Oil Pan: Service and Repair

1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Remove air cleaner assembly or air intake tube, then the fan shroud. Place shroud over fan.
3. Disconnect distributor cap with wires and position forward of dash panel. Remove distributor and cover bore opening.
4. Remove front engine mount-to-crossmember attaching nuts.
5. Remove engine oil dipstick tube, if necessary.
6. Raise and support vehicle.
7. Drain engine oil.
8. On vehicles equipped with automatic transmission, remove transmission filler tube and plug pan hole.
9. On all models, remove oil filter, then disconnect exhaust pipes from exhaust manifolds, if necessary.
10. Disconnect oil cooler bracket and lower cooler, if equipped.
11. Remove starter motor.
12. On vehicles equipped with automatic transmission, disconnect transmission oil cooler lines and position aside.
13. On all models, disconnect stabilizer bar and move forward.
14. Raise engine as high as possible using a suitable jack, then place wooden blocks between front engine mounts and crossmember. Lower engine to rest on wooden blocks and remove jack.
15. Remove oil pan attaching bolts and lower pan onto crossmember.
16. On V6-179 engines, remove oil pump, baffle and pickup tube assembly and allow to drop into oil pan.
17. On all engines, remove oil pan from vehicle.
18. Reverse procedure to install, using new oil pan gaskets.