Oil Pan: Service and Repair

Oil Pan and Strainer





Removal
1. Set the vehicle on a lift.
2. Remove the front wheels.
3. Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
4. Remove the air intake duct and air cleaner case.
5. Remove the resonator chamber.
6. Remove the pitching stopper.





7. Remove the radiator upper brackets.





8. Support the engine with a lifting device and wire ropes.





9. Lift-up the vehicle.

CAUTION: When lifting up the vehicle, rise up the wire rope together.

10. Remove the under cover.
11. Drain the engine oil. Set a container under the vehicle, and then remove the drain plug from oil pan.





12. Remove the front and center exhaust pipes.
13. Remove the nuts which install the front cushion rubber onto front crossmember.





14. Remove the bolts which install the oil pan on cylinder block while raising up engine.
15. Insert the oil pan cutter blade to the clearance between the cylinder block and oil pan.

CAUTION: Do not use a screwdriver or similar tool in place of oil pan cutter.

16. Remove the oil strainer.
17. Remove the baffle plate.





Installation

CAUTION: Before installing the oil pan, clean the sealant from oil pan and engine block.

1. Check the seal (A) is securely installed in baffle plate in the direction as shown in the figure.





2. Install the baffle plate.
Tightening torque: 6.4 Nm (0.65 kgf-m, 4.7 ft. lbs.)
3. Install the oil strainer onto baffle plate.

NOTE: Replace the O-ring with a new one.

Tightening torque: 10 Nm (1.0 kgf-m, 7.2 ft. lbs.)
4. Apply liquid gasket to the mating surfaces, and then install the oil pan.
Liquid gasket. THREE BOND 1207C (Part No. 004403012) or equivalent





5. Tighten the bolts which install the oil pan onto engine block.
Tightening torque: 5.4 Nm (0.55 kgf-m, 4.0 ft. lbs.)





6. Lower the engine onto front crossmember.
7. Tighten the nuts which install the front cushion rubber onto front crossmember.
Tightening torque: 69 Nm (7.0 kgf-m, 50.9 ft. lbs.)





8. Install the front and center exhaust pipes.
9. Install the under cover.
10. Lower the vehicle.

CAUTION: When lowering the vehicle, lower the lifting device and wire rope together.

11. Remove the lifting device and steel cables.





12. Install the pitching stopper.
Tightening torque:
T1: 50 Nm (5.1 kgf-m, 36.9 ft. lbs.)
T2: 58 Nm (5.9 kgf-m, 42.8 ft. lbs.)





13. Install the radiator upper brackets.





14. Install the resonator chamber.
15. Install the air intake duct and air cleaner case.
16. Install the front wheels.
17. Connect the battery ground cable to battery.
18. Fill engine oil.

Inspection
1. By visual check, make sure the oil pan, oil strainer, oil strainer stay and baffle plate are not damaged.