To remove the oil pan it is necessary to detach the cable from the negative terminal of the battery and use the fixture for the engine and the jack-stands to lift the car. Withdraw the engine oil and remove the oil filter, and also pull the transaxle brace out from the oil pan. After that, take out the starter bolts and the air conditioning compressor and place the later beside. In case there is an AWD vehicle, this requires elimination of the transfer case; for FWD car, eliminate the driveaxle together with the intermediate shaft. It is helpful to use the engine support fixture to take some of the weight off of the
Engine Mounts and then remove one of the front engine mounts and lift the engine as necessary. Take off the RH rear oil pan to transaxle bolt, then remove the oil pan side bolts and the vertical mounting bolts. Take special caution when removing the oil pan from the block; use gentle force as possible taking the use of a soft-face hammer while striking lightly on the surfaces that are adjacent to the sealing areas. For refitting remove the pan and wipe the exterior and interior with a clean cloth and, using a scraper, remove all residual sealant and gasket material from the mating gasket surfaces; apply RTV sealant to the required joints and slip on the new oil pan gasket. Place the oil pan onto the block and fit the upper nuts/bolts Or thread the bolt into the hole first and then put the nut next to it before tightening all to the torque mentioned above and this should be done in a criss-cross manner, three times. Once the pan-to-block bolts are engaged tighten the oil pan side bolts together with the oil pan to transaxle brace. The following is a step by step process of conducting the remove and reinstall procedure of the vehicle engine: Reversing the removal process, add the necessary oil to the engine, start the vehicle to reach normal operational temperature as well as checking for any signs of leakage.