Oil Pan: Service and Repair

Oil Pan





Material

Removal

CAUTION: During engine repair procedures, cleanliness is extremely important. Any foreign material, including any material created while cleaning gasket surfaces that enters the oil passages, coolant passages or the oil pan, can cause engine failure.

1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist.
2. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
3. Drain the engine oil.





4. Remove the 8 bolts and the front cross brace.
5. Remove the 17 bolts and the oil pan.
^ Discard the gasket.

Installation

1. CAUTION: Do not use metal scrapers, wire brushes, power abrasive discs or other abrasive means to clean the sealing surfaces. These tools cause scratches and gouges, which make leaks paths. Use a plastic scraping tool to remove all traces of sealant.

Clean the gasket sealing surfaces.





2. NOTE: Make sure all gasket sealing surfaces are clean and dry.

Install a new oil pan gasket, oil pan and 17 bolts.
Tighten the bolts in the sequence shown in 2 stages.
^ Stage 1: Tighten to 5 Nm (44 inch lbs.).
^ Stage 2: Tighten to 12 Nm (9 ft. lbs.).





3. Install the front cross brace and the 8 bolts.
^ Tighten to 63 Nm (46 ft. lbs.).
4. Fill the engine with clean engine oil.
5. Connect the battery ground cable.