Oil Pan: Service and Repair
A: REMOVAL1. Set the vehicle on lift arms.
2. Remove front wheels.
3. Disconnect battery ground cable.
4. Remove air intake duct and air cleaner case.
5. Disconnect connector from front oxygen (A/F) sensor.
6. Remove pitching stopper.
7. Remove radiator upper brackets.
8. Support engine with a lifting device and wire ropes.
9. Lift-up the vehicle.
CAUTION: At this time, raise up wire ropes.
10. Remove under cover.
11. Drain engine oil.
Set container under the vehicle, and remove drain plug from oil pan.
12. Disconnect connector from rear oxygen sensor.
13. Remove front and center exhaust pipes.
14. Remove nuts which install front cushion rubber onto front crossmember.
15. Remove bolts which install oil pan on cylinder block while raising up engine.
16. Insert oil pan cutter blade between cylinder block-to-oil pan clearance.
CAUTION: Do not use a screwdriver or similar tool in place of oil pan cutter.
17. Remove oil strainer.
18. Remove baffle plate.
B: INSTALLATION
CAUTION: Before installing oil pan, clean sealant from oil pan and engine block.
1. Install baffle plate.
Tightening torque: 6.4 Nm (0.65 kgf-m, 4.7 ft. lbs.)
2. Install oil strainer onto baffle plate.
CAUTION: Replace O-ring with a new one.
Tightening torque: 10 Nm (1.0 kgf-m, 7 ft. lbs.)
3. Apply fluid packing to mating surfaces and install oil pan.
Fluid packing: THREE BOND 1215 or equivalent
4. Tighten bolts which install oil pan onto engine block.
Tightening torque: 5 Nm (0.5 kgf-m, 3.6 ft. lbs.)
5. Lower engine onto front crossmember.
6. Tighten nuts which install front cushion rubber onto front crossmember.
Tightening torque: 69 Nm (7.0 kgf-m, 51 ft. lbs.)
7. Install front and center exhaust pipes.
CAUTION: Always use the new gaskets.
8. Connect connector to rear oxygen sensor.
9. Install under cover.
10. Lower the vehicle.
CAUTION: At this time, lower lifting device and release steel cables.
11. Remove lifting device and steel cables.
12. Connect connector to front oxygen (A/F) sensor.
13. Install pitching stopper.
Tightening torque:
T1: 49 Nm (5.0 kgf-m, 36.2 ft. lbs.)
T2: 57 Nm (5.8 kgf-m, 42 ft. lbs.)
14. Install radiator upper brackets.
15. Install air intake duct.
16. Install front wheels.
17. Connect battery Ground cable.
18. Fill engine oil.