Oil Pan: Installation

All vehicles 

NOTE: Do not use metal scrapers, wire brushes, power abrasive discs or other abrasive means to clean the sealing surfaces. These tools cause scratches and gouges, which make leak paths. Use a plastic scraping tool to remove all traces of old sealant. Failure to follow this procedure may cause future oil leakage.
1. Inspect the oil pan. Clean the mating surface for the oil pan with silicone gasket remover and metal surface prep. Follow the directions on the packaging.
2. Install a new O-ring seal onto the oil pump screen and pickup tube.
3. Position the oil pump screen and pickup tube in the oil pan and position the oil pan and new gasket into the vehicle.

   Manual transmission equipped vehicles 

4. Install the rear engine cover.
5. Install the flywheel. For additional information, refer to FLYWHEEL .
6. Using the Engine Support Bar, Support Hook and Engine Support Bracket, raise the engine.
   Fig 1: Installing Engine Support Bar, Support Hook And Engine Support Bracket

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   All vehicles 

NOTE: Make sure to install a new O-ring seal. A missing or damaged O-ring seal can cause foam in the lubrication system and low oil pressure. Failure to follow this instruction may result in engine damage.
NOTE: Clean and inspect the mating surfaces and install a new O-ring seal. Lubricate the O-ring seal with clean engine oil prior to installation.
7. Position the oil pump screen and pickup tube and install the bolts.
   • Tighten the oil pump screen and pickup tube-to-oil pump bolts to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).
   • Tighten the oil pump screen and pickup tube-to-spacer bolt to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).
NOTE: If not secured within 4 minutes, the sealant must be removed and the sealing area cleaned. To clean the sealing area, use silicone gasket remover and metal surface prep. Follow the directions on the packaging. Allow to dry until there is no sign of wetness, or 4 minutes, whichever is longer. Failure to follow this procedure may cause future oil leakage.
Fig 2: Locating Crankshaft Rear Seal Retainer Plate-To-Cylinder Block Sealing Surface
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8. Apply silicone gasket and sealant at the crankshaft rear seal retainer plate-to-cylinder block sealing surface.
NOTE: If not secured within 4 minutes, the sealant must be removed and the sealing area cleaned. To clean the sealing area, use silicone gasket remover and metal surface prep. Follow the directions on the packaging. Allow to dry until there is no sign of wetness, or 4 minutes, whichever is longer. Failure to follow this procedure may cause future oil leakage.
Fig 3: Applying Silicone Gasket And Sealant At Engine Front Cover-To-Cylinder Block Sealing Surface
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9. Apply silicone gasket and sealant at the engine front cover-to-cylinder block sealing surface.
10. Position the oil pan gasket and the oil pan and loosely install the 16 bolts.
11. Tighten the bolts in 3 stages, in the sequence shown in illustration.
    • Stage 1: Tighten to 2 Nm (18 lb-in).
    • Stage 2: Tighten to 20 Nm (177 lb-in).
    • Stage 3: Tighten an additional 60 degrees.
      Fig 4: Identifying Oil Pan Bolt Tightening Sequence

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    Automatic transmission equipped vehicles 

12. Position the flexplate inspection cover and install the 2 bolts.
    • Tighten to 34 Nm (25 lb-ft).
      Fig 5: Locating Flexplate Inspection Cover And Bolts

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    All vehicles 

13. Using the Engine Support Bar, Support Hook and Engine Support Bracket, align the engine support insulator studs and lower the engine.
    Fig 6: Installing Engine Support Bar, Support Hook And Engine Support Bracket

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NOTE: Only use hand tools when installing the engine support insulator nuts or damage to the engine support insulator may occur.
14. Install 4 new RH engine support insulator nuts.
    • Tighten to 115 Nm (85 lb-ft).
      Fig 7: Locating RH Engine Support Insulator Nuts

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NOTE: Only use hand tools when installing the engine support insulator nuts or damage to the engine support insulator may occur.
15. Install 3 new LH engine support insulator nuts.
    • Tighten to 200 Nm (148 lb-ft).
      Fig 8: Locating Engine Mount Nuts

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16. Position the transmission auxiliary fluid cooler tube support bracket and the starter wiring harness support bracket onto the engine front cover stud bolt and install the nut.
    • Tighten to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).
      Fig 9: Locating Engine Front Cover Stud Bolt

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17. Press the position retaining tab and rotate the lower cooling fan downward until the position retainer tab locks into position.
18. Position the oil cooler and install the threaded shaft.
    • Tighten to 58 Nm (43 lb-ft).
      Fig 10: Locating Oil Cooler And Threaded Shaft

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19. Install a new engine oil filter.
    • Tighten to 16 Nm (142 lb-in).
      Fig 11: Locating Engine Oil Filter

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20. Install the ACL  outlet pipe-to- TB  adapter.
21. Install the 4 ACL  outlet pipe-to- TB  adapter bolts.
    • Tighten to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).
22. Connect the wiring harness retainer to the ACL  outlet pipe-to- TB  adapter.
23. Connect the vacuum hose to the ACL  outlet pipe-to- TB  adapter.
24. Connect the crankcase vent tube quick connect coupling to the ACL  outlet pipe-to- TB  adapter. For additional information, refer to FUEL SYSTEM - GENERAL INFORMATION - GASOLINE AND DIESEL .
25. Install the engine cooling fan. For additional information, refer to ENGINE COOLING .
26. Install the generator. For additional information, refer to CHARGING SYSTEM .
27. Fill the crankcase with clean engine oil.