Removal and Installation (Upper Oil Pan): Installation
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- Apply sealant (A) to the front cover gasket and the rear oil seal retainer gasket as shown, below.
Use Genuine RTV Silicone Sealant or equivalent. Refer to Recommended Chemical Products and Sealants .
CAUTION:- Do not reuse front cover gasket or rear oil seal retainer gasket.
- Installation should be done within 5 minutes after applying liquid gasket.
- Do not fill the engine with engine oil for at least 30 minutes after the components are installed to allow the sealant to cure.
Dimension (B)
: 15 mm (0.59 in)
Dimension (C)
: 5 mm (0.20 in)
- Install the front cover gasket (1) and rear oil seal retainer gasket (2) as shown, below.CAUTION: Do not reuse front cover gasket or rear oil seal retainer gasket.
: Engine front
- Apply a bead of sealant to the cylinder block mating surface of the oil pan (upper) as shown, below.
- Be sure the sealant is applied 4.0 - 5.0 mm (0.157 - 0.197 in) as shown, above. Increase the bead to 4.5 - 5.5 mm (0.177 - 0.217 in) at the locations (A) indicated.
Use Genuine RTV Silicone Sealant, or equivalent. Refer to Recommended Chemical Products and Sealants .
CAUTION:- Installation should be done within 5 minutes after applying liquid gasket.
- Do not fill the engine with engine oil for at least 30 minutes after the components are installed to allow the sealant to cure.
: Engine front
- Be sure the sealant is applied 4.0 - 5.0 mm (0.157 - 0.197 in) as shown, above. Increase the bead to 4.5 - 5.5 mm (0.177 - 0.217 in) at the locations (A) indicated.
- Install new O-ring (1) into the cylinder block before installing oil pan (upper).CAUTION: Do not reuse O-ring.
(2)
: Crankshaft pulley
- Install the oil pan (upper).
- Tighten bolts (1) and (2) to specification within five minutes of applying the liquid gasket.
- Tighten the remaining oil pan (upper) bolts to specification in the sequence shown, above.
CAUTION:- Installation should be done within 5 minutes after applying liquid gasket.
- Do not fill the engine with engine oil for at least 30 minutes after the components are installed to allow the sealant to cure.
Oil pan (upper) bolts
: 22.0 N.m (2.2 kg-m, 16 ft-lb)
- Install the oil pump and new O-rings and tighten oil pump bolts to the specified torque in the sequence shown, above.CAUTION: Do not reuse O-rings.
Oil pump bolts
: 22.0 N.m (2.2 kg-m, 16 ft-lb)
- Installation of the remaining components is in the reverse order of removal.