Oil Pan: Service and Repair

REMOVAL
1. Raise vehicle and support it with safety stands.
2. Drain engine oil.
3. Remove front stabilizer bar securing bolts and nuts from side member.
4. Lift engine.
5. Remove oil pan bolts.





6. Remove oil pan.
a. Insert seal cutting tool No. KV10111100, or equivalent, between cylinder block and oil pan.
b. Slide seal cutting tool by tapping on the side of the tool with a hammer.

NOTE: Be careful not to damage aluminum mating surface. Do not insert screwdriver, or oil pan flange will be damaged.

7. Pull out oil pan from front side.





INSTALLATION
1. Use a scraper to remove old liquid gasket from mating surface of oil pan. Also, remove traces of liquid gasket from mating surface of cylinder block.





2. Apply a continuous bead of liquid gasket to mating surface of oil pan.

NOTE:
- Use Genuine Liquid Gasket, or equivalent.
- Apply to groove on mating surface.
- Allow 7 mm (0.28 inch) clearance around bolt hole.





- Be sure liquid gasket diameter is 3.5 - 4.5 mm (0.138 - 0.177 inch).
- Attaching should be done within 5 minutes after coating.








3. Install oil pan and tighten oil pan bolts in numerical order to 6.3 - 8.3 Nm (55.6 - 73.8 inch lbs.).

NOTE: Wait at least 30 minutes before refilling engine oil.

4. Install parts in reverse order of removal.