Oil Pan Removal Note

Set the wiring harness and wiring harness bracket out of the way to access the transaxle upper fitting bolts.
Before loosening the bolts securing the engine and transaxle, put a mark on each transaxle bolt and the transaxle (to determine when they have been turned one full turn), then loosen the bolts one full turn (360° ).

Fig 1: Transaxle Bolts
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CAUTION:
- Do not loosen the bolts more than one turn (360° ), otherwise the transaxle could be damaged.
NOTE:
- Loosen the bolts in the order of top to bottom.
Remove the four bolts that secure the engine front cover to the oil pan.

Fig 2: Locating Engine To Oil Pan Front Cover Bolts
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Remove the oil pan using a separator tool.

Fig 3: Removing Oil Pan Using Separator Tool
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