Oil Pan: Service and Repair

OIL PAN REMOVAL/INSTALLATION

FS

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Drain the engine oil.
3. Remove the front pipe.
4. Remove in the order indicated in the table.
5. Install in the reverse order of removal.
6. Start the engine and inspect for engine oil leakage.

Oil Pan Removal Note
1. Remove the oil pan mounting bolts.

2. Screw in a oil pan bolt in a weld nut hole to make a small gap between the oil pan upper block and the oil pan. (FS model)

Caution: Pry tools can easily scratch the cylinder block and MBSP contact surfaces. Prying off the MBSP can also easily bend the MBSP Lange. (ZM model)

3. Remove the oil pan using a separator tool.

MBSP (Main bearing support plate) Removal Note ZM

1. Using a separator tool, separate the MBSP.

MBSP (Main bearing support plate) Installation Note ZM

1. Apply silicon sealant to the shaded areas as shown.

2. Apply silicone sealant to the MBSP along the inside of the bolt holes.
Thickness 2.5 - 3.5 mm (0.099 - 0.137 inch)

Oil Strainer Installation Note FS

1. Install the oil strainer gasket as shown.

2. Tighten the bolts in the order shown.

Oil Pan Installation Note

Caution: If the bolts are reused, remove the old sealant from the bolt threads. Tightening a bolt that has old sealant on It can cause bolt hole damage.

1. Apply silicone sealant to the contact surfaces of new oil pan gaskets as shown. (ZM model)

2. Install the new gaskets onto the oil pump body and the rear cover with the projections in the notches as shown. (ZM model)

3. Apply silicone sealant onto the area of oil pan gasket indicated by A and B. (ZM model)
Thickness 2.0 mm (0.079 inch)

4. Apply silicone sealant to the oil pan along the inside of the bolt holes and overlap the ends.
Thickness
ZM: 2.5 - 3.5 mm (0.099 - 0.137 inch)
FS: 2.0 - 3.0 mm (0.079 - 0.118 inch)

Integrated Stiffener Installation Note ZM

1. Hand-tighten the lock bolt A.

2. Hand-tighten the lock bolt B.

3. Tighten the lock bolt C.
4. Tighten the lock bolt A that is hand-tightened in Step 1.
5. Tighten the lock bolt B that is hand-tightened in Step 2.