Oil pan, removing and installing: Installing

NOTE: The oil pan must be installed within 5 minutes after applying the silicone sealant.

Fig 1: Cutting Off Tube Nozzle & Applying Silicone Sealing Compound To Oil Pan Sealing Surface

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Cut off nozzle on tube at front marking (nozzle dia. approx. 3 mm).

Thickness of sealant bead: 2 - 3 mm

NOTE: The bead of sealant must not be thicker than 3 mm, as otherwise excess sealant will enter the oil pan and obstruct the strainer in the oil intake line.

Fig 2: Identifying Clean Sealing Surfaces Sealant Application Areas

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Apply silicone sealant to the clean sealing surface on the oil pan as illustrated. (The illustration shows the position of the sealant bead on the cylinder block.)
Apply the sealant bead with particular care around the rear sealing flange (arrows).
Install the oil pan immediately and bolt to cylinder block. Start by tightening all the bolts by hand.
Tighten the 3 bolts securing oil pan to transmission.

Tighten bolts securing oil pan to cylinder block in two stages in diagonal sequence.

Fig 3: Removing Oil Return Line From Oil Pan

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Remove oil return line -3- at oil pan.

Tightening torques

Component	Nm
Oil pan to cylinder block	15
Oil pan to transmission	45
Oil return line to oil pan	15

NOTE:

When installing the oil pan with the engine out of the vehicle, ensure that the oil pan is flush with the cylinder block at the flywheel end.
After installing the oil pan, wait for about 30 minutes for the sealant to dry before putting in engine oil.