Upper Oil Pan

Upper Oil Pan

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Protective goggles

• 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.

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

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

- Remove the bolts - arrows - and remove the oil baffle downward.






- Remove the bolt - arrow - on the left front coolant pipes.






- Remove the bolts - 1 to 6 - for the upper oil pan.






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

Installing

• Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Oil Pan Upper and Lower Sections, Oil Pump and Oil Cooler Overview ] Service and Repair.

• Replace the seal and O-ring.

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






Risk of contaminating lubricating system and bearing.

• Cover open parts of the engine.

Danger of eye injury.

• Wear protective goggles.

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

- Clean any oil or grease off the sealing surfaces.

• Note the expiration date of the sealing compound.






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








The lubrication system could be plugged with excess sealant.

• Do not apply sealant bead thicker than specified.

- Apply a sealant bead - arrow - to the clean sealing surface on the upper oil pan as shown in the illustration.

• Completely fill the grooves on the sealing surfaces with sealant.

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

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

- Insert the seal - 1 - and the O-ring - 2 - in the guide frame.






- Position the upper oil pan paying attention to the alignment bushings and tighten the bolts. Refer to => [ Upper Oil Pan, Tightening Specifications and Sequence ] Service and Repair.






Install in reverse order of removal paying attention to the following:

- Tighten the left coolant pipes. Refer to => [ Coolant Pipes Overview ] Coolant Pipes Overview.

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

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