CVT Oil Pan Removal and Installation: Installation

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Reference: CVT OIL PAN INSPECTION

Reverse removal procedure noting the following points.

Clean matching surface of CVT case and CVT oil pan. Remove CVT fluid, old gasket and dust from matching surface.
Use new gasket (1) for CVT oil pan (2).
Align the dowel pin (3) of CVT 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.
CAUTION: Be sure to use new oil pan bolts pre-coated with adhesive. Otherwise, bolts may loosen.

Tightening torque

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

Fig 1: Identifying CVT Oil Pan Bolts Tighten Sequence
Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.
- Replenish CVT fluid, see CVT Fluid Change .
- Check CVT fluid level, see CVT FLUID CHECK .
- Check for CVT fluid leakage after warming up CVT.