Before removing the engine oil pan, take out the negative
Battery Cable and fasten Engine Support Fixture 8534B to the vehicle without jacking up the engine. To take out the
Engine Mount to frame bolt, on 2WD vehicles remove each bolt, but on 4WD vehicles loosen the left and right mount bolts and remove only the lower bolt from each side, while always noting the slot at the upper hole in the bracket. After that, take off the structural cover and get rid of the engine oil. Remove the front crossmember, but be sure the engine is only raised a little to give enough space for the oil pan while checking close to the fan shroud to fan and cowl to
Intake Manifold. To give you space to remove the oil pan, use Engine Support Fixture 8534B to raise the engine. Uninstall the
Transmission Mount to crossmember bolts, then, using the right transmission jack, raise the transmission up about 3 inches. Don't try to remove the gasket from the oil pan since the gasket holds the engine windage tray in place. Unfasten the oil pan bolts in the stated order and then bring out the oil pan, placing the double-ended oil pan studs where they belong. After unbolting the oil pump pickup tube, disconnect it and place a new oil pan gasket/windage tray assembly, as a worn gasket cannot be reused. Steps 9 and 11 on page 32 require you to discard the old integral windage tray and gasket and fit new ones.