RAM 3500 Truck 2WD V8-5.7L (2008)
Oil Pan: Service and Repair
Engine Oil Pan - Installation
INSTALLATION
1. Clean the oil pan gasket mating surface of the block and oil pan.
NOTE: Mopar(R) Engine RTV must be applied to the 4 T-joints, (area where front cover, rear retainer, block, and oil pan gasket meet).
The bead of RTV should cover the bottom of the gasket. This area is approximately 4.5 mm x 25 mm in each of the 4 T-joint locations.
2. Apply Mopar(R) Engine RTV at the 4 T- joints (1,2).
NOTE: When the oil pan is removed, a new integral windage tray and gasket assembly must be installed. The old gasket cannot be reused.
3. Install a new integral windage tray and gasket.
4. Reinstall the oil pump pickup tube with new o-ring. Tighten tube to pump fasteners to 28 Nm (250 in. lbs.).
NOTE: The double ended oil pan studs must be installed in the same location that they were removed from.
