Oil Pan: Service and Repair

COMPONENT

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.





6. Remove the pitching stopper.





7. Remove the hood stay holder (A) and radiator upper brackets (B).





8. Support the engine with a lifting device and wire ropes.
9. Lift-up the vehicle.

CAUTION: When lifting up the vehicle, raise up wire ropes at the same time.

10. Remove the under cover.
11. Drain engine oil.
12. Remove the front and center exhaust pipe.





13. Remove the nuts which install front cushion rubber onto front crossmember.
14. Remove the bolts which install oil pan on cylinder block with engine raised up.





15. Insert the oil pan cutter blade into the clearance between 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 mating surface of oil pan and cylinder block.





1. Make sure that the seal (A) is installed securely on the baffle plate in a direction as shown in the figure below.





2. Install the baffle plate.
3. Install the oil strainer onto baffle plate.





NOTE: Replace O-ring with new one.





4. Apply liquid gasket to the mating surfaces and install the oil pan.





5. Tighten the bolts which install oil pan onto cylinder block.
6. Lower the engine onto front crossmember.





7. Tighten the nuts which install front cushion rubber onto front crossmember.
8. Install the front and center exhaust pipe.
9. Install the under cover.
10. Lower the vehicle.

CAUTION: When lowing the vehicle, lower the lift-up device and wire ropes at the same time.





11. Remove the lifting device and wire ropes.





12. Install the pitching stopper.





13. Install the hood stay holder (A) and radiator upper brackets (B).
14. Install the air intake 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
Visually check that the oil pan, oil strainer, oil strainer stay and baffle plate are not damaged.