Oil Pan: Service and Repair

Oil Pan





Removal

All vehicles
1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist.

2. Remove the air cleaner.

Automatic transmission

3. Remove the battery tray.

All vehicles

4. CAUTION: To prevent damage to the transmission, do not loosen the transmission-to-engine bolts more than 5 mm (0.19 inch).

Loosen the 3 upper transaxle-to-engine bolts 5 mm (0.19 inch).

5. If equipped, remove the 7 screws and the underbody cover.





6. Loosen the 1 (automatic transmission) or 2 (manual transmission) front lower bellhousing-to-engine bolt(s) 5 mm (0.19 inch).

7. Loosen the RH engine-to-bellhousing bolt and stud bolt 5 mm (0.19 inch).

8. Remove the 2 oil pan-to-bellhousing bolts.

9. Remove the bellhousing-to-oil pan bolt.

10. Slide the transmission rearward 5 mm (0.19 inch).

11. Drain the engine oil.
^ Install the drain plug.
^ To install, tighten to 28 Nm (21 ft. lbs.).

12. Remove the 3 engine front cover-to-oil pan bolts and the stud bolt.

13. Remove the 13 bolts and the oil pan.

Installation

All vehicles

1. CAUTION: Do not use metal scrapers, wire brushes, power abrasive discs or other abrasive means to clean the sealing surfaces. These tools cause scratches and gouges, which make leak paths. Use a plastic scraping tool to remove traces of sealant.

Clean and inspect all mating surfaces.

2. NOTE: If the oil pan is not secured within 10 minutes of sealant application, the sealant must be removed and the sealing area cleaned with metal surface prep. Allow to dry until there is no sign of wetness, or 10 minutes, whichever is longer. Failure to follow this procedure can cause future oil leakage.

Apply a 2.5 mm (0.09 inch) bead of silicone gasket and sealant to the oil pan-to-engine block and to the oil pan-to-engine front cover mating surface.





3. Position the oil pan onto the engine and install the oil pan bolts finger-tight.

4. Install the 3 engine front cover-to-oil pan bolts and the stud bolt.
^ Tighten to 10 Nm (89 inch lbs.).

5. Tighten the oil pan bolts in the sequence shown.
^ Tighten to 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.).





6. Alternate tightening the 1 LH and 1 RH lower bolts to slide the transmission and engine together.
^ Tighten to 48 Nm (35 ft. lbs.).

7. Tighten the remaining 1 LH bolt (manual transmission) and RH stud bolt.
^ Tighten to 48 Nm (35 ft. lbs.).

8. Install the bellhousing-to-oil pan bolt.
^ Tighten to 48 Nm (35 ft. lbs.).

9. Install the 2 oil pan-to-bellhousing bolts.
^ Tighten to 48 Nm (35 ft. lbs.).

10. If equipped, install the underbody cover and the 7 screws.





11. Tighten the 3 top bellhousing-to-engine bolts.
^ Tighten to 48 Nm (35 ft. lbs.).

Automatic transmission

12. Install the battery tray.

All vehicles

13. Install the air cleaner assembly.

14. Fill the engine with clean engine oil.