Mazda MX-6 1998, Workshop Manual

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LUBRICATION SYSTEM
OIL PAN REMOVAL/INSTALLATION
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Drain the engine oil. (Refer to 01-11 ENGINE OIL
REPLACEMENT.)
3. Remove the front pipe. (Refer to 0 1 -1 3A
EXHAUST SYSTEM REMOVAL7INSTALLATION
[FS].) (Refer to 0 1 -1 3B EXHAUST SYSTEM
REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [KL].)
4. Remove in the order indicated in the table.
5. Install in the reverse order of removal.
FS
W 6 U 1 1 1 W 0 5
Oil Pan Removal Note
C a u tio n
• Pry tools can easily scratch the oil pan
mounting surfaces. Prying off the oil pan
can also easily bend the oil pan flange.
Refer to the following instructions before
removing the oil pan.
1. Screw a oil pan bolt in a weld nut hole to make a
small gap between the oil pan upper block and the
oil pan (FS).
WELD NUT
W 6 U 1 1 1 W A 7
W 6 U 1 1 1 W A 5
KL
2. Insert a screwdriver or a separator tool between
the oil pan upper block (FS) or lower cylinder
block (KL) and the oil pan.
W 6 U 1 1 1 W A 8
Oil Pan Installation Note
Caution
•
If the bolts are reused, remove the old
sealant from the bolt threads. Tightening a
bolt that has old sealant on it can cause
thread damage.
CRACKS
Oil pan
a -
Removal Note
w
Installation Note
w
W 6 U 1 1 1 W A 9
19— 25 {1.9—2.6,14— 18}
Nm {kgf-m, ft-lbf}
SHORT BOLT:
7.9— 10.7 N m
{80— 110 kgf cm,
69.5—95.4 in-lbf}
LONG BOLT:
19—25
{1.9—2.6,14— 18}
N m {kgf-m, ft-lbf}
W 6 U 1 1 1 W A 6
0 1 -1 1 -3