Removal Procedure
Caution: Refer to Battery Disconnect Caution in the Preface section.
Caution: Refer to Safety Glasses Caution in the Preface section.
- Disconnect the negative battery cable.
- Remove the right front wheel. Refer to
Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation
.
- Remove the right front splash shield.
- Drain the engine oil from the engine crankcase.
- Disconnect the heated oxygen sensor (HO2S).
- Remove the catalytic lower flange nuts from the exhaust manifold and remover the bolts at the bracket.
- Remove the nuts that secure the front pipe.
- Remove the catalytic converter and the exhaust pipe as a unit.
- Remove the bolts that secure the oil pan to the transaxle housing.
- Remove the bolt that secures the transaxle housing to the oil pan.
- Remove the grommet.
- Remove the oil pan retaining bolts.
- Remove the oil pan from the engine block.
- Remove the gasket from the oil pan.
Installation Procedure
- Install the gasket to the oil pan.
Important: Install the oil pan within 5 minutes after applying the liquid gasket to the oil pan.
- Install the oil pan to the engine block.
Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice in the Preface section.
- Install the oil pan retaining bolts.
Tighten
Tighten the bolts to 10 N·m (89 lb in).
- Discard the used oil pan drain plug washer and replace it with a new one.
Tighten
Tighten the oil pan drain plug to 55 N·m (40 lb ft).
- Install the grommet.
- Install the bolt that secures the transaxle housing to the oil pan.
Tighten
Tighten the bolt to 25 N·m (18 lb ft).
- Install the bolts that secure the oil pan to the transaxle housing.
Tighten
Tighten the bolts to 25 N·m (18 lb ft).
- Install the catalytic converters and the exhaust pipe as a unit.
Tighten
• | Tighten the nuts that secure the catalytic converter to the exhaust manifold to 50 N·m (37 lb ft). |
• | Tighten the exhaust pipe bracket bolts to 50 N·m (37 lb ft). |
• | Tighten the front muffler nuts to 30 N·m (22 lb ft). |
- Connect the HO2S.
- Install the right front splash shield.
- Install the right front wheel. Refer to
Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation
.
- Connect the negative battery cable.
- Refill the engine crankcase with engine oil.