Oil Pan: Service and Repair

Remove or Disconnect

1. Negative battery cable
2. Raise car and suitably support.
3. Engine oil
4. Transaxle converter cover
5. Starter motor
6. Oil filter
7. Oil pan retaining bolts
8. Oil pan
9. Old oil pan gasket and discard
^ The formed rubber oil pan gasket cannot be re-used.

Clean
^ Oil pan and cylinder block mating surfaces

Install or Connect

1. New formed rubber oil pan gasket to oil pan flange.
2. Oil pan and torque bolts to 14 N.m (124 lbs. in.)
^ Do not over-tighten bolts or damage to the oil pan will occur, resulting in an oil leak.

3. Starter motor
4. Transaxle converter cover
5. Lower car.
6. Engine oil
7. Negative battery cable