Oil Pan: Service and Repair

REMOVAL

OIL PAN
1. Drain engine oil.
2. Disconnector the rear heated oxygen sensor connector (A).




3. Remove the front muffler (A).




4. Remove the front muffle mounting bracket.
5. Remove the oil pan.

INSTALLATION

OIL PAN
1. Install the oil pan.
(1) Using a razor blade and gasket scraper, remove all the old packing material from the gasket surfaces.

NOTE:
Check that the mating surfaces are clean and dry before applying liquid gasket.

(2) Apply liquid gasket as an even bead, centered between the edges do the mating surface.

Liquid gasket : loctite NO.5900 or equivalent


NOTE:
- To prevent leakage of oil, apply liquid gasket to the inner threads of the bolt holes.
- Do not install the parts if five minutes or more have lapsed since applying the liquid gasket.
- After assembly, wait at least 30 minutes before filling the engine with oil.

(3) Install the oil pan with the bolts.
Uniformly tighten the bolts in several passes.

Tightening torque :
9.8 - 11.8 N-m (1.0 - 1.2 kg-m, 7.2 - 8.7 lb-ft)





2. Install the front muffler bracket (A).




3. Install the exhaust manifold.
4. Install the front muffler (A).




5. Connect the rear oxygen sensor connector (A).




6. Fill with engine oil.