Oil Pan: Removal
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- Disconnect negative battery cable. Remove exhaust "Y" pipe. Remove 2 attaching nuts and remove exhaust support bracket. Remove 2 attaching nuts and remove A/C compressor heat shield. Drain engine oil. Remove flywheel access cover. Remove oil pan-to-transaxle housing attaching bolts.
- Remove oil pan bolts and studs from lower cylinder block following sequence shown. See Fig 1. Carefully pry oil pan from lower cylinder block. Clean all traces of sealant material from oil pan bolts, oil pan and lower cylinder block mating surfaces.
CAUTION: Failure to remove old sealant from oil pan bolts and bolt holes may cause engine block to crack.