Oil Pan, Engine

Oil Pan

Removal
1. Remove the flexible exhaust pipe.





2. Disconnect the downstream catalyst monitor sensor.
3. Drain the oil.





4. Install the drain plug.
5. Remove and discard the oil filter.





6. Remove the 15 bolts.





7. Remove the three bolts and the oil pan.

Installation

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 leak paths. Use a plastic scraping tool to remove all traces of the head gasket.

1. Clean all sealing surfaces on the engine and the oil pan with metal surface cleaner.
2. Position a new gasket on the oil pan.





3. NOTE: Clean and degrease all sealing surfaces with metal surface cleaner.

NOTE: The oil pan must be installed and the bolts tightened with in four minutes of sealant application.

Apply a 10 mm (0.40 in.) diameter dot of silicone gasket and sealer to the areas indicated.





4. Position the oil pan and gasket and loosely install the bolts in the sequence shown





5. Install the oil pan-to-transaxle bolts.





6. Tighten the oil pan bolts in the sequence shown.





7. Lubricate the oil filter O-ring with clean engine oil and install the oil filter.
8. Install the exhaust flexible exhaust pipe.





9. Connect the downstream catalyst monitor.
10. Lower the vehicle.
11. Fill the crankcase with clean engine oil.