Overview - Oil Pan Lower Section And Oil Pump

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Fig 1: Oil Pan Repolacement Components Location

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Oil Level Thermal Sensor -G266-
- Removing and installing. Refer to Oil Level Thermal Sensor -G266-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Seal
- Replace
Bolt
- Replace
- Tightening specification and sequence. Refer to Fig 2.
Oil Pan Lower Section
- Removing and Installing. Refer to OIL PAN LOWER SECTION, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Bolt
- 3 Nm +90°
- Replace
Oil Baffle
Oil Return Pipe
Bolt
- Steel bolts 9 Nm
- Aluminum bolts 3 Nm +90°
- Replace the aluminum bolts
- Depending on the version aluminum or steel bolts
Intake Line
Bolt
- 9 Nm
O-ring
- Replace
Bolt
- Replace
- Tightening specification and sequence. Refer to Fig 3.
Oil Pump
- With brake booster vacuum pump
- Do not disassemble
- Removing and installing. Refer to OIL PUMP WITH VACUUM PUMP, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Alignment Sleeves
- Quantity: 2
O-Ring
- Replace
Input Shaft
- For the oil pump
Pressure Spring
Tappet
Chain Sprocket
- For the oil pump
- Installed position: the side with lettering on it faces the engine
Bolt
- 30 Nm +45°
- Replace
- To loosen, counterhold on sprocket with Wrench - Pin Type3212.
- If it is not possible to tighten the bolt to the specification, remove the oil pan lower section and the oil baffle and counterhold the bolt with an open end wrench on the oil pump driveshaft.
Bolt
- Steel bolts 9 Nm
- Aluminum bolts 3 Nm +90°
- Replace the aluminum bolts
- Depending on the version aluminum or steel bolts
Seal
- Replace
Oil Drain Plug
- 30 Nm
Nut
- 9 Nm

Fig 2: Oil Pan Lower Section, Tightening Specification and Sequence

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NOTE:

Replace the bolts that were tightened with an additional turn.

-- Tighten the bolts in three steps and in the sequence shown:

Step	Bolts	Tightening Specification/Additional Turn
1.	-1 to 14-	2 Nm
2.	-1 to 14-	3 Nm
3.	-1 to 14-	Turn an additional 90°.

Fig 3: Identifying Bolts

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NOTE:

Replace the bolts that were tightened with an additional turn.

-- Tighten the bolts in three steps and in the sequence shown:

Step	Bolts	Tightening Specification/Additional Turn
1.	-1 to 3-	Install all the way in by hand.
2.	-1 to 3-	8 Nm
3.	-1 to 3-	Turn an additional 90°.