Upper Oil Pan Removal

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Tools Required

J 37228 Seal Cutter. See Special Tools .

Fig 1: View Of Oil Level Indicator

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Remove the oil level indicator tube bracket bolt.
Remove the oil level indicator tube.

Fig 2: View Of Flywheel Housing To Upper Oil Pan Bolts

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Remove the two oil pan to flywheel housing bolts.

Fig 3: View Of Upper Oil Pan

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Remove the 24 upper oil pan bolts using a long bit 6 mm hex driver.
Seperate the upper oil pan from the engine block using J 37228 . See Special Tools .
Remove the upper oil pan.