Removal Procedure
- Drain the engine oil. Refer to ENGINE OIL AND OIL FILTER REPLACEMENT .
- Remove the engine front cover. Refer to ENGINE FRONT COVER REPLACEMENT .
- Remove the oil filter adapter. Refer to OIL FILTER ADAPTER REPLACEMENT .
- Remove the air conditioning (A/C) compressor bolts and reposition. Refer to AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR REPLACEMENT (LAU/A28NER) .
- Remove the 4 oil pan to transmission fasteners.
- Remove the oil pan. Refer to OIL PAN REMOVAL .
- Clean the oil pan and the engine block gasket surface. Refer to OIL PAN CLEANING AND INSPECTION .