Oil Pan: Service and Repair

OIL PAN
Removal Procedure
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Remove the right front wheel.
3. Remove the right front splash shield.
4. Drain the engine oil from the engine crankcase.
5. Disconnect the post-converter heated oxygen sensor.





6. Remove the auxiliary catalytic lower flange nuts from the exhaust manifold and the bolts at the bracket.





7. Remove the nuts that secure the front muffler pipe to the main catalytic converter.
8. Remove the catalytic converter and the exhaust pipe as a unit.





9. Remove the flywheel or flexible plate inspection cover bolts.
10. Remove the flywheel or flexible plate inspection cover.





11. Remove the oil pan retaining bolts.
12. Remove the oil pan from the engine block.
13. Remove the oil pan gasket from the oil pan.

Cleaning Procedure





1. Clean the oil pan sealing surface.
2. Clean the engine block sealing surface.
3. Clean the oil pan retaining bolts.
4. Clean the oil pan attaching bolt holes in the engine block.

Installation Procedure
1. Install the oil pan gasket to the oil pan.





2. Install the oil pan to the engine block.

Important: Install the oil pan within 5 minutes after applying the liquid gasket to the oil pan.

3. Install the oil pan retaining bolts.
- Tighten the oil pan retaining bolts to 10 Nm (89 inch lbs.).
4. Install the flywheel or flexible plate inspection cover.





5. Install the flywheel or flexible plate inspection cover bolts.
- Tighten the flywheel inspection cover bolts to 12 Nm (106 inch lbs.) or the flexible plate inspection cover bolts to 10 Nm (89 inch lbs.).





6. Install the catalytic converters and the exhaust pipe as a unit.
- Tighten the auxiliary catalytic converter-to-exhaust manifold nuts and the exhaust flexible pipe bracket bolts to 50 Nm (37 ft. lbs.).





- Tighten the front muffler-to-main catalytic converter nuts to 30 Nm (22 ft. lbs.).

7. Connect the post-converter heated oxygen sensor.
8. Install the right front splash shield.
9. Install the right front wheel.





10. Connect the negative battery cable.
11. Refill the engine crankcase with engine oil.