Oil Pan

Oil Pan





Removal

CAUTION: During engine repair procedures, cleanliness is extremely important. Any foreign material, including any material created while cleaning gasket surfaces that enters the oil passages, coolant passages or the oil pan, can cause engine failure.

1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist.

2. Remove the LH catalytic converter.

3. Drain the engine oil and install the drain plug.
^ Tighten to 26 Nm (19 ft. lbs.).

4. Remove the 2 oil pan-to-transaxle bolts.

5. NOTE: For reference during installation, mark the location of the stud bolts.

Remove the 10 bolts, 5 stud bolts and the oil pan.
^ Discard the gasket.

Installation

1. 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.

NOTE: Use a plastic scraping tool to remove all traces of the oil pan gasket.

Clean all sealing surfaces with metal surface cleaner and install a new oil pan gasket.

2. NOTE: The oil pan must be installed and the bolts tightened within 4 minutes of sealant application.

Apply a 10 mm (0.39 inch) diameter dot of silicone sealant to the areas indicated.





3. Position the oil pan and install the 10 bolts and 5 stud bolts finger tight.

4. Install the 2 oil pan-to-transaxle bolts.
^ Tighten to 48 Nm (35 ft. lbs.).

5. Tighten the oil pan-to-engine bolts and stud bolts in the sequence shown to 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.).





6. Install the LH catalytic converter.

7. Fill the engine with clean engine oil.