Removal

1. Raise and suitably support vehicle.
2. Four bolts and front skid plate from vehicle (if equipped).
3. Front differential assembly from chassis (four-wheel drive model vehicles).
4. Crankshaft position sensor bolt and remove crankshaft position sensor.
5. Place a drain pan beneath engine oil pan to catch escaping oil.





6. Engine oil drain plug and gasket allowing engine oil to drain.





7. Transmission left side stiffener bracket, two bolts (automatic transmission models).
8. Clutch housing lower plate (manual transmission equipped vehicles) or torque converter housing lower plate (automatic transmission equipped vehicles).
9. Sixteen bolts, two nuts and engine oil pan from cylinder block.
10. Two bolts and oil pump strainer from cylinder block.
11. Clean:
a. Inside of engine oil pan and oil pump strainer screen.
b. Mating surfaces of engine oil pan and cylinder block.