Oil Pan: Service and Repair

Remove or Disconnect

1. Negative battery cable
2. Raise car
3. Drain oil and disconnect oil level sensor

Clean
^ Engine block and oil pan sealing surfaces. Sealing surfaces must be free of oil, gasket residue and RTV.
^ Nicks and deep scratches in the sealing surface should be filled with RTV and allowed to cure before installing new gasket.

Install or Connect

1. Oil pan gasket

Important
^ Apply a 1/4" bead of RTV at the rear main bearing cap and front cover to block joints.

2. Oil pan to engine block
3. Oil pan bolts and nuts

Tighten
^ Oil pan bolts and nuts to 16-20 N.m (12-15 ft. lbs.)

4. Flywheel cover
5. Oil pan drain plug

Tighten
^ Oil pan drain plug to 30 N.m (22 ft. lbs.)

6. Connect oil level sensor
7. Exhaust crossunder pipe
8. Lower car
9. Engine oil
10. Negative battery cable