Withdrawal procedure:
- disconnect the negative cable from the battery;
- apply the parking brake, raise the front of the vehicle and place stands under the body;
- remove the protective cover under the engine;
- drain the engine oil from the engine, then install the drain plug;
- remove the front wheels and remove the protective plastic shield from the right wheel arch;
- set the steering wheel to the straight ahead position and secure it against possible turns;
- slide the protective cover on the steering shaft and unscrew the bolt securing the intermediate shaft of the steering column (see section «Steering»);
- Disconnect lower control arm pivots from steering knuckles (see section «Chassis»);
- disconnect from the steering knuckles and remove the tie rod ends as described in section «Steering»;
- disconnect the front suspension subframe ties from the body and the gear lever linkage from the gearbox (on engines with automatic transmission, disconnect the selector cable);
- unscrew the lower fastening of the front bumper;
- loosen the bolts securing the rear engine mount to the body;
Pic. 3.11. Removing the subframe reinforcement (arrow)
- unscrew the bolts of the subframe reinforcements (see fig. 3.11);
- Disconnect the front suspension arms from the subframe as described in section «Chassis»;
Pic. 3.47. Lowering the engine subframe with tie rods
- unscrewing one by one the bolts of the subframe to the body, replace them alternately with pre-prepared racks with threaded threads and nuts. The subframe must be lowered by the dimension X=130 mm in the area of the front support and by the dimension X=90 mm in the area of the rear support (pic. 3.47), to remove the engine sump. At the same time, disconnect the steering gear shaft from the intermediate steering shaft;
- make sure that the mating parts and assemblies do not interfere with the removal of the pallet, and unscrew the bolts of its fastening to the cylinder block;
- carefully hitting the pan with a plastic hammer, disconnect it from the gasket and remove it from the engine, keeping the semicircular gaskets.
Installation order:
- thoroughly wash the inside of the sump from oil deposits. Clean the mating surfaces of the sump and cylinder block from gasket residues;
Pic. 3.48. Applying sealant at points A when installing the engine oil pan
Pic. 3.49. Applying sealant at points B when installing the engine oil pan
- apply a small amount of Rhodorseal 5661 to the sump surface in areas A on either side of the 1st main bearing (pic. 3.48) and in zones B (pic. 3.49) front cover of the cylinder block;
Pic. 3.50. Engine oil pan gasket installation
- install a new gasket on the pallet (pic. 3.50);
- install semicircular gaskets on the pallet and, having attached it to the block, fasten with bolts, tightening them crosswise, first with a torque of 8 Nm and finally with a torque of 14 Nm;
- raise the subframe and remove the temporary threaded posts, replacing them with bolts;
- connect the steering shaft to the intermediate steering shaft and tighten the mounting bolt;
- perform the remaining operations in the reverse order of removal;
- fill the engine with oil, start it and check for leaks.