O I L P A N R E M O V A - Honda Civic Service Manual

1 .
OilPan Removal
Drain the engine oil (see page 8-5).
lf the engine is still in the vehicle, remove the
subframe.
-1 Attach the chain hoist to the engine (see step
35 on page 5-6).
-2 Disconnectthe suspension lower arm ball
joints (see step 3 on page 18-19).
-3 Remove the rear mounl mounting bolts (see
step 39 on page 5-7).
-4 Remove the front mount mounting bolt (see
step 40 on page 5-7).
-5 Use a marker to make alignment marks on the
reference lines that align with the centers of
the rear subframe mounting bolts. Remove the
front subframe (see step 43 on page 5-8).
Remove the bolts/nuts securing the oil pan.
Drive an oil pan seal cutter between the oil pan and
cylinder block.
5 . C u t t h e o i l p a n s e a l b y s t r i k i n g t h e s i d e o f t h e c u t t e r
to slide the cutter along the oil pan.
6 . R e m o v e t h e o i l p a n .
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