Oil Pump: Service and Repair

Oil Pan, Oil Pump, Oil Pump Screen and Pickup Tube

Removal
1. Remove the front axle, if equipped.
2. Remove the stabilizer bar, if equipped.
3. Drain the engine oil.
4. If the oil pump is to be removed, remove the timing chains.





5. Remove the components in the order indicated.





6. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
7. Install the front axle, if equipped.
8. Install the stabilizer bar, if equipped.
9. Fill the engine with clean engine oil.
10. If the oil pump was removed, install the timing chains.

Items 1 - 3: Oil Pan Bolts, Oil Pan and Oil Pan Gasket Installation Note

1. CAUTION: Do not use metal scrapers, wire brushes, power abrasive discs, or other abrasive means to clean the sealing surfaces. These may cause scratches and gouges resulting in leak paths. Use a plastic scraper to clean the sealing surfaces.

Remove and discard the oil pan gasket. Clean the sealing surfaces with metal surface cleaner.
^ Allow the surfaces to dry for four minutes or until there is no sign of wetness, whichever is longer. Failure to do so can cause future oil leaks.





2. NOTE: If the oil pan and gasket are not secured within four minutes of sealer application, the sealant must be removed and the sealing surfaces cleaned with metal surface cleaner.

Apply silicone gasket and sealant in two places.





3. NOTE: If the oil pan and gasket are not secured within four minutes of sealer application, the sealant must be removed and the sealing surfaces cleaned with metal surface cleaner.

Apply silicone gasket and sealant in two places.





4. Position the new oil pan gasket and the oil pan and loosely install the bolts.





5. Tighten the bolts in three stages in the sequence shown.
^ Stage 1: Tighten to 2 Nm (18 inch lbs.).
^ Stage 2: Tighten to 20 Nm (15 ft. lbs.).
^ Stage 3: Tighten an additional 60 degrees.
6. Fill the engine with clean engine oil.