Oil Pan: Service and Repair

A: REMOVAL





1. Disconnect battery ground cable.





2. Remove air intake duct and air intake chamber.





3. Disconnect front oxygen sensor connector.





4. Remove pitching stopper.





5. Remove radiator upper bracket.





6. Support engine with a lifting device and wire ropes.
7. Lift-up the vehicle.

CAUTION: At this time, raise up wire ropes.





8. Remove under cover.





9. Drain engine oil. Set container under the vehicle, and remove drain plug from oil pan.





10. Disconnect connector from rear oxygen sensor.
11. Remove front and center exhaust pipe assembly.





1. Separate center exhaust pipe from rear exhaust pipe.





2. Remove front exhaust pipe from engine.





3. Remove front and center exhaust pipe assembly from hanger bracket.
4. Remove bolt which installs front exhaust pipe on bracket.





12. Remove nuts which install front cushion rubber onto front crossmember.





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

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





15. Remove oil strainer.





16. Remove baffle plate.


B: INSPECTION
By visual check make sure oil pan, oil strainer and baffle plate are not damaged.


C: INSTALLATION

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





1. Install baffle plate.
Tightening torque: 6.4 Nm (0.65 kg-m, 4.7 ft. lbs.)





2. Install oil strainer onto baffle plate.

CAUTION: Replace O-ring with a new one.

Tightening torque: 10 Nm (1.0 kg-m, 7 ft. lbs.)





3. Apply fluid packing to mating surfaces and install oil pan.
Fluid packing: THREE BOND 1215 or equivalent





4. Tighten bolts which install oil pan onto engine block.
Tightening torque: 5 Nm (0.5 kg-m, 3.6 ft. lbs.)
5. Lower engine onto front crossmember.





6. Tighten nuts which install front cushion rubber onto front crossmember.
Tightening torque: 69 ± 15 Nm (7.0 ± 1.5 kg-m, 51 ± 11 ft. lbs.)
7. Install front exhaust pipe.

CAUTION: Always use new gaskets.

1. Place front and center exhaust pipe assembly on bracket.





2. Tighten nuts which install front exhaust pipe on engine.
Tightening torque: 30 ± 5 Nm (3.1 ± 0.5 kg-m, 22.4 ± 3.6 ft. lbs.)





3. Tighten nuts which install center exhaust pipe to rear exhaust pipe.
Tightening torque: 18 ± 5 Nm (18 ± 0.5 kg-m, 13.0 ± 3.6 ft. lbs.)





4. Tighten bolt which installs front and center exhaust pipe assembly on bracket.
Tightening torque: 24 ± 3 Nm (2.4 ± 0.3 kg-m, 17.4 ± 2.2 ft. lbs.)





8. Connect connector to rear oxygen sensor.





9. Install under cover.
10. Lower the vehicle.

CAUTION: At this time, lower lifting device and release steel cables.





11. Remove lifting device and steel cables.





12. Connect connector to front oxygen sensor.





13. Install pitching stopper.
Tightening torque:
T1: 49 ± 5 Nm (5.0 ± 0.5 kg-m, 36.2 ± 3.6 ft. lbs.)
T2: 57 ± 10 Nm (5.8 ± 1.0 kg-m, 42 ± 7 ft. lbs.)





14. Install radiator upper brackets.
Tightening torque: 18 ± 5 Nm (1.8 ± 0.5 kg-m, 13 ± 4 ft. lbs.)





15. Install air intake duct and air intake chamber.
16. Fill engine oil through filler pipe up to upper point of level gauge.
Engine oil capacity: Upper level: 4.0 f (4.2 US qt, 3.5 Imp qt)
Lower level: 3.0 e (3.2 US qt, 2.6 Imp qt)