Vauxhall Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Oil Pan, Remove and Install (Aluminium Oil Pan)  

  Remove, Disconnect   

If present: disconnect wiring harness plug for dynamic oil level control.   Remove front exhaust pipe with catalytic converter.   Open oil drain bolt - place collecting basin underneath.   Remove fastening bolts (1) from transmission housing. Remove oil pan from cylinder block and oil pump.     Clean    Clean sealing surfaces and remove gasket residue.     Install, Connect    Apply a bead of adhesive sealing compound (black) to joints (arrows) of oil pump and rear crankshaft bearing cap.

  Install, Connect   

Attach oil pan with new gasket (arrow) to oil pump, cylinder block and transmission. Attach oil drain plug with new seal ring to oil pan - tightening torque of inner torx bolt 14 Nm / 10 lbf. ft., hex bolt 45 Nm / 33 lbf. ft.     Important!    Installation sequence:     1  Tighten all bolts loosely.   2  Tighten bolts on cylinder block and oil pump - tightening torque - 10 Nm / 7 lbf. ft. 1) .   3  Fasten bolts on transmission - tightening torque M8 = 20 Nm / 15 lbf. ft., M10 = 40 Nm / 29.5 lbf. ft.       Install, Connect    Install front exhaust pipe with catalytic converter and new gaskets. If present: connect wiring harness plug for dynamic oil level control.   Fill up engine oil to mark "MAX" on oil dipstick.

1)  Re-cut bolts before re-use and insert with bolt locking compound (red). The installation time including the torque check is max. 10 min.