Fluid Pan: Service and Repair

OIL PAN


Oil Pan


REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

Removal
1. Drain A/T fluid. Refer to Changing The A/T Fluid (ATF).





2. Remove oil pan and gasket.
3. Check foreign materials in oil pan to help determine cause of malfunction. If the A/T fluid is very dark, has some burned smell, or contains foreign particles, friction material (clutches, band) may need replacement.
A tacky film that will not wipe clean indicates varnish build up. Varnish can cause valves, servo, and clutches to stick and can inhibit pump pressure.

CAUTION:
If friction material is detected, flush the transmission cooler after repair. Refer to A/T Fluid Cooler Cleaning, "A/T
Fluid Cooler Cleaning".





4. Remove magnets from oil pan.

Installation
1. Install the oil pan magnets as shown.





2. Install the oil pan and new oil pan gasket.

CAUTION:
- Do not reuse the oil pan gasket.





- Completely remove all moisture, oil and old gasket from the oil pan gasket mating surfaces and holes.
- Always replace the oil pan bolts as they are self-sealing.
- Be sure the oil pan drain plug hole is located to the rear of the transmission assembly.
- Partially install the oil pan bolts in a criss-cross pattern to prevent dislocation of the gasket.
- Be careful not to pinch harnesses.





3. Tighten new oil pan bolts in numerical order as shown.

Oil pan bolts : 7.9 Nm (0.81 kg-m, 70 in-lb)

4. Install drain plug in oil pan with new gasket.

CAUTION:
Do not reuse the drain plug gasket.

Drain plug : 34 Nm (3.5 kg-m, 25 ft-lb)

5. Refill the transmission assembly with fluid. Refer to Changing The A/T Fluid (ATF).