Oil Pan: Service and Repair
Oil Pan
Special Tool(s)
Material
Removal
1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist.
2. Remove the intake manifold.
3. Remove the engine cooling fan and fan shroud.
4. Remove the retainers and the shield.
5. Remove the stud bolts and position the heater outlet tube aside.
6. Remove the two transmission-to-engine bolts.
7. Disconnect the oil fill tube from the RH valve cover.
8. Remove the bolt and the oil fill tube.
9. Assemble the special tools.
10. Install the special tools.
11. Install the special tool and support the engine.
12. Drain the engine oil and remove the oil filter.
13. NOTE: RH shown, LH similar.
Remove the RH and LH nuts retaining the front engine support insulators to the front engine support bracket.
14. Remove the flywheel inspection plate.
15. Using the special tool, raise the engine.
16. Remove the bolts and partially lower the oil pan.
17. Remove the bolts retaining the oil pump screen cover and pickup tube and allow it to drop into the oil pan. Also remove the tube and spacer and allow it to drop into the oil pan. Remove the oil pan.
18. CAUTION: Do not use metal scrapers, wire brushes, power abrasive discs or other abrasive means to clean the sealing surfaces. These tools cause scratches and gouges, which make leak paths. Use a plastic scraping tool to clean the sealing surfaces.
Clean the mating surfaces for the oil pan and the engine with silicone gasket remover and metal surface prep. Follow the directions on the packaging.
Installation
1. NOTE: The oil pump screen and pickup tube must be in the oil pan when the oil pan is positioned in the vehicle.
Position the oil pan gasket and the oil pan in the vehicle from the rear of the engine.
2. CAUTION: Make sure the O-ring is in place and not damaged. A missing or damaged O-ring can cause foam in the lubrication system, low oil pressure and severe engine damage.
NOTE: Clean and inspect the mating surfaces and install a new O-ring. Lubricate the O-ring with clean engine oil.
Install the oil pump screen cover and pickup tube.
1 Install and tighten the spacer.
2 Insert the oil pump screen pickup tube into the oil pump and position the support bracket over the spacer.
3 Install and tighten the bolts.
3. NOTE: If not secure within four minutes, the sealant must be removed and the sealing area cleaned. To clean the sealing area, follow the directions provided on the packaging of the silicone gasket remover and the metal surface prep. Failure to follow this procedure can cause future oil leakage.
Apply a bead of silicone gasket and sealant at the crankshaft rear seal retainer-to-cylinder block surface, at the locations shown.
4. NOTE: If not secure within four minutes, the sealant must be removed and the sealing area cleaned. To clean the sealing area, follow the directions provided on the packaging of the silicone gasket remover and the metal surface prep. Failure to follow this procedure can cause future oil leakage.
Apply a bead of silicone gasket and sealant at the engine front cover-to-cylinder block surface, at the locations shown.
5. NOTE: Tighten the bolts in three stages.
Tighten the bolts 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 90 degrees.
6. Lower the engine and remove the special tools.
7. Install the flywheel inspection plate.
8. Install the engine support insulator nuts.
9. NOTE: Do not reuse the O-ring seal.
Install the new O-ring seal and the heater outlet tube.
^ Lubricate the O-ring seal with engine coolant.
10. Hand-tighten the heater outlet tube upper stud and install the lower stud.
^ Tighten the studs to 40 Nm (30 ft. lbs.).
11. Connect the oil fill tube to the RH valve cover.
12. Install the oil fill tube support bracket bolt.
13. Install the transmission-to-engine bolts.
14. Install the shield and the retainers.
15. Install the intake manifold.
16. Fill the engine with clean engine oil.
17. Install the engine cooling fan and fan shroud.
18. Fill and bleed the engine cooling system.