Pan, Oil: Removal
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- Drain the engine oil. Refer to .
- Mark and lower and support the crossmember. Refer to CROSSMEMBER, CRADLE, ENGINE AND SUSPENSION, REMOVAL
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- Remove the structural dust cover retaining bolts (1).
- Remove the structural dust cover (2).
- Remove the transmission line retaining bracket at the oil pan.
- Remove the engine oil level indicator tube retaining nut and position the tube aside.NOTE:
Do not pry on the oil pan or oil pan gasket. The oil pan gasket is integral to the engine windage tray and does not come out with the oil pan.
- Remove the M6 retaining bolts and remove the oil pan.NOTE:
When the oil pan is removed, a new oil pan gasket and the integral windage tray assembly must be installed, the old gasket cannot be reused.
NOTE:The oil pump pickup tube can be removed with the oil pan in vehicle.
- Position the front of the oil pan (5) towards the drivers side.
- Remove the oil pump pickup tube retaining bolt (3) and nut (2).
- Remove the oil pump pickup tube (4) and the oil pan as an assembly.
- Remove and discard the oil pan gasket/windage tray (1).
- Clean the sealing surfaces as necessary.