Oil Pan Lower Section
Oil Pan Lower Section
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
• Engine Support Bridge (10 - 222 A)
• Adapter (10 - 222 A /21)
• Hand drill with plastic brush attachment
• Protective eyewear
• Sealant
Removing
- Remove cover above coolant reservoir - arrows -.
- Remove rubber seal - 1 - and remove plenum chamber covers - 2 - and - 3 -.
- Remove refrigerant line bracket at left from strut tower - arrow -.
- Remove clip - 1 - at right.
- Unclip fuel line and vacuum pump from bracket - 2 - on strut tower.
- Remove suspension strut cross member rear bolts - 3 -.
- Secure (10 - 222 A) to strut towers with (10 - 222 A /21).
• The adapters are marked for the left and right side of the vehicle.
• The center contact point - 2 - on the adapter is placed on the suspension strut cross member front bolts.
• The adapters are tightened with the rear bolts - 3 - for suspension strut cross member.
• The knurled thumb screw - 1 - must be turned downward far enough so that the contact plate rests on the strut tower.
- Secure the spindles of the (10 - 222 A) at the rear engine lifting eyes.
- Tension the engine with the spindles of the engine support bridge.
- Open the quick-release fasteners - 1 - and - 2 - and remove noise insulation.
- Evenly remove left and right bolts - 2 - on stabilizer bar retaining clamps and rotate stabilizer bar - 1 - downward.
- Remove left and right bolts - 1. 2, 3 - and remove engine carrier.
- Remove nut - 1 - and bolt - 6 - on lower left coolant pipe.
• Ignore items - 2 to 5 -.
- Disconnect electrical connector - 2 - at oil level thermal sensor (G266).
- Drain engine oil.
- Remove the oil pan lower section - 1 - and carefully remove it from the bond.
• There is still a residual amount of oil in lower section of oil pan.
Installing
• Replace seals.
CAUTION!
Wear safety glasses.
- Remove sealant residue on the oil pan upper and lower sections with a rotating plastic brush.
- Clean the sealing surfaces, they must be free of oil and grease.
• Note the expiration date of the sealing compound.
- Cut tube nozzle at front marking (nozzle diameter approximately 2 mm).
- Apply sealant bead - arrow - on clean sealing surface of lower section of oil pan as shown in illustration.
• Sealant bead thickness: 2.5 mm
• Sealant bead must not be thicker than specified, otherwise excess sealant may get into lower section of oil pan and clog strainer in intake tube.
• The oil pan (lower section) must be installed within 5 minutes after application of sealant.
- Position lower section of oil pan and hand tighten all bolts.
- Tighten bolts for lower section of oil pan in 2 stages as follows.
- Pre-tighten all the bolts in a diagonal sequence to 5 Nm.
- Tighten all the bolts in a diagonal sequence to 9 Nm.
The rest of installation is in reverse order of removal, note the following:
- Install engine carrier.
- Install stabilizer bar.
- Fill engine oil and check oil level.
Tightening Specifications
