RWD

RWD





1. Clean oil pan and all gasket surfaces.
2. Apply a 1/8 inch bead of Mopar(R) Engine RTV GEN II at the parting line of the oil pump housing and the rear seal retainer.




3. Install oil pan gasket to the engine block.
4. Install the oil pan while aligning the oil level indicator tube and attach fasteners finger tight.




NOTE: Assure that the rear face of the oil pan is flush to the transmission bell housing when installing the oil pan.

5. Pre-torque the horizontal rear oil pan to transmission bolts to 1.4 Nm (12 in. lbs.).
6. First tighten the M8 (1) oil pan alignment bolt to 28 Nm (250 lbs. in.), then tighten bolt (2) to 28 Nm (250 lbs. in.).
7. Tighten the remaining M8 bolts and M8 nuts to 28 N.m (250 in. lbs.), and the M6 bolts to 12 N.m (105 in. lbs.).
8. Tighten the four M10 oil pan to transmission bolts to 55 Nm (40 ft.lbs.).
9. Lower the engine and remove the lifting fixture. Tighten the engine mount to cradle fasteners to 75 Nm (55 lbs. ft.).




10. Install the flex plate inspection cover (1) and tighten the fastener (2) to 11 Nm (97 in. lbs.).
11. Install the oil cooler (align the oil cooler notch to oil pan tab) Engine Oil Cooler - Installation.
12. Install the engine oil filter. Tighten filter to 12 Nm (106 in. lbs.).




13. Install the steering gear to cradle bolts and tighten the fasteners to 70 Nm (95 ft. lbs.).
14. Connect the steering gear coupler and tighten the fastener to 30 Nm (22 ft. lbs.)
15. Attach the splash shield.
16. Lower the vehicle.
17. Install the engine oil indicator.
18. Fill engine crankcase with proper oil to correct level.
19. Connect negative battery cable.