Oil Pan: Removal

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Disconnect the negative battery cable.
Raise and suitably support the vehicle.
Remove the engine under cover.
Place a fluid container below the fluid drain plug.
Remove the transaxle fluid drain plug using the plug remover/installer and drain the transaxle fluid. See CHECKING FLUID LEVEL . See Figure .
Remove the oil cooler inlet and outlet pipes. Figure . See OIL COOLER PIPES/HOSES .
Remove the oil pan and oil pan gasket. See Fig 1 .

Fig 1: Removing Oil Pan And Oil Pan Gasket

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