Oil Pan: Service and Repair

Remove or Disconnect

1. Negative battery cable.
2. Raise vehicle.
3. Oil pan drain plug and drain oil.
4. Two flywheel covers.
5. Exhaust crossunder pipe and reposition.
6. Oil pan bolts.
7. Oil pan.

Clean
^ Engine block and oil pan sealing surfaces. Sealing surfaces must be free of oil, gasket residue and RTV
^ Nicks and deep scratches should be filled with RTV and let cure before installing new gasket.

Install or Connect

1. Oil pan gasket.

Important
^ Apply a 1/4" bead of RTV at the rear main bearing cap and front cover to block joints

2. Oil pan to engine block.
3. Oil pan bolts and nuts.

Tighten
^ Oil pan bolts to 18 N.m (14 lbs. ft.).

4. Two flywheel covers.
5. Oil pan drain plug.

Tighten
^ Oil pan drain plug to 30 N.m (22 lbs. ft.).

6. Exhaust crossunder pipe.
7. Lower vehicle.
8. Engine oil.
9. Negative battery cable.