Oil Pick Up/Strainer: Service and Repair

Oil Pan and Strainer





REMOVAL
1. Set the vehicle on a lift.
2. Remove the front wheels.
3. Disconnect the ground cable from battery.





4. Remove the air intake duct and air cleaner case.
5. Remove the air intake chamber.
6. Remove the pitching stopper.





7. Remove the hood stay holder (A) and radiator upper brackets (B).





8. Support the engine with a lifting device and wire ropes.





9. Lift-up the vehicle.

CAUTION: When lifting up the vehicle, raise up wire ropes at the same time.

10. Remove the undercover.
11. Drain the engine oil.
12. Remove the front and center exhaust pipes.
13. Remove the nuts which install front cushion rubber onto front crossmember.





14. Remove the bolts which install oil pan on cylinder block with the engine raised up.
15. Insert the oil pan cutter blade into the gap between cylinder block and oil pan.

CAUTION: Do not use a screwdriver or similar tool in place of oil pan cutter.

16. Remove the oil strainer.
17. Remove the baffle plate.





INSTALLATION

CAUTION: Before installing the oil pan, clean the mating surface of oil pan and engine block.

1. Make sure that the seals (A) are installed securely on the baffle plate in a direction as shown in the figure below. (Non-turbo model)





2. Install the baffle plate.

Tightening torque: 6.4 Nm (0.65 kgf-m, 4.7 ft. lbs.)

3. Install the oil strainer onto baffle plate.

NOTE: Replace the O-ring with a new part.

Tightening torque: 10 Nm (1.0 kgf-m, 7.2 ft. lbs.)

4. Apply liquid gasket to the mating surfaces, and install the oil pan.
Liquid gasket: Three bond 1207C (Part No.004403012) or equivalent





5. Tighten the bolt which installs oil pan to engine block.





6. Lower the engine onto front crossmember.
7. Tighten the nuts which install front cushion rubber onto front crossmember.

NOTE: Make sure the front cushion rubber mounting bolts (A) and locator (B) are securely installed.





8. Install the front and center exhaust pipe.
9. Install the under cover.
10. Lower the vehicle.

CAUTION: When lowering the vehicle, lower the lift-up device and wire ropes at the same time.

11. Remove the lifting device and wire ropes.





12. Attach the pitching stopper.





13. Install the hood stay holder (A) and radiator upper brackets (B).





14. Install the air intake chamber.
15. Install the air intake duct and air cleaner case.
16. Install the front wheels.
17. Connect the battery ground cable to the battery.





18. Refill the engine oil.

INSPECTION
Visually check that the oil pan, oil strainer, oil strainer stay and baffle plate are not damaged.