Oil Pan Removal and Installation: Removal

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Disconnect the negative battery cable.
Drain the engine oil from the engine crankcase.
Remove the exhaust front pipe. Refer to MUFFLER - FRONT REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .

Fig 1: Identifying Exhaust Front Pipe
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Remove the oil pan flange-to-transaxle retaining bolts.

Fig 2: Identifying Oil Pan Flange-To-Transaxle Retaining Bolts
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Remove the transaxle-to-oil pan flange retaining bolt.

Fig 3: Identifying Transaxle-To-Oil Pan Flange Retaining Bolt

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Remove the transaxle rear mount bracket.

Fig 4: Identifying Transaxle Rear Mount Bracket
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Remove the lower reaction rod.

Fig 5: Identifying Lower Reaction Rod
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Remove the oil pan retaining bolts.
Remove the oil pan from the engine block with pushing the engine assy forward.

Fig 6: Identifying Oil Pan Retaining Bolts (1 Of 2)
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