Clean the oil pan mating surface.Clean the oil pan-(1). Remove all the sludge andthe oil deposits.Inspect the threads for the engine oil drain plug.Inspect the oil pan for cracking near the pan rail and thetransmission mounting points.Inspect the oil pan for cracking resulting from impact orflying road debris.
Note:The oil pan baffle and pickup screen are not removable fromthe oil pan.
Inspect the oil pan baffle and pickup screen.Repair or replace the oil pan as necessary.General Description
The front suspension has 2 primary purposes:Isolate the driver from irregularities in the roadsurface.Define the ride and handling characteristics of thevehicle.The front suspension absorbs the impact of the tirestravelling over irregular road surfaces and dissipates this energythroughout the suspen ...