Genuine Honda Crosstour Oil Pan

Honda Crosstour Oil Pan Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Pan Assembly, Oil
  11200-R40-A00
  Q: How to remove and install oil pan on Four cylinder engine on Honda Crosstour?

  A: To have the components out of the way, one has to unplug the cable from the negative terminal and take out the air filter housing. For manual transaxles remove the following: clutch release cylinder and hydraulic line bracket mounting bolts. Thirdly, unscrew the battery and battery tray and unclasp the harness connector clamp to have the harness out of the way. See if the front wheel lug nuts are loose, if not then you chivalously lift the vehicle using the jackstands and then remove the front wheels. Sucker out the engine oil and unbolt the ground cable and the upper transaxle mount bracket from the transaxle and engine room. Next, go and take out the front engine mount stop and the upper mount bolt and then take out the rear engine mount stop and the rear mount bolt. Remove the bolts connecting the stabilizer bar links to the lower control arm, remove the damper fork from the left shock absorber assembly and disconnect the left lower control arm from the steering knuckle. Disconnect the left driveaxle and four grommetted nuts of the transaxle container lower mount. Place a floor jack under the transaxle with a block of wood placed under the jack to avoid scratching the transaxle surface, then raise the transaxle to about two inches and then detach the transaxle brace. Subsequently the oil pan bolts should be unbolted and the oil pan should be gently eased off the engine block if needed this can be done with a rubber mallet and a block of wood and a hammer. For installation, scrap off all remnants of the previous gasket from the region round the lower crankcase and the oil pan by use of a scraper and solvent. Run a 2 mm thick line of RTV sealant on the outer rim of the oil pan, where it should dry for no more than 5 minutes. Reduce the heads of the oil pan bolts and fix them neatly in a star-like pattern with the central bolts tightened first. The remaining installation is a reversed procedure of removal, which guarantees that the transaxle brace and the driveaxle/hub nuts are tightened to the required torque. Last, do not start the engine for at least 3 hours after filling the crankcase and, when doing so, do not forget to change the oil filter and to fill the crankcase with the correct engine oil.