Pic. 3.22. Oil pan: 1 - guide tube for the engine oil level indicator; 2 - gearbox support; 3 - clutch housing cover; 4 - engine oil drain plug, 39 Nm; 5 - gasket for the engine oil drain plug; 6 - oil pan; 7 - bolt with washer, 8.8 Nm (flange bolt, 9.8 Nm)
Removing
- Disconnect the wire from the negative battery terminal.
- Remove the plug and drain the engine oil from the engine.
Warning. Prolonged contact of the skin with mineral oil leads to the washing off of natural fats from human skin and the appearance of dryness, irritation and dermatitis. In addition, used motor oil contains potentially harmful substances that can cause skin cancer.
- Turn away nuts and remove a directing pipe of system of release of the fulfilled gases and a lining.
- Turn out a bolt and remove a directing tube of the index of level of engine oil together with a sealing ring.
- Turn out bolts and remove a support of a transmission.
- Turn out bolts and remove a cover of a case of coupling.
- Remove the oil pan mounting bolts. By hammer blows through the brass rod on the special tool MD998727, separate the oil pan from the cylinder block, while gradually moving the special tool along the perimeter of the oil pan flange (pic. 3.23).
Pic. 3.23. Using the special tool MD998727 to separate the oil pan from the cylinder block
Warning. Perform this operation slowly so as not to deform the oil pan flange.
Examination
- Check the oil pan for cracks.
- Check the surface of the oil pan mating with the cylinder block for damage or deformation.
- Check the oil strainer and oil pickup tube for splits, dirt, or damaged wire mesh and tube.
Installation
- Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal, taking into account the following.
- Clean and degrease the mating surfaces of the cylinder block and oil pan.
- Apply a continuous coat of MITSUBISHI MD970389 about 4mm in diameter to the mating surface of the oil pan flange mating to the cylinder block (pic. 3.24).
Pic. 3.24. Places for applying a layer of sealant Mitsubishi Genuine part MD970389 on the oil pan flange
- Install the oil pan within 30 minutes of applying the sealant and tighten the bolts to the correct torque.
- Screw the engine oil drain plug into the oil pan, while installing a new sealing ring on the plug in the position shown in Figure 3.25.
Pic. 3.25. Installation position of the sealing ring of the engine oil drain plug
- Fill the engine with engine oil.
- Install the front exhaust pipe.
- Connect the wire to the negative battery terminal.
- Start the engine and check for engine oil leaks.