Oil Pan Upper Section, Removing And Installing: Installing
Replace the seal and O-ring after removal.
Risk of contaminating lubricating system and bearing.
- Cover open parts of engine.
-- Remove any old sealant from the grooves on the oil pan upper section as well as from the sealing surface.
Danger of eye injury.
- Wear protective eyewear.
-- Remove sealant residue on the upper section of the oil pan -1- and the cylinder block, for example using a rotating plastic brush.
-- Clean any oil or grease off the sealing surfaces.
Pay attention to the expiration date of the sealant.
-- Cut the tube nozzle at the front marking (nozzle diameter: about 1.5 mm).
The lubrication system could be plugged with excess sealant.
- Do not apply sealant bead thicker than indicated.
-- Apply a sealant bead -arrow- to the clean sealing surface on the upper section of the oil pan as shown in the illustration.
- Completely fill the grooves on the sealing surfaces with sealant.
- The sealant bead must be 1.5 to 2.0 mm above the sealing surface.
Install the upper section of the oil pan within five minutes of applying the sealant.
-- Insert the seal -1- in the guide frame.
Ignore item -2-.
-- Position the oil pan upper section while paying attention to the alignment bushings and tighten the bolts. Refer to Figure.
Installation is performed in reverse order of removal, while noting the following:
-- Install the oil pump. Refer to OIL PUMP, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- Install the lower timing chain cover. Refer to LOWER TIMING CHAIN COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .