Oil Pan: Service and Repair

Removal Procedure





1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Drain the engine oil from the engine crankcase.
3. Disconnect the post-converter heated oxygen sensor.





4. Remove the auxiliary catalytic converter upper flange nuts from the exhaust manifold and the support bracket bolts.
5. Remove the front muffler pipe retaining nuts from the main catalytic converter.
6. Remove both catalytic converters as a unit.





7. Remove the oil pan flange-to-transaxle retaining bolts.





8. Remove the oil pan retaining bolts.
9. Remove the oil pan from the engine block.

Cleaning Procedure





1. Clean the oil pan sealing surface.
2. Clean the engine block sealing surface.
3. Clean the oil pan retaining bolts.
4. Clean the oil pan attaching bolt holes in the engine block.
5. Clean the oil pan splash shield.

Installation Procedure





1. Coat the new oil pan gasket with sealant.

Important: Install the oil pan within 5 minutes after applying the liquid gasket to the oil pan.

2. Install the oil pan to the engine block.
3. Install the oil pan retaining bolts.
Tighten the oil pan retaining bolts to 10 Nm (89 inch lbs.).





4. Install the oil pan flange-to-transaxle retaining bolts.
Tighten the oil pan flange-to-transaxle bolts to 40 Nm (30 ft. lbs.).





5. Install the catalytic converters.
Tighten the auxiliary catalytic converter-to-exhaust manifold nuts to 40 Nm (30 ft. lbs.).





Tighten the exhaust pipe support bracket bolts to 40 Nm (30 ft. lbs.).
Tighten the front muffler pipe-to-main catalytic converter nuts to 30 Nm (22 ft. lbs.).
6. Connect the post-converter oxygen sensor.
7. Connect the negative battery cable.
8. Refill the engine crankcase with engine oil.