Fluid pan gasket and screen

FLUID PAN GASKET AND SCREEN

Service repair no - 44.24.05 - Fluid pan gasket Service repair no - 44.24.07 - Fluid screen

Remove

1. Site vehicle on a four post ramp [hoist].
2. Disconnect battery negative lead.
3. Raise vehicle.
4. Drain fluid and refit plug with new seal. Tighten to 43 Nm, 32 lbf ft.
5. Remove catalytic converter assembly See EMISSION CONTROL, Repair, Front pipe/catalytic converter.

Refit

14. Clean fluid screen and blow out with airline.
15. Clean suction pipe.
16. Fit new ’O’ ring seals to fluid screen using light grease to aid assembly.
17. Fit fluid screen and suction pipe with spacer and
18. Refit fluid pan using a NEW gasket.
19. Connect dipstick tube to fluid pan, tighten bolt at
6. Release fuel pipes from retaining clip secured by top RH chassis crossmember bolt.
7. Remove 8 bolts securing chassis crossmember.
20. Position both exhaust heat shields and refit
8. With assistance and using a body jack between chassis longitudinals, jack chassis sufficiently to enable removal of crossmember.
21. Refit catalytic converter assembly
9. Disconnect dipstick tube from fluid pan. Loosen securing bolt at bell housing and move tube aside.
22. Connect battery.
10. Remove clamps securing fluid pan. Note their
23. Refill transmission using correct grade of fluid

locations for refit and withdraw pan.

11. Remove gasket and clean gasket mating faces.
12. Remove securing screws and detach oil screen and suction pipe, taking care to retain suction
24. Apply parking brake and with selector at ’P’, run

pipe spacer, discard ’O’ ring seal.

13. Detach suction pipe from fluid screen, discard
25. Apply footbrake, from ’P’, move selector to

’O’ ring seal.

secure with bolts. Tighten to 8 Nm, 6 lbf ft. Tighten to 8 Nm, 6 lbf ft.

bell housing. Filler tube union nut Tighten to 70 Nm, 52 lbf ft.

chassis cross-member. Secure fuel pipes to retaining clip. See EMISSION CONTROL, Repair, Front pipe/catalytic converter.

• See LUBRICANTS, FLUIDS AND
• CAPACITIES, Information, Recommended
• Lubricants and Fluids.

engine at idle.

position ’1’ and back to ’N’. Check fluid level, this must be between the level marks. Top-up as necessary.