Oil pan, removing and installing: Installing

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NOTE:

Observe the use-by date of the sealing compound.
The oil pan must be installed within 5 minutes of applying the silicone sealing compound.

Fig 1: Cutting Off Tube Nozzle & Applying Silicone Sealing Compound To Oil Pan Sealing Surface

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Cut off tube nozzle at forward marking (approx. nozzle diameter: 3 mm).
Apply silicone sealing compound, as shown, to clean oil pan sealing surface. Sealant bead must be:

2 to 3 mm thick
Run along inner side of bolt holes - arrows -.

NOTE:

The sealing compound bead must not be thicker, otherwise excess sealing compound will enter the oil pan and may block the oil suction pipe strainer.

Fig 2: Applying Sealant To Inside Path Of Bolt Holes

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Apply silicone sealant bead carefully as shown to areas marked by arrows. (Illustration shows position of sealant bead on cylinder block).
Install oil pan immediately and tighten all oil pan bolts lightly.

NOTE:

The oil pan must be flush with the cylinder block.

Tighten oil pan bolts to 15 Nm.
Tighten oil pan/transmission bolts to 45 Nm.

NOTE:

Let the sealing compound dry for approx. 30 minutes after installing the oil pan. Only then fill the engine with oil.

Further assembly is basically the reverse of the disassembly procedure.