Oil Pan: Service and Repair

Removal
1. Drain the engine oil.
2. If the engine is still in the vehicle, remove the subframe.
1 Attach the chain hoist to the engine.
2 Disconnect the suspension lower arm ball joints.
3 Remove the rear mount mounting bolts.
4 Remove the front mount mounting bolt.
5 Remove the automatic transmission fluid (ATF) filter mounting bolt (A/T).
6 Make the appropriate reference lines at positions A and B that line up with the center of the subframe mounting bolts.
7 Attach the special tool to the subframe, then attach the jack to the special tool.
8 Remove the front subframe mounting bolts, then remove the subframe.





3. Remove the stiffener (M/T).
4. Remove the bolts/nuts securing the oil pan.





5. Drive an oil pan seal cutter between the oil pan and cylinder block.





6. Cut the oil pan seal by striking the side of the cutter to slide the cutter along the oil pan.
7. Remove the oil pan.

Installation
1. Remove old liquid gasket from the oil pan mating surfaces, bolts, and bolt holes.
2. Clean and dry the oil pan mating surfaces.





3. Apply liquid gasket, P/N 08718-0009, evenly to the cylinder block mating surface of the oil pan and to the inner threads of the bolt holes.

NOTE: Do not install the parts if4 minutes or more have elapsed since applying liquid gasket. Instead, reapply liquid gasket after removing old residue.

4. Install the oil pan.





5. Tighten the bolts in two or three steps. In the final step, tighten all bolts, in sequence, to 12 Nm (1.2 kgf-m, 8.7 ft. lbs.).





6. Install the stiffener (M/T).
7. If the engine is still in the vehicle, install the subframe.
1. support the subframe with the special tool and a jack, and lift it up to body, then loosely install the new subframe mounting bolts.
2. Align the reference marks with the center of the subframe mounting bolts, then tighten the bolts to the specified torque.
3. Install the Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) filter mounting bolt.
4 Tighten the rear mount mounting bolts.
5. Tighten the front mount mounting bolt.
6. Connect the suspension lower arm ball joints.
8. After assembly, wait at least 30 minutes before filling the engine with oil.