Oil Pan Installation Note (AJ)

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Install the oil pan bolts and studs as shown in Fig 1.

Fig 1: Installing Sequence Of Oil Pan Bolts And Studs
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Tighten the transaxle housing bolts to oil pan.

Fig 2: Tightening Transaxle Housing Bolts To Oil Pan
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Tighten the oil pan bolts and studs in several passes in the order shown in Fig 3.

Fig 3: Tightening Sequence Of Oil Pan Bolts And Studs
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