner.

Apply silicone gasket and sealant in two places.





3. Position the new oil pan gasket and the oil pan and loosely install the bolts.





4. Tighten the bolts in three stages in the sequence shown.
- Stage 1: Tighten to 2 Nm (18 inch lbs.).
- Stage 2: Tighten to 20 Nm (15 ft. lbs.).
- Stage 3: Tighten an additional 60 degrees.

4x4 vehicles
5. Install the front axle.

4x2 vehicles
6. Install the front stabilizer bar.

All vehicles
7. Lower the vehicle.
8. Fill the engine with clean engine oil.
9. Start the engine and inspect for leaks.