Oil Pan Upper Section, Removing And Installing: Installing
Replace the seal and O-ring.
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 surfaces.
Danger of eye injury.
- Wear protective eyewear.
-- Remove the sealant residue on the cylinder block and the oil pan upper section -1-, for example using a rotating plastic brush.
-- Clean any oil or grease off the sealing surfaces.
Note the expiration date of the sealing compound.
-- Cut the tube nozzle at the front marking (nozzle diameter: approximately 1.5 mm).
The lubrication system could be plugged with excess sealant.
- Do not apply sealant bead thicker than specified.
-- 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- and the O-ring -2- in the guide frame.
-- Position the oil pan upper section while paying attention to the alignment bushings and tighten the bolts, refer to Figure.
Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:
-- Tighten the left coolant pipes, refer to LEFT COOLANT PIPES, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- Install the oil pump, refer to OIL PUMP, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- Install the timing chain cover lower section, refer to LOWER TIMING CHAIN COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .