Oil Pan: Service and Repair

1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Remove exhaust pipe from manifold.
3. Raise and support vehicle, then drain crankcase.
4. Remove flywheel cover and starter motor bracket, then remove starter motor and position aside.
5. Remove four right hand suspension support bolts, then lower suspension support slightly to provide clearance for oil pan removal.
6. On models equipped with automatic transaxle, remove oil filter adapter.
7. On all models, remove oil pan attaching bolts and oil pan.
8. Reverse procedure to install. Before installing oil pan, apply a thin coat of RTV sealer to both ends of oil pan rear seal, then seat seal firmly into rear main bearing cap. Do not allow sealer to extend beyond oil pan rear seal tabs. Apply a continuous 2 mm bead of RTV sealer along oil pan side rails in line with bolt holes, circling inward around each bolt hole location. Also apply RTV sealer to oil pan surface which contacts engine front cover. This bead of sealer must meet the bead at each oil pan side rail. Do not apply any RTV sealer to oil pan rear seal mating surface. Carefully install oil pan and torque attaching bolts alternately and evenly to specification. Torque bolts while RTV sealer is still wet to touch.