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Oil Pan: Installation

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  1. Clean oil pan and sealing surfaces. Inspect oil pan and timing chain cover gaskets. Replace as necessary.
  2. Apply an 1/8 inch bead of Mopar® Engine RTV GEN II to the front T-joints (oil pan gasket to timing cover gasket interface) and the rear T-joints (oil pan gasket to crankshaft rear oil seal retainer gasket interface). See Figure.
  3. Install oil pan gasket to block.
    NOTE: To prevent oil leaks at oil pan to timing chain cover, the following tightening sequence procedure must be performed.
  4. Install oil pan and fasteners using the following tightening sequence: See Figure.
    • Install oil pan bolts and nuts finger tight only-just tight enough to compress the gasket's rubber seal  .
    • Install timing chain cover to pan bolts and tighten to 12 N.m (105 in. lbs.).
    • Tighten oil pan bolts to 28 N.m (250 in. lbs.).
    • Tighten oil pan nuts to 12 N.m (105 in. lbs.).
  5. Install lower bolt attaching the A/C compressor to oil pan. Tighten bolt to 28 N.m (21 ft. lbs.).
  6. Install torque converter housing cover.
  7. Install oil filter and drain plug.
  8. Install exhaust cross-under pipe (Refer to EXHAUST SYSTEM/CROSS-OVER PIPE - INSTALLATION) .
  9. Install structural collar. See Figure(Refer to ENGINE/ENGINE BLOCK/STRUCTURAL COVER - INSTALLATION)  .
  10. Lower vehicle.
  11. Install engine oil dipstick and tube.
  12. Fill engine crankcase with proper oil to correct level.
  13. Connect negative battery cable.
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