Beginning With VIN 343314

Removal

WARNING:
^ Place vehicle on a flat and solid surface.
^ Place chocks at front and rear of rear wheels.
^ You should not remove oil pan until exhaust system and cooling system have completely cooled off. Otherwise, you may burn yourself and/or fire may break out in the fuel line.
^ When removing front and/or rear engine mounting bolts or nuts, lift engine slightly to ensure safety.

CAUTION:
^ In lifting engine, be careful not to hit against adjacent parts, especially against accelerator wire casing end, brake tube and brake master cylinder.

1. Remove undercover.
2. Drain engine oil.
3. Remove stabilizer bracket bolts (RH & LH).
4. Remove front propeller shaft from front differential carrier.
5. Remove front drive shaft fixing bolts (RH & LH).
6. Remove front differential carrier bleeder hose.
7. Remove front suspension crossmember.
8. Remove differential front mounting bolts (RH & LH) and rear mounting bolts.
9. Remove front differential carrier.
10. Remove front differential carrier mounting bracket.
11. Remove starter motor.
12. Remove transmission to rear engine mounting bracket nuts (RH & LH).
13. Remove engine mounting bolts or nuts (RH & LH).
14. Remove power steering mounting brackets (RH & LH).
15. Lift up engine. If necessary, disconnect exhaust tube.
16. Remove relay rod. It is not necessary to disconnect pitman arm.





17. Remove oil pan bolts in numerical order.





18. Remove oil pan.
a. Insert Tool between cylinder block and oil pan.
^ Do not drive seal cutter into oil pump or rear oil seal retainer portion, or aluminum mating face will be damaged.
^ Do not insert screwdriver, or oil pan flange will be deformed.
b. Slide Tool by tapping its side with a hammer, and remove oil pan.

Installation





1. Before installing oil pan, remove all traces of liquid gasket from mating surface using a scraper.
^ Also remove traces of liquid gasket from mating surface of cylinder block.





2. Apply sealant to oil pump gasket and rear oil seal retainer gasket.





3. Apply a continuous bead of liquid gasket to mating surface of oil pan.
^ Use Genuine RTV silicone sealant Part No. 999MP-A7007 or equivalent.





^ Be sure liquid gasket is 3.5 to 4.5 mm (0.138 to 0.177 inch) wide.





4. Apply liquid gasket to inner sealing surface as shown in figure.
Attaching should be done within 5 minutes after coating.
5. Install oil pan.
Install bolts/nuts in their reverse order of removal.
Wait at least 30 minutes before refilling engine oil.