Removal and Installation
OIL PAN AND OIL STRAINER
Removal and Installation
REMOVAL
WARNING:
To avoid the danger of being scalded, never drain engine oil when engine is hot.
1. Remove front and rear engine undercovers with power tool.
2. Drain engine oil. Removal and Replacement.
CAUTION:
- Perform this step when engine is cold.
- Never spill engine oil on drive belts.
3. Remove engine assembly from vehicle. (2WD models) or Component (AWD models).
4. Install engine slingers into front of cylinder head (left bank) and front of cylinder head (right bank).
Slinger bolts: 33.4 Nm (3.4 kg-m, 25 ft-lb)
5. Remove engine mounting insulators (RH and LH) under side nut with power tool.
6. Lift with hoist and separate engine and transmission assembly from front suspension member.
CAUTION:
Avoid damage to and oil/grease smearing or spills onto engine mounting insulator.
7. Remove harness bracket from oil pan. (2WD models)
8. Remove oil filter. Service and Repair.
9. Remove oil pan as the follows:
a. Remove rear plate cover.
b. Remove transmission joint bolts which pierce oil pan. Component.
c. Loosen mounting bolts with power tool in reverse order as shown in the figure.
NOTE:
Disregard the numerical order No. 11 and 17 in removal.
d. Insert seal cutter (SST) between oil pan and cylinder block.
Slide seal cutter (SST) by tapping on the side of seal cutter
(SST) with hammer. Remove oil pan.
CAUTION:
- Be careful not to damage the mating surfaces.
- Never insert screwdriver, this will damage the mating surface.
e. Remove O-rings from bottom of oil pump and front cover.
10. Remove oil pressure switch if necessary. Procedures.
11. If necessary, pull axle pipe from oil pan. (AWD models)
- Hold pipes and pull them out to front drive shaft (left) installing side.
12. Remove oil strainer.
INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL
Clean oil strainer if any object attached.
INSTALLATION
1. Install oil strainer.
2. Install axle pipe to oil pan, if removed. (AWD models)
- Lubricate O-ring groove of axle pip, O-ring, and O-ring joint of oil pan with new engine oil.
- Right/left O-ring diameters differ from each other. O-ring with identification paint mark is installed on front drive shaft (left) installing side.
- Install axle pipe to oil pan from left side.
CAUTION:
Insert it with care to prevent O-ring from sliding.
3. Install oil pan as follows:
a. Use scraper to remove old liquid gasket from mating surfaces.
- Also remove the old liquid gasket from mating surface of cylinder block.
- Remove old liquid gasket from the bolt holes and threads.
CAUTION:
Never scratch or damage the mating surfaces when cleaning off old liquid gasket.
b. Install new O-rings to oil pump and front cover side.
c. Apply a continuous bead of liquid gasket with tube presser
(commercial service tool) to the cylinder block mating surfaces of oil pan to a limited portion as shown in the figure.
Use Genuine RTV Silicone Sealant or equivalent. Fluid Type Specifications.
CAUTION:
Attaching should be done within 5 minutes after coating.
d. Install oil pan.
CAUTION:
Install avoiding misalignment of O-rings.
- Tighten mounting bolts in numerical order as shown in the figure.
NOTE:
Tighten mounting bolts No. 1 and 2 in two steps. The numerical order No. 11 and 17 shown second steps.
- There are three types of mounting bolts. Refer to the following for locating bolts.
M6 � 30 mm. (1.18 in): 18, 19
M8 � 100 mm (3.94 in): 5, 9
M8 � 45 mm (1.77 in): Except the above
e. Tighten transmission joint bolts. Component.
f. Install rear plate cover.
4. Install oil pan drain plug with new drain plug washer.
- Refer to the figure of components of former page for installation direction of drain plug washer. Component.
5. Install in the reverse order of removal after this step.
NOTE:
At least 30 minutes after oil pan is installed, pour engine oil.
INSPECTION AFTER INSTALLATION
1. Check engine oil level and adjust engine oil. Procedures.
2. Start engine, and check there is no leakage of engine oil.
3. Stop engine and wait for 15 minutes.
4. Check engine oil level again. Procedures.