- Clean the oil pan mating
surface.
- Clean the oil pan. Remove all the sludge and the oil deposits.
- Inspect the threads for the engine oil drain plug.
- Inspect the oil pan for cracking near the pan rail and the transmission
mounting points.
- Inspect the oil pan for cracking resulting from impact or flying
road debris.
Important: The oil pan baffle and pickup screen are not removable from the oil
pan.
- Inspect the oil pan baffle and pickup screen.
- Repair or replace the oil pan as necessary.
- Clean the oil pan mating
surface.
- Clean the oil pan. Remove all the sludge and the oil deposits.
- Inspect the threads for the engine oil drain plug.
- Inspect the oil pan for cracking near the pan rail and the transmission
mounting points.
- Inspect the oil pan for cracking resulting from impact or flying
road debris.
Important: The oil pan baffle and pickup screen are not removable from the oil
pan.
- Inspect the oil pan baffle and pickup screen.
- Repair or replace the oil pan as necessary.