Steel Oil Pan Type: Clean and dry the oil pan mating surfaces and bolt holes. Apply liquid gasket, part No. 08C70-K0334M or 08C70-X0331S, on the oil pump and engine block end cover mating areas. Apply liquid gasket to these points. Apply liquid gasket, part No. 08C70-K0334M or 08C70-X0331S, to the new oil pan gasket (A) at the four corners of the recesses (B), then install the oil pan (C).

Tighten bolts and nuts finger tight at six points as shown below. Tighten all bolts and nuts, stating from nut (1), clockwise in 3 steps. In the final step, tighten all bolts, in sequence to 12 Nm (1.2 kgf/m, 8.7 lbf/ft). After assembly, wait at least 30 minutes before filling the engine with oil.