Removing oil pump lid

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Place collection pan beneath engine to catch remaining engine oil.
Drain engine oil. Reinstall oil drain plug (hexagon socket a/f 8) with new sealing ring after a drainage period of approx. 20 minutes.

Fig 1: Reinstalling Oil Drain Plug
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Tightening torque 50 Nm (37 ftlb.)
Remove catalytic converters. Refer to REMOVING AND INSTALLING REAR MUFFLERS .
Remove engine carrier. To do this, unscrew four M10 hexagon-head collar nuts (self-locking, a/f 15) and one M6 hexagonal-head bolt, -Arrow- . Remove engine carrier.

Fig 2: Removing Engine Carrier Nuts & Bolt
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NOTE:
- Release pressure relief valve (hexagon a/f 17) -Item 1, bottom of figure- before removing oil pump lid, as the lid may not be tensioned in a tensioning device to release the valve in the case of the oil pump being disassembled.
Remove oil pump lid. To do this, unscrew hexagon-head bolts: Six M6 x 20, two M6 x 80 and one M10 (a/f 15) -Arrows- .

Fig 3: Removing Oil Pump Lid Hexagon-Head Bolts
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Carefully remove oil pump lid. Do not use metal tools to lever up the lid, as the sealing surface can be damaged. Remove moulded seal, -Arrow- .

Fig 4: Identifying Moulded Seal
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