Oil Pan: Service and Repair

REMOVAL
1. Remove dipstick and tube.
2. Raise vehicle on hoist.
3. Drain engine oil and remove oil filter.
4. Disconnect suspension stabilizer bar and reposition for oil pan clearance.





5. Remove structural collar from oil pan to transmission housing (Fig. 91).
6. Remove lower bolt attaching the A/C compressor to oil pan.
7. Disconnect engine oil cooler line from pan (if equipped).

CAUTION: Assure removal of the two bolts attaching the timing cover to the oil pan, as damage to the timing cover and/or oil pan may occur.





8. Remove oil pan attaching fasteners. Remove oil pan and gasket (Fig. 92).

INSTALLATION
1. Clean oil pan and sealing surfaces. Inspect oil pan and timing chain cover gaskets. Replace as necessary.
2. Apply an 1/8 inch bead of Mopar Engine RTV GEN II to the front T joints (oil pan gasket to timing cover gasket interface) and the rear T joints (oil pan gasket to crankshaft rear oil seal retainer gasket interface) (Fig. 92).
3. Install oil pan gasket to block.

NOTE: To prevent oil leaks at oil pan to timing chain cover, the following tightening sequence procedure must be performed.

4. Install oil pan and fasteners (Fig. 92) using the following tightening sequence:
a. Install oil pan bolts and nuts finger tight only just tight enough to compress the gasket's rubber seal.
b. Install timing chain cover to pan bolts and tighten to 12 Nm (105 in. lbs.).
c. Tighten oil pan bolts to 28 Nm (250 in. lbs.).
d. Tighten oil pan nuts to 12 Nm (105 in. lbs.).
5. Install lower bolt attaching the A/C compressor to oil pan. Tighten bolt to 28 Nm (21 ft. lbs.).
6. Connect engine oil cooler line to oil pan (if equipped).

CAUTION: The collar must be tighten using the following procedure, as damage to the collar or oil pan may occur.

7. Install structural collar (Fig. 91) using the following tightening sequence:
a. Install the vertical collar to oil pan bolts. Torque bolts initially to 1.1 Nm (10 in. lbs.).
b. Install the horizontal collar to transmission bolts and torque to 55 Nm (40 ft. lbs.).
c. Starting with the center vertical bolts and working outward, final torque bolts to 55 Nm (40 ft. lbs.).
8. Install oil filter and drain plug.
9. Connect suspension stabilizer bar.
10. Lower vehicle and install oil dipstick and tube.
11. Fill engine crankcase with proper oil to correct level.