Pan, Oil: Removal
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- Drain the engine oil. Refer to STANDARD PROCEDURE .
- Perform fuel pressure release procedure. Refer to STANDARD PROCEDURE .
- Disconnect and isolate the negative battery cable.
- Remove the intake manifold. Refer to MANIFOLD, INTAKE, REMOVAL .NOTE:
The engine must be at room temperature for oil control valve removal.
- Disconnect the oil control valve electrical connector (1).
- Remove the oil control valve fastener (2).
- Rotate the oil control valve (3) to break the seal then pull the oil control valve straight out.NOTE:
Do not use air tools to install the Engine Lift Fixture.
- Install the Engine Lift Fixture (special tool #8984B, Fixture, Engine Lifting) (1).
- Securely tighten lifting fixture mounting bolts.
- Remove the closeout panels and place the engine support fixture as shown in the illustration on the right side of the inner body structure (1).
- Remove the closeout panels and place the engine support fixture as shown in the illustration on the left side of the inner body structure (1).
- Connect the Engine Support Fixture (special tool #8534C, Fixture, Driveline Support) (1) to the Engine Lift Fixture (special tool #8984B, Fixture, Engine Lifting) (2) and tighten to support the engine.
- If equipped, remove the skid plate. Refer to PLATE, SKID, TRANSFER CASE, REMOVAL .
- If equipped, remove the engine mount heat shields.
- Remove both engine mount (1) retaining nuts (2).
- Lower the vehicle.
- Using the Engine Support Fixture (special tool #8534C, Fixture, Driveline Support), raise the engine enough to gain clearance to remove the oil pan.
- Remove the stabilizer bar bushing clamp to cradle bolts and lower the stabilizer bar, leaving it attached to the stabilizer links.
- 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:
The oil pump pickup tube, windage tray and oil pan is one assembly. When the oil pan is removed, a new oil pan gasket and pickup tube O-ring must be installed. The old gasket and O-ring cannot be reused.
- Using the sequence shown in the illustration, remove the oil pan retaining bolts.
- Remove the oil pan and discard the oil pan gasket and pickup tube O-ring.
- Clean the sealing surfaces as necessary.