Oil Pan

1. Clean oil pan in solvent and wipe dry with a clean cloth.
2. Clean the oil pan gasket surface. DO NOT use a grinder wheel or other abrasive tool to clean sealing surface.
3. Clean oil screen and tube thoroughly in clean solvent.

1. Inspect oil drain plug and plug hole for stripped or damaged threads. Repair as necessary.
2. Inspect the oil pan mounting flange for bends or distortion. Straighten flange, if necessary.

1. Disconnect Battery.
2. Install Engine Support Fixture.
3. Raise and support vehicle.
4. Remove front wheel and tire assemblies.
5. Remove skid plate (if equipped).
6. Drain engine oil.
7. Remove engine to transmission structural cover, (if equipped).
8. Remove transmission oil cooler line bracket.
9. Remove the front axle assembly from the vehicle.
10. Loosen both engine mount through bolts.
11. Lower the vehicle.
12. Raise the engine using Engine Support Fixture , until the viscous fan almost touches the fan shroud.
13. Raise the vehicle.
14. Remove the oil pan bolts.
15. Separate the oil pan from the engine.
16. Remove the (2) nuts and (1) bolt holding the oil pump pick-up tube, and windage tray in place.
17. Drop the oil pump pick-up tube into the oil pan, and remove the oil pan, pick-up tube, and the windage tray, as an assembly, from the front of the vehicle.

1. Inspect oil pan gasket for defects, and replace if necessary.
2. Clean the oil pan and block gasket mating surfaces.
3. Drop the oil pump pick-up tube into the oil pan, and install the oil pan, pick-up tube, and the windage tray, as an assembly, from the front of the vehicle.
4. Install the windage tray, then the oil pump pick-up tube, and the (2) nuts and (1) bolt holding the oil pump pick-up tube, in place.
5. Torque the pick-up tube fasteners.
6. Install the oil pan.
7. Install and torque the oil pan bolts.
8. Install the engine to transmission structural cover, (if equipped).
9. Lower the vehicle.
10. Lower the engine using Engine Support Fixture.
11. Remove the Engine Support Fixture.
12. Raise the vehicle.
13. Tighten both engine mount through bolts.
14. Install the transmission oil cooler line bracket.
15. Install the front axle assembly to the vehicle.
16. Install the skid plate (if equipped).
17. Install the front wheel and tire assemblies.
18. Lower the vehicle.
19. Refill engine oil.
20. Reconnect battery.
21. Start engine, and check for leaks.

 1.   Disconnect and isolate negative battery cable.
 2.   Install engine support fixture.
 3.   Raise and support vehicle.
 4.   Remove front wheel assemblies.
 5.   Remove skid plate (if equipped). Refer to REMOVAL .
 6.   Drain engine oil.
 7.   Mark adjustment cam position of front lower control arm bolts.
 8.   Remove front lower control arm bolts. Refer to REMOVAL .
 9.   Disconnect LH tie rod. Refer to REMOVAL .
10.   Disconnect LH lower ball joint. Refer to REMOVAL .
11.   Disconnect LH strut clevis. Refer to REMOVAL .
12.   Remove LH front axle. Refer to REMOVAL .
13.   Remove front axle brace bolts.
14.   Remove front prop shaft. Refer to REMOVAL .
15.   Drain front axle.
16.   Using a transmission jack, support front axle.
17.   Remove axle bracket bolts.
18.   With RH axle still in place, remove front differential.
19.   Remove transmission oil cooler line bracket.
20.   Remove engine to transmission stiffening bracket.
21.   Position Engine Support 8534 on the fender lip and align the slots in the brackets with the fender

22.   Secure brackets to the fender using four M6 X 1.0 X 25 MM flanged cap screws.
23.   Tighten the thumbscrews to secure the sleeves to the support tube.
24.   Secure the support tube in an upright position.
25.   Assemble the flat washer, thrust bearing, hook and T handle.
26.   Using the M10 X 1.75 mm flanged nut supplied with the support fixture, secure the chain to the front

27.   Loosen engine mounts.
28.   Remove oil pan bolts.
29.   Separate oil pan (1) from engine.
30.   Move oil pan to one side, remove oils sump bolt and windage tray bolts,

1.   Disconnect Battery.
  2.   Install Engine Support Fixture 8534.
  3.   Raise and support vehicle.
  4.   Remove front wheel and tire assemblies.
  5.   Remove skid plate (if equipped).
  6.   Drain engine oil.
  7.   Remove engine to transmission structural cover, (if equipped).
  8.   Remove transmission oil cooler line bracket.
  9.   Remove the front axle assembly from the vehicle.
 10.   Loosen both engine mount through bolts.
 11.   Lower the vehicle.

Removal

  5.   Torque the pick-up tube fasteners.
  6.   Install the oil pan.
  7.   Install and torque the oil pan bolts.
  8.   Install the engine to transmission structural cover, (if equipped).
  9.   Lower the vehicle.
 10.   Lower the engine using Engine Support Fixture 8534.
 11.   Remove the Engine Support Fixture 8534.
 12.   Raise the vehicle.
 13.   Tighten both engine mount through bolts.
 14.   Install the transmission oil cooler line bracket.
 15.   Install the front axle assembly to the vehicle.
 16.   Install the skid plate (if equipped).
 17.   Install the front wheel and tire assemblies.
 18.   Lower the vehicle.
 19.   Refill engine oil.
 20.   Reconnect battery.
 21.   Start engine, and check for leaks.

  6.   Tighten the pick-up tube fasteners.
  7.   Install the oil pan.
  8.   Install and tighten the oil pan bolts. See Fig. 145.
  9.   Install the engine to transmission structural cover, (if equipped).
 10.   Lower engine, and remove Engine Support 8534.
 11.   Lower the vehicle.
 12.   Lower the engine using Engine Support Fixture 8534.
 13.   Remove the Engine Support Fixture 8534.
 14.   Raise the vehicle.
 15.   Tighten both engine mount through bolts.
 16.   Install the transmission oil cooler line bracket.
 17.   Lower the vehicle.
 18.   Refill engine oil.
 19.   Reconnect battery.
 20.   Start engine and check for leaks.