Oil Pan, Removing and Installing

Oil pan, removing and installing

Special tools and equipment
^ Hand drill with plastic brush
^ D 176 404 A2 Silicone sealant
^ Scraper

Oil pan, removing
- Remove center left and right insulation trays:
- Drain engine oil.
- Unscrew oil pan.
- Loosen oil pan with light blows from a rubber hammer if necessary.
- Remove sealant residue on cylinder block with a flat scraper.





- Remove sealant residue on the oil pan with a rotating brush e.g. a hand drill with a plastic brush (wear protective glasses).
- Clean sealing surfaces must be free of oil and grease.

Installing

Note:
^ Note the "use by date" on the sealant container.
^ Oil pan must be installed within 5 minutes after applying the silicone sealing compound.





- Cut-off tube nozzle at forward mark (approximately 3 mm diameter).
- Apply silicone sealing compound as shown to a clean oil pan sealing surface.
^ Bead must be: 2 to 3 mm thick.
^ Bead must run on the inside of bolt holes (arrows).

Note: The sealing bead must not be thicker, or excess compound will enter the oil pan and may block the suction pipe strainer.





- Apply silicone sealing bead as shown to the clean sealing surface of the oil pan. (illustration shows position of sealant bead on cylinder block).
- Immediately install oil pan and lightly tighten all bolts.

Note: The oil pan must be aligned Rush with the cylinder block.

- Tighten oil pan bolts to 15 Nm (11 ft. lbs.).
- Tighten oil pan/transmission bolts to 45 Nm (33 ft. lbs.).

Note:
^ After installing the oil pan, allow the sealant to dry for approximately 30 minutes before adding engine oil.
^ Assembly is the reverse of the disassembly sequence.