Oil Pan Cleaning and Inspection
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2007 Saturn Vue. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Clean the oil pan mating surface.
- Clean the oil pan. Remove all the sludge and the oil deposits.
- Inspect the threads for the engine oil drain plug.
- Inspect the oil pan for cracking near the pan rail and the transmission mounting points.
- Inspect the oil pan for cracking resulting from impact or flying road debris.
- Inspect the oil pan baffle and pickup screen.
- Repair or replace the oil pan as necessary.
IMPORTANT:
The oil pan baffle and pickup screen are not removable from the oil pan.