Upper Oil Pan

Upper Oil Pan

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Protective eyewear

• Hand drill with plastic brush attachment

• Sealant, refer to the Parts Catalog

Removing

• Engine fastened to the engine and transmission holder. Refer to => [ Engine, Securing to Engine and Transmission Holder ] Procedures.

• Engine oil drained.

- Remove timing chain lower cover. Refer to => [ Lower Timing Chain Cover ] Lower Timing Chain Cover.

- Remove the power take-off drive chain. Refer to => [ Power Take-Off Drive Chain ] Power Take-Off Drive Chain.

- Remove the belt pulley side sealing flange. Refer to => [ Sealing Flange, Belt Pulley Side ] Service and Repair.

- Remove the oil pump. Refer to => [ Oil Pump ] Oil Pump.

- Remove the bolts - 1 through 4 -.






- Carefully loosen the upper oil pan from the bond and press it off the cylinder block alignment bushings.

Installing

• For the correct tightening specifications, refer to => [ Upper Oil Pan Overview ] Upper Oil Pan Overview.

• Replace seals, gaskets and O-rings.

- Remove any old sealant from the grooves on the upper oil pan as well as from the sealing surfaces.

Risk of contaminating lubricating system.

• Cover open parts of engine.

Risk of eye injury.

• Wear protective eyewear.

- Remove sealant residue on the upper section of the oil pan and the cylinder block, for example using a rotating plastic brush.






- Clean the sealing surfaces; they must be free of oil and grease.

- Make sure the dowel sleeves are inside the cylinder block; it not install them.

• Note the expiration date of the sealing compound.

- Cut the tube nozzle at the front marking (nozzle diameter approximately 1.5 mm).






- Install the gaskets - 1 and 2 - into the upper oil pan.






The lubrication system could be plugged with excess sealant.

• Do not apply sealant bead thicker than specified.

- Apply the sealant beads - arrows - to the clean sealing surface on the upper oil pan as shown in the illustration.

• The grooves - arrows - of sealing surfaces must be completely filled with sealant.

• The sealant beads must be 1.5 to 2.0 mm above the sealing surface.

• Install the upper oil pan within five minutes of applying the sealant.

- Position the upper oil pan and tighten the bolts. Refer to => [ Upper Oil Pan, Tightening Specifications and Sequence ] Upper Oil Pan Overview.






The rest of the installation is performed in reverse order of removal, noting the following:

- Install the oil pump. Refer to => [ Oil Pump ] Oil Pump.

- Install the belt pulley side sealing flange. Refer to => [ Sealing Flange, Belt Pulley Side ] Service and Repair.

- Install the power take-off drive chain. Refer to => [ Power Take-Off Drive Chain ] Power Take-Off Drive Chain.

- Install timing chain lower cover. Refer to => [ Lower Timing Chain Cover ] Lower Timing Chain Cover.

- Fill engine oil and check oil level.