Oil Pan: Service and Repair
REMOVAL1. Raise vehicle and support it with safety stands.
2. Drain engine oil.
3. Install engine slingers to cylinder head.
4. Set a suitable hoist on engine slinger and hold the engine.
5. Remove the following parts.
- Fan coupling with fan
- Power steering oil pump
- Drive belts
- Front stabilizer bar securing bolts and nuts from side member.
- Both left and right side engine mounting bolts.
6. Disconnect steering shaft lower joint.
7. Remove power steering tube bracket securing bolts at front suspension member.
8. Remove front suspension member securing nuts while supporting with a jack.
9. Lower front suspension member.
10. Remove air conditioner compressor and bracket.
11. Remove oil pan.
a. Remove oil pan and oil pan-to-transmission bolts.
b. Insert an appropriate size tool into the notch of oil pan as shown in the figure.
- Be careful not to damage aluminum mating surface.
- Do not insert screwdriver, or oil pan flange will be deformed.
c. Pry off oil pan by moving the tool up and down.
d. Remove oil pan.
12. Pull out oil pan from the front while lowering the front suspension member.
INSTALLATION
1. Use a scraper to remove all traces of liquid gasket from mating surfaces.
- Also remove traces of liquid gasket from mating surface of cylinder block.
- Remove old liquid gasket from the bolt hole and thread.
2. Apply a continuous bead of liquid gasket to mating surface of oil pan.
- Use Genuine RTV silicone sealant part No. 999MP-A7007 or equivalent.
3. Apply liquid gasket to inner sealing surface as shown in the figure.
- Be sure liquid gasket diameter is 2.5 to 3.5 mm (0.098 to 0.138 inch).
- Attaching should be done within 5 minutes after coating.
4. Install oil pan.
- Wait at least 30 minutes before refilling engine oil.
- Tighten bolts in numerical order as shown in the figure.
a. Tighten bolts ((1)- (21) to 16 to 19 Nm (1.6 to 1.9 kg-m, 12 to 14 ft. lbs.).
b. Tighten bolts ((22) - (23)) to 6.4 to 7.4 Nm (0.65 to 0.75 kg-m, 56.4 to 65.1 inch lbs.).