Oil Pick Up/Strainer: Service and Repair

Oil Pan and Strainer





REMOVAL

1) Remove the collector cover.
2) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.





3) Remove the air intake duct (Rear).
4) Remove the air intake boot.





5) Remove the intercooler.
6) Remove the pitching stopper.





7) Remove the radiator upper brackets.





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 under cover.
11) Drain the engine oil.
12) Remove the front exhaust pipe.
13) Remove the nuts which secure the engine mounting to the front crossmember.





14) Remove the bolts which secure oil pan on cylinder block with the engine raised up.
15) Insert an oil pan cutter blade between cylinder block-to-oil pan clearance and remove the 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

NOTE:
Before installing the oil pan, clean the mating surface of oil pan and cylinder block.

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

NOTE:
Use a new seal.





2) Install the baffle plate.

Tightening torque:
6.4 Nm (0.7 kgf-m, 4.7 ft-lb)

3) Install the oil strainer to cylinder block.

NOTE:
Use new O-rings.

Tightening torque:
10 Nm (1.0 kgf-m, 7.4 ft-lb)

4) Tighten the oil strainer stay together with the baffle plate.

Tightening torque:
6.4 Nm (0.7 kgf-m, 4.7 ft-lb)

5) Apply liquid gasket to the mating surfaces of oil pan, and install the oil pan.

NOTE:
^ Use a new gasket.
^ Install within 5 min. after applying liquid gasket.

Liquid gasket:
THREE BOND 1217G (Part No. K0877Y0100) or equivalent





6) Tighten the bolts which install oil pan to cylinder block.

Tightening torque:
T1: 5 Nm (0.5 kgf-m, 3.7 ft-lb)
T2: 6.4 Nm (0.7 kgf-m, 4.7 ft-lb)
T3: 10 Nm (1.0 kgf-m, 7.4 ft-lb)





7) Lower the engine onto front crossmember.
8) Install the nuts which hold the engine mounting to the front crossmember.

NOTE:
Make sure that the engine mounting nuts (A) and locator (B) are securely installed.

Tightening torque:
85 Nm (8.7 kgf-m, 62.7 ft-lb)





9) Install the front exhaust pipe.
10) Install the under cover.
11) Lower the vehicle.

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

12) Remove the lifting device and wire ropes.





13) Install the pitching stopper.

Tightening torque:
T1: 50 Nm (5.1 kgf-m, 36.9 ft-lb)
T2: 58 Nm (5.9 kgf-m, 42.8 ft-lb)





14) Install the radiator upper brackets.

Tightening torque:
12 Nm (1.2 kgf-m, 8.9 ft-lb)





15) Install the intercooler.
16) Install the air intake boot.

Tightening torque:
2.5 Nm (0.3 kgf-m, 1.8 ft-lb)





17) Install the air intake duct (rear).
18) Connect the battery ground terminal.





19) Install the collector cover.
20) Refill the engine oil.

INSPECTION

Check that the oil pan, oil strainer and baffle plate do not have deformation, cracks or damage.