First, disconnect the negative battery terminal and raise the front of the vehicle safely on jack stands, applying the parking brake and blocking the rear wheels. Drain engine oil from the car and if your car has one remove lower splash shield fasteners along with skid plate fasteners. For removal of bolts and nuts around its perimeter take care not to pry it between upper and lower pans to avoid damage. You can tap on a soft-faced hammer to help break loose any stuck gasket or use a putty knife if necessary. Remove power steering gear as well as dipstick tube bracket mounting bolt and then pull out carefully dipstick tube for removing upper oil pan. Remove lower oil pan, coolant tube-to-upper pan fastener, and move back tube. Disconnect the front differential from engine mounts in case it is a 4WD model, connect engine hoist to engine above oil pan bolts to lift it up for access. Four lower oil pan-to-transmission mounting bolts should be removed including torque converter access plate at which point rubber plugs below are taken off too (also two rubber plugs). In order to separate an upper pan from an engine block you should remove nineteen upper oil pan bolts (M6 size) located around it's perimeter with caution. Clean both sumps and surfaces where they come into contact each other; apply RTV sealant to sealing surface of top sump; install top sump & tighten finger tight all screws thereon; finally tighten those pan-to-transmission screws in a circular pattern beginning from centre outwards towards torque value set by manufacturer for this screw size. Lowering bottom part involves application of RTV silicone sealant to mating surfaces, installing bottom part as well as tightening screws in similar circle outward manner ending up at required torque setting indicated by company specifications applicable hereof . Finally fill the crankcase with fresh oil, start-up & run until normal operating temperature has been attained while looking out leaks that could have taken place during previous step.
