Oil Pan: Service and Repair

Removal
1. Remove engine side cover.
2. Drain engine oil.





3. Remove steel oil pan bolts in numerical order.





4. Remove steel oil pan.
a. Insert Tool between aluminum oil pan and steel oil pan. Be careful not to damage aluminum mating surface. Do not insert screwdriver, or oil pan flange will be damaged.
b. Slide Tool by tapping on the side of the Tool with a hammer.
c. Remove steel oil pan.
5. Remove front exhaust tube.





6. Set a suitable transmission jack under transaxle and lift engine with engine slinger.
7. Remove center member.
8. Remove A/T control cable. (A/T only)





9. Remove A/C compressor gussets.





10. Remove rear cover plate.





11. Remove aluminum oil pan bolts in numerical order.





12. Remove baffle plate.





13. Remove two engine-to-transaxle bolts and install one of them into open bolt hole as shown. Tighten installed bolt to separate aluminum oil pan from cylinder block.
14. Remove aluminum oil pan.





15. Remove the engine-to-transaxle bolts previously installed in aluminum oil pan.

Installation
1. Install aluminum oil pan.





a. Use a scraper to remove old liquid gasket from mating surfaces.
^ Also remove old liquid gasket from mating surfaces of cylinder block and front cover.
b. Apply a continuous bead of liquid gasket to mating surface of aluminum oil pan.
^ Use Genuine RTV silicone sealant part No. 999MP-A7007 or equivalent.
^ Apply to groove on mating surface.





^ Allow 7 mm (0.28 inch) clearance around bolt holes.





^ For areas marked with "*", apply liquid gasket around the outer side of the bolt hole as shown.
^ Be sure liquid gasket diameter is 4.0 to 5.0 mm (0.157 to 0.197 inch).
^ Attaching should be done within 5 minutes after coating.





c. Tighten nuts and bolts in numerical order.
Bolts 1 - 16:
Tightening Torque: 16 - 19 Nm (1.6 - 1.9 kg-m, 12 - 14 ft. lbs.)
Bolts 17, 18:
Tightening Torque: 6.4 - 7.5 N m (0.65 - 0.76 kg-m, 56.4 - 66.0 inch lbs.)





2. Install the two engine-to-transaxle bolts.
3. Install rear cover plate.





4. Install A/C compressor gussets.
5. Install A/T control cable. (A/T only)
6. Install center member.
7. Install front exhaust tube.
8. Install baffle plate.
9. Install steel oil pan.





a. Use a scraper to remove old liquid gasket from mating surface of steel oil pan.
^ Also remove old liquid gasket from mating surface of aluminum oil pan.
b. Apply a continuous bead of liquid gasket to mating surface of steel oil pan.
^ Use Genuine RTV silicone sealant part No. 999MP-A7007 or equivalent.
^ Apply to groove on mating surface.





^ Allow 7 mm (0.28 inch) clearance around bolt hole.





^ Be sure liquid gasket diameter is 4.0 to 5.0 mm (0.157 to 0.197 inch).
^ Attaching should be done within 5 minutes after coating.





c. Tighten bolts in numerical order as shown.
^ Wait at least 30 minutes before refilling engine oil.