Oil Pan: Service and Repair

COMPONENT

REMOVAL
1. Set the vehicle on a lift.
2. Remove the front wheels.
3. Remove the collector cover.





4. Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
5. Disconnect the connector from mass airflow sensor.





6. Remove the air intake boot and air cleaner upper cover.
7. Remove the intercooler.





8. Remove the pitching stopper.





9. Remove the radiator upper brackets.





10. Support the engine with a lifting device and wire ropes.
11. Lift-up the vehicle.

CAUTION: When lifting up the vehicle, raise up wire ropes at the same time.

12. Remove the under cover.
13. Drain engine oil.
14. Remove the front exhaust pipe.





15. Remove the nuts which install front cushion rubber onto front crossmember.
16. Remove the bolts which install oil pan on cylinder block with the engine raised up.
17. Insert the oil pan cutter blade into the clearance between cylinder block and oil pan.

CAUTION: Do not use a screwdriver or similar tool in place of oil pan cutter.

18. Remove the oil strainer.





19. Remove the baffle plate.

INSTALLATION

CAUTION: Before installing the oil pan, wipe clean the oil pan and the mating face of engine block.





1. Check the seal (A) is securely installed in baffle plate in the direction as shown in the figure.
2. Install the baffle plate.
Tightening torque: 6.4 Nm (0.65 kgf-m, 4.7 ft. lbs.)
3. Install the oil strainer onto baffle plate.

NOTE: Replace O-ring with new one.

Tightening torque: 10 Nm (1.0 kgf-m, 7.0 ft. lbs.)





4. Apply liquid gasket to the mating surfaces and install the oil pan.





5. Tighten the bolts which install oil pan onto engine block.
6. Lower the engine onto front crossmember.





7. Tighten the nuts which hold front cushion rubber onto front crossmember.
8. Install the front exhaust pipe.
9. Install the under cover.
10. Lower the vehicle.

CAUTION: When lowing the vehicle, lower the lift-up device and wire ropes at the same time.





11. Remove the lifting device and wire ropes.





12. Install the pitching stopper.





13. Install the radiator upper brackets.
14. Install the intercooler.
15. Install the air intake boot and air cleaner upper cover.





16. Connect the connector to mass air flow sensor.
17. Install the front wheels.
18. Install the collector cover.





19. Connect the battery ground cable to battery.
20. Fill engine oil.

INSPECTION
Visually check that the oil pan, oil strainer, oil strainer stay and baffle plate are not damaged.