Upper Oil Pan

Upper Oil Pan

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Protective goggles

• Hand drill with plastic brush attachment

• Sealant, refer to the Parts Catalog

Removing

• Engine fastened to the engine and transmission holder, refer to => [ Engine, Securing to Engine and Transmission Holder ] Procedures.

- Remove timing chain lower cover. Refer to => [ Lower Timing Chain Cover ] Lower Timing Chain Cover.

- Remove the oil pump. Refer to => [ Oil Pump ] Service and Repair.

- Remove the bolts - arrows - and remove the oil baffle downward.






- Remove the bolts - 1 through 6 - for the upper oil pan.






- Press the upper oil pan off the cylinder block alignment pins.

Installing

• For the correct tightening specifications, refer to => [ Oil Pan Upper and Lower Sections, Oil Pump and Oil Cooler Overview ] Service and Repair.

• Replace the seal and O-rings.


Risk of contaminating lubricating system and bearing.

• Cover open parts of engine.


Danger of eye injury.

• Wear protective goggles.

- Remove the sealant residue on the upper oil pan and the cylinder block, for example using a rotating plastic brush.






- Clean the sealing surfaces; they must be free of oil and grease.

• Note the expiration date of the sealing compound.

- Cut the tube nozzle at the front marking (nozzle diameter approximately 1.5 mm).







The lubrication system could be plugged with excess sealant.

• Do not apply sealant bead thicker than specified.

- Apply a sealant bead - arrow - to the clean sealing surface on the upper section of the oil pan as shown in the illustration.






• Completely fill the grooves on the sealing surfaces with sealant.

• The sealant bead must be 1.5 to 2.0 mm above the sealing surface.

• Install the upper oil pan within five minutes of applying the sealant.

- Insert the seal - 1 - and the O-ring - 2 - in the guide frame.






- Position the upper oil pan and tighten the bolts. Refer to => [ Upper Oil Pan, Tightening Specifications and Sequence ] Service and Repair.






Install in reverse order of removal paying attention to the following:

- Install the oil pump. Refer to => [ Oil Pump ] Service and Repair.

- Install timing chain lower cover. Refer to => [ Lower Timing Chain Cover ] Lower Timing Chain Cover.

- Fill engine oil and check oil level.