Upper Oil Pan
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2014 RAM 1500. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Disconnect the negative battery cable.
- Remove and support the vehicle. Refer to HOISTING, STANDARD PROCEDURE .
- Remove the front skid plate.
- Remove the oil dip stick tube bolt (2).
- For 4x4 models, remove the front driveline axle.
- Remove upper bolt and the oil dip stick tube.
- Remove the lower oil pan. Refer to PAN, OIL, REMOVAL .
- Remove the four transmission-to-oil pan bolts.
- Remove bolts securing the transmission cooler liner to oil pan.
- Remove nuts and the wire harness assembly from front of oil pan.
- Detach the starter wire harness to upper oil pan.
- Disconnect the Crankshaft Position Sensor (CKP) wire harness connector (1).
- Remove bolts (1) attaching the CKP harness connector bracket (2) to oil pan.
- Remove the oil pump pick-up tube bolt.
- Remove bolts and the upper oil pan.