could anybody tell me the tourqe specs for oil pan bolts and any other bolts involved with changing oil pan on my 2000 neon help please thanx tschay

 

105 inch pounds on the oil pan bolts and thread them in a star pattern. Screw in all of them about half way so you have room to move the pan and gasket so you can succesfully install all the pan bolts. use RTV silicone on the block and on the pan inbetween the gasket.

 

the only other thing i took off was the bottom plate that bolts to the bell housing and the other 2 bolts that connect the pan to it.

 

thanx, frank

 

you must have and oil pan leak in the back of the engine. mine did and i got a new gasket and silicone and fix it. match up the new gasket on the pan with the pan off to make sure the holes for the bolts line up then take it off the pan and silicone it. dont go overboard with the silicone you dont want it in the oil. so about an 8th inch thick bead around the bolt holes then connect them all together with silicone. THEN on the block we use silicone on that line were the engine meets with the oil pump you'll see a parting line on both sides. use 8th inch bead of silicone on it ( fill the line) on both sides then put silicone on the block around the bolt holes. just like the pan. Then place the new gasket on the pan and the silicone will hold it. IT will be a lil trickey to get the pan back up. might have to remove bell housing splash shield and oil filter adapter. BUT I didnt remove them. I gotter up there. good luck. I think the bolts are 10mm for the pan