Oil Pan, Removing And Installing: Installing

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Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

-- Clean the sealing surfaces.

-- Replace the ATF oil pan bolts and gasket.

-- Insert the guides -arrow- on the new gasket -2- into the ATF fluid pan -1-.

-- Attach the gasket (if equipped) and expanding rivets -3- to the ATF pan.

NOTE:

Clips item -3- are only used for assembly help during production.

-- Clean the magnets -arrows- in the ATF pan.

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-- Make sure the magnets completely contact the depressions in the ATF oil pan.

-- Tighten the ATF oil pan screws.

Fig 1: ATF Oil Pan Bolt Tightening Sequence

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-- Tighten the bolts in two stages as described below.

-- Install the bolts -arrows- hand-tight.

-- Tighten the screws -1 through 15- diagonally to 10 Nm and in steps.

-- After installing the ATF pan, fill with ATF. Refer to Automatic Transmission Fluid , or AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID