Oil Pan Installation Cadillac ELR I

Special Tools

EN-49980 Guidance Pins

For equivalent regional tools, refer to Special Tools .

1. Clean the sealing surfaces from old sealing material, dirt, oil and grease.
2. Apply sealing compound to the oil pan. The thickness of the sealing bead (3) should be 2 mm (0.0787 in).
3. Apply sealing compound to the groove of the engine front cover (1).
4. Apply sealing compound around the screw bore (2) of the crankshaft bearing cap tie plate.
5. Install the oil pan seal rings to the grooves of the engine front cover.
6. Install the 2 EN-49980 pins (1) and (2) to the shown oil pan screw bores.
7. Cautiously install the oil pan. Guide the oil pan with EN-49980 pins (2) and the equivalent screw bores (1).
8. Fix the oil pan with 4 oil pan bolts.
9. Remove EN-49980 pins.
10. Install the remaining 12 oil pan bolts and hand tighten.
11. Lay on a straight edge (1) to oil pan and engine block and adjust the transition in area (2) until there is no clearance between oil pan and straight edge. Use a rubber mallet.
12. Tighten the 16 oil pan bolts to 10 N.m (89 lb in).