Oil Pan: Service and Repair

Oil Pan

Removal

1. Drain engine oil.
2. Remove engine lower covers.






3. Remove exhaust tube fixing nuts.






4. Support engine at crank pulley with a suitable jack.






5. Remove engine mounting insulator bolts and nuts.






6. Remove center member assembly.






7. Remove oil pan bolts.











8. Remove oil pan.
Insert Tool between cylinder block and oil pan.
Do not drive seal cutter into oil pump or rear oil seal retainer portion, or aluminum mating surfaces will be damaged.
Do not insert screwdriver, or oil pan flange will be deformed.
Slide Tool by tapping its side with a hammer, and remove oil pan.

Installation






1. Before installing oil pan, remove all traces of liquid gasket from mating surface using a scraper.
Also remove traces of liquid gasket from cylinder block mating surface.






2. Apply sealant to oil pump gasket and rear oil seal retainer gasket.











3. Apply a continuous bead of liquid gasket to oil pan mating surface.
Use Genuine Liquid Gasket or equivalent.
Be sure liquid gasket is 3.5 to 4.5 mm (0.138 to 0.177 in) wide.






4. Apply liquid gasket to inner sealing surface as shown in figure.
Attaching should be done within 5 minutes after coating.
5. Install oil pan.
Install bolts/nuts in their reverse order of remova.
Wait at least 30 minutes before refilling engine oil.