Contents: Removal ⤓ Installation ⤓
Removal
1. Disconnect the cable from the negative terminal of the battery.
2. Drain the engine oil from the engine.
3. Remove the engine oil level indicator (dipstick).
4. Remove the protective cover.
5. Remove the right drive shaft.
Fig. 4.19. Engine oil pan: 1 – bolt, 39 Nm; 2 – bolt, 22 Nm; 3 – curved stiffener; 4 – bolt, 40 Nm; 5 – bolt, 13 Nm; 6 – drain plug, 25 Nm; 7 – engine oil pan
6. Loosen the bolts and remove the curved stiffener 3 (Fig. 4.19).
7. After unscrewing the pan mounting bolts, knock the pan down using a special tool, brass rod or plastic hammer.
Caution: Perform this operation carefully to avoid deforming the engine oil pan flange.
8. Unscrew the drain plug 6 and remove the sealing ring.
Installation
Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal, taking into account the following.
1. Clean the engine oil pan with kerosene or a suitable solvent and remove dirt and internal deposits. Clean the mating surfaces of the pan and engine block from the remains of the old gasket. Make sure that the surfaces are clean and dry.
2. Apply a 4mm bead of Mitsubishi Genuine Part MD970389 or equivalent sealant to the oil pan flange.
Fig. 4.20. Sequence of preliminary tightening of bolts for fastening the curved stiffener
3. Install and pre-tighten the bolts for fastening the curved stiffener in the sequence 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (Fig. 4.20).
4. Finally tighten the mounting bolts to the required torque in the sequence 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 (see Fig. 4.20).
5. Fill the engine with engine oil.
6. Install the engine oil level indicator (dipstick).
(The text of the article was obtained from the website MITSUBISHIMAN)
7. Install the protective cover.
8. Install the right drive shaft.