Oil Pan: Service and Repair

Oil Pan






Removal

1. Remove the catalytic converter.
2. Drain the engine.
- Allow the oil to drain into a suitable container.

3. NOTE: Inspect the oil drain plug seal for damage. Install a new oil drain plug if necessary.
- Install the oil drain plug (engine shown remove for clarity).






4. Remove the oil pan retaining bolts (engine shown removed for clarity).






5. CAUTION: Do not damage the mating faces of the oil pan and the lower crankcase.
- Using a suitable spatula remove the oil pan (engine shown removed for clarity).






Installation

1. NOTE: The mating faces of the oil pan and the lower crankcase must be free from oil and sealant residue.

Clean the mating faces of the oil pan and the lower crankcase.

2. Clean all traces of oil residue and oil sludge from the oil pan.


3. CAUTION: The lower crankcase may be damaged if sealant enters the blind holes.

Install ten M6 x 20 mm studs into the blind holes shown (engine shown removed for clarity).






4. NOTE: Attach the oil pan within ten minutes of applying the sealant. Apply a 3 mm diameter bead of sealant to the mating face of the oil pan.






5. NOTE: The oil pan must not be removed once it comes into contact with the lower crankcase housing.
- Attach the oil pan to the lower crankcase housing. Remove the studs.






6. Install the oil pan retaining bolts.
- Tighten the oil pan retaining bolts in the sequence shown in two stages.

- Stage l : 6 Nm
- Stage 2 : 10 Nm

7. NOTE: Inspect the oil drain plug and gasket. Install a new oil drain plug and gasket if necessary.
- Install the oil pan drain plug.

8. Install the catalytic converter.
9. Fill the engine with engine oil.