Installing Oil Pan: Installation
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- Apply a continuous bead 3.0 mm (0.19 in) thick of RTV GM P/N 12378521 (Canadian P/N 88901148), or equivalent to the oil pan flange on the block as well as an additional drop to all four corners of the block where the front and rear covers meet.
- Install the oil pan.
- Clean the oil pan bolts.
- Apply one drop of GM P/N 12345382 (Canadian P/N 10953489), to each bolt.
- Install the oil pan bolts.
Tighten: Tighten the bolts to 14 N.m (10 Ft. Lbs.).
- Install the oil level sensor.
Tighten: Tighten the oil level sensor to 20 N.m (15 Ft. Lbs.).
NOTE:
Refer to Fastener Notice
in General Information.
NOTE:
Install the oil level sensor, located in the oil pan, after the oil pan is installed. The sensor may be damaged if the oil level sensor is installed first.