Replace Lower Oil Pan on Vanden Plas (X308) V8-40L SC (AJ27) (2001) Engine
Oil Pan: Service and Repair
Lower Oil Pan
Removal
1. Open the engine compartment and fit paintwork protection sheets.
2. Raise the vehicle on a ramp.
3. Drain the engine oil.
Position the waste oil dowser.
Remove the oil pan drain plug and drain the engine oil.
Wipe the drain plug and refit it, to prevent oil dripping.
Move the oil Dowser away from the vehicle.
4. Remove the oil pan.
Remove the eighteen bolts which secure the oil pan to the oil pan body.
Remove the oil pan from the oil pan body.
Remove the gasket from the oil pan body assembly.
5. Clean and inspect the sealing faces on the oil pan body assembly.
Clean and inspect the new oil pan mating face.
Installation