Oil Pan / Oil Pump Installation

Installation should follow the removal procedure in the reverse order.
Discard used oil pump oil ring and install new one.
Tighten the oil suction pipe-to-oil pump retaining bolts, oil suction pipe bracket bolt, and the oil pump retaining bolt.
Tighten

Tighten the oil suction pipe - to - oil pump retaining bolts to 8 ~ 12 N.m (106 ~ 124 lb-in).

Tighten the oil suction pipe bracket bolt to 8 ~ 12 N.m (106 ~ 124 lb-in).

Tighten the oil pump retaining bolts to 18 ~ 22 N.m (13 ~ 16 lb-ft).

Fig 1: Tightening Four (4) Oil Pump Retaining Bolts And Oil Pump
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Install the oil pump sprocket.
NOTE: Make sure that the dotted surface on the sprocket faces toward the oil pump.

Tighten

Tighten the oil pump sprocket retaining nut to 18 ~ 22 N.m (13 ~ 16 lb-ft).

Fig 2: Installing Oil Pump Sprocket
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Install the oil pump sprocket cover.
Tighten

Tighten the oil pump sprocket cover retaining bolts to 5 ~ 7 N.m (44 ~ 62 lb-in).

Fig 3: Installing Oil Pump Sprocket Cover
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After cleaning the remaining liquid gasket and oil, apply new liquid gasket (Loctite(R) 5900 - M8585) on the oil pan.

Fig 4: Applying New Liquid Gasket
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After cleaning the remaining liquid gasket and oil on the bed plate flange, install the oil pan.
Tighten

Tighten the oil pan retaining bolts to 8 ~ 12 N.m (71 ~ 106 lb-in).

Fig 5: Installing Oil Pan
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Tighten the center front suspension member bolts.
Tighten

Tighten the center front suspension member bolts to 80 ~ 100 N.m (59 ~ 74 lb-ft).
Tighten the front engine mount bracket-to-damper bush bolt.
Tighten

Tighten the front engine mount bracket-to-damper bush bolt to 70 ~ 90 N.m (52 ~ 66 lb-ft).

Fig 6: Tightening Center Front Suspension Member Bolts
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Tighten the oil pan flange-to-transaxle bolt.
Tighten

Tighten the oil pan flange-to-transaxle bolt to 27 ~ 35 N.m (20 ~ 26 lb-ft).

Fig 7: Tightening Oil Pan Flange-To-Transaxle Bolt
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Discard used oil pan drain plug washer and replace it with a new one.
Install the oil pan drain plug.
Tighten

Tighten the oil pan drain plug to 35 ~ 45 N.m (26 ~ 33 lb-ft).

Fig 8: Installing Oil Pan Drain Plug
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Refill the engine with engine oil.
Install the engine under cover.
Tighten

Tighten the engine under cover retaining bolts to 17 ~ 27 N.m (13 ~ 20 lb-ft).