CVT Oil Pan and Oil Strainer Removal and Installation: Installation

Reference: CVT Oil Pan and Oil Strainer Inspection 

Reverse removal procedure noting the following.

• Apply CVT fluid to new O-ring of oil strainer.
• Install oil strainer bolts noting the length and tighten them to specified torque.

  Tightening torque 

  Oil strainer bolt (a): 7.9 N.m (0.81 kg-m, 6.0 lbf-ft) 

  Fig 1: Identifying Oil Strainer Bolts

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• Clean mating surface of transaxle case and CVT oil pan wiping CVT fluid and dust. Remove CVT fluid, old gasket and dust from mating surface.
• Use new gasket (1) for CVT oil pan (2).
• Align the dowel pin (3) of transaxle case and the dowel pin hole (4) of CVT oil pan, and then install CVT oil pan.
• Tighten CVT oil pan bolts in numerical order ("1" - "18") evenly and gradually to specified torque.

  Tightening torque 

  CVT oil pan bolt* (a): 7.9 N.m (0.81 kg-m, 6.0 lbf-ft) 

  Fig 2: Identifying CVT Oil Pan Bolt Tightening Order

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• Replenish CVT fluid, see CVT Fluid Change .
• Check CVT fluid level, see CVT Fluid Check .
• Check for CVT fluid leakage after warming up CVT.