Oil Pan: Service and Repair

OIL PAN
REMOVAL
1. Disconnect negative battery cable.
2. Remove engine oil dipstick and tube.
3. Raise vehicle on hoist.
4. Drain engine oil and remove oil filter.





5. Remove structural collar (Fig. 95).
6. Remove exhaust cross-under pipe. Exhaust Crossover Pipe
7. Remove torque converter housing cover.
8. Remove lower bolt attaching the A/C compressor to oil pan.

CAUTION: Assure removal of the two bolts attaching the timing cover to the oil pan, as damage to the timing cover and/or oil pan may occur.





9. Remove oil pan attaching fasteners. Remove oil pan and gasket (Fig. 96).

INSTALLATION
1. Clean oil pan and sealing surfaces. Inspect oil pan and timing chain cover gaskets. Replace as necessary.
2. Apply an 1/8 inch bead of Mopar(R) Engine RTV GEN II to the front T-joints (oil pan gasket to timing cover gasket interface) and the rear T-joints (oil pan gasket to crankshaft rear oil seal retainer gasket interface) (Fig. 96).
3. Install oil pan gasket to block.

NOTE: To prevent oil leaks at oil pan to timing chain cover, the following tightening sequence procedure must be performed.

4. Install oil pan and fasteners (Fig. 96) using the following tightening sequence:
a. Install oil pan bolts and nuts finger tight only-just tight enough to compress the gasket's rubber seal.
b. Install timing chain cover to pan bolts and tighten to 12 Nm (105 inch lbs.).
c. Tighten oil pan bolts to 28 Nm (250 inch lbs.).
d. Tighten oil pan nuts to 12 Nm (105 inch lbs.).
5. Install lower bolt attaching the A/C compressor to oil pan. Tighten bolt to 28 Nm (21 ft. lbs.).
6. Install torque converter housing cover.
7. Install oil filter and drain plug.
8. Install exhaust cross-under pipe. Exhaust Crossover Pipe






9. Install structural collar (Fig. 95).
10. Lower vehicle.
11. Install engine oil dipstick and tube.
12. Fill engine crankcase with proper oil to correct level.
13. Connect negative battery cable.