Oil Pan, Engine

Oil Pan

Removal
1. Raise and support the vehicle.
2. Remove the front RH wheel.





3. Remove the RH front inner wheel splash shield.
- Remove the screws and the pin-type retainer.
4. Remove the dual converter Y-pipe.
5. Secure the exhaust system and remove the jackstand.
6. Drain the engine oil.
- Install a new drain plug gasket and tighten the drain plug to 27 Nm (20 ft. lbs.).





7. Remove the bolts, nuts and the engine-to-transaxle bracket.





8. Remove the torque convertor inspection cover.





9. Remove the 18 bolts and the oil pan.

Installation
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: The oil pan must be installed and the bolts tightened within six minutes of sealant application.

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





4. Position the oil pan and hand tighten the oil pan-to-transaxle bolts.





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





6. Tighten the oil pan-to-transaxle bolts.





7. Install the torque converter inspection cover.





8. Position the engine-to-transaxle bracket and install the nuts and the bolt.
9. Position a jackstand and release the exhaust system.
10. Install the dual converter Y-pipe.





11. Install the RH front inner wheel splash shield.
- Install the screws and the pin-type retainer.
12. Install the RH wheel.
13. Lower the vehicle.





14. Install the LH exhaust manifold-to-pipe nuts.
15. Fill crankcase to correct level with clean motor oil.