Front Engine Plate: Service and Repair

Sealing Flange

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Assembly Tool (T10215)

• Hand drill with plastic brush attachment

• Protective eyewear

• Sealant

Removing

- Remove vibration damper. Refer to => [ Vibration Damper ] Service and Repair.

- Remove bolts - 1 to 11 -.





- Carefully pry up sealing flange.

Installing

• Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Sealing Flange - Tightening Specifications and
Tightening Sequence ] Ribbed Belt Drive Component Overview.

Installation is in reverse order of removal, note the following:

Risk of contaminating lubrication system with sealant residue.

• Lay clean cloth over open part of oil pan.

- Carefully remove sealant residue on cylinder block and oil pan.







Risk of eye injury.

• Wear safety glasses.

- Remove sealant residue on sealant flange, for example with a rotating plastic brush.

- Clean sealing surfaces, must be free of oil and grease.

- Cut tube nozzle at front marking (nozzle diameter approximately 2 mm).





- Apply a thin bead of sealant - arrows - on edge between cylinder block and oil pan.





- Lightly coat lower sealing surface - shaded - on sealing flange with sealant.





- Apply sealant bead - arrow - to clean sealing flange sealing surface as shown in illustration.





• Thickness of sealant bead: 2 to 3 mm.

Risk of plugging oil pump strainer with excess sealant.

• Do not apply sealant bead thicker than indicated.

• Sealing flange must be installed within 5 minutes of applying sealant.

- Carefully slide sealing flange onto guide pins - arrows - on cylinder block using (T10215).





- Install sealing flange. Refer to => [ Sealing Flange - Tightening Specifications and
Tightening Sequence ] Ribbed Belt Drive Component Overview.





- Install vibration damper. Refer to => [ Vibration Damper ] Service and Repair.

- Install ribbed belt. Refer to => [ Ribbed Belt ] Ribbed Belt.