OIL PAN REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [MZR-CD (RF Turbo)]

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  Warning
  • Remove and install all parts when the engine is cold, otherwise they can cause severe burns or serious injury.
  • A vehicle that is lifted but not securely supported on safety stands is dangerous. It can slip or fall, causing death or serious injury. Never work around or under a lifted vehicle if it is not securely supported on safety stands.
  • Continuous exposure to USED engine oil has caused skin cancer in laboratory mice. Protect your skin by washing with soap and water immediately after working with engine oil.

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.

2. Remove the under cover.

3. Drain the engine oil. (See ENGINE OIL REPLACEMENT [MZR-CD (RF Turbo)].)

4. Remove the lower radiator hose assembly under the oil pan with the cooling hoses still connected. Position the lower radiator hose assembly so that it is out of the way.

5. Remove in the order indicated in the table.

6. Install in the reverse order of removal.

7. Refill the specified type and amount of the engine oil. (See ENGINE OIL REPLACEMENT [MZR-CD (RF Turbo)].)

8. Start the engine and confirm that there is no oil leakage.

  • If there is oil leakage, find the cause and repair or replace the applicable part.

9. Inspect the oil level.

  • Verify that the oil level is between the F and L marks on the dipstick.

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1 | Oil pan (See Oil Pan Removal Note.) (See Oil Pan Installation Note.)

Oil Pan Removal Note

  Caution
  • Pry tools can easily scratch the oil pan mounting surfaces. Prying off the oil pan can easily bend the oil pan flange.
  • Refer to the following instructions before removing the oil pan.

1. Remove the oil pan mounting bolts.

2. Screw an oil pan bolt into the weldnut to make a small gap between the cylinder block and the oil pan.

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3. Remove the oil pan using the separator tool.

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Oil Pan Installation Note

  Caution
  • Apply the silicon sealant in a single, unbroken line around the whole perimeter.

1. Completely clean and remove any oil, dirt, sealant or other foreign material that may be adhering to the oil pan upper block and oil pan.

2. Apply silicone sealant to the oil pan along the inside of the bolt holes and overlap the ends as shown in the figure.

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  Thickness

  2.5—3.5 mm {0.099—0.137 in}

3. Install the oil pan.

4. Tighten the oil pan installation bolt.

  Tightening torque

  7.8—10.8 N·m {79.6—110.1 kgf·cm, 69.1—95.5 in·lbf}