Mitsubishi Eclipse. Manual - part 865

FRONT CASE AND OIL PUMP

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ENGINE OVERHAUL <2.4L>

11B-37

Required Special Tools:

• MB991603: Bearing Installer Stopper

• MD998162: Plug Wrench

• MD998285: Crankshaft Front Oil Seal Guide

• MD998371: Silent Shaft Bearing Puller

• MD998372: Silent Shaft Bearing Puller

• MD998375: Crankshaft Front Oil Seal Installer

• MD998705: Silent Shaft Bearing Installer

• MD998727: Oil Pan Remover

• MD998783: Plug Wrench Retainer

REMOVAL SERVICE POINTS

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<<A>> OIL PAN REMOVAL
1. Remove all oil pan bolts.
2. Drive in special tool MD998727 between the cylinder block 

and oil pan.
NOTE: Never use a screwdriver or chisel to remove the oil 
pan. It will deform the oil pan flange and result in oil leakage.

3. Gently hit the special tool on its corner (shoulder), then slide 

it along the oil pan to remove it.

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<<B>> PLUG REMOVAL
1. Fit special tool MD998162 on the plug, and then hold it in 

position with special tool MD998783.

2. Loosen the plug.
3. Remove special tools MD998783 and MD998162 and then 

the plug.

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REMOVAL STEPS

>>M<<

1. OIL FILTER

>>N<<

2. OIL PRESSURE SWITCH
3. DRAIN PLUG

>>L<<

4. DRAIN PLUG GASKET

<<A>> >>K<<

5. OIL PAN
6. OIL SCREEN
7. OIL SCREEN GASKET

<<B>> >>J<<

8. PLUG
9. O-RING

<<C>> >>I<<

10.FLANGE BOLT
11.RELIEF PLUG
12.GASKET
13.RELIEF SPRING
14.RELIEF PLUNGER

>>H<<

15.OIL FILTER BRACKET
16.OIL FILTER BRACKET GASKET

>>H<<

17.OIL PUMP CASE ASSEMBLY
18.FRONT CASE GASKET

19.OIL PUMP COVER

>>G<<

20.OIL PUMP DRIVEN GEAR

>>G<<

21.OIL PUMP DRIVE GEAR

>>F<<

22.CRANKSHAFT FRONT OIL SEAL

>>E<<

23.OIL PUMP OIL SEAL

>>D<<

24.COUNTERBALANCE SHAFT OIL 

SEAL

25.FRONT CASE
26.COUNTERBALANCE SHAFT, LEFT
27.COUNTERBALANCE SHAFT, 

RIGHT

<<D>> >>C<<

28.COUNTERBALANCE SHAFT, 

FRONT BEARING

<<E>> >>B<<

29.COUNTERBALANCE SHAFT, REAR 

BEARING, LEFT

<<E>> >>A<<

30.COUNTERBALANCE SHAFT, REAR 

BEARING, RIGHT

REMOVAL STEPS (Continued)

AKX00466

MD998727

AB

AKX00468

MD998162

MD998783

AB

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<<C>> FLANGE BOLT REMOVAL
1. Remove the plug on the side of the cylinder block.
2. Insert a Phillips screwdriver [shank diameter 8 mm (0.3 

inch)] into the plug hole to lock the counterbalance shaft.

3. Loosen the flange bolt.

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<<D>> COUNTERBALANCE SHAFT FRONT BEARING 
REMOVAL
Using special tool MD998371, remove the counterbalance 
shaft front bearing from the cylinder block.
NOTE: Be sure to remove the front bearing first.
If it has not been removed, special tool MD998372 cannot be 
used for rear balance shaft bearing removal.

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<<E>> COUNTERBALANCE SHAFT REAR BEARING 
REMOVAL
1. Install special tools MB991603 and MD998372 in front of the 

cylinder block when removing the left counterbalance shaft 
rear bearing.

2. Using special tool MD998372, remove the right 

counterbalance shaft rear bearing from the cylinder block.

AKX00469AB

PLUG

SCREWDRIVER

AKX00574

AKX00447

FRONT
BEARING

MD998371

AB

AKX00452

MD998372

MB991603

AB

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INSTALLATION SERVICE POINTS

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>>A<< RIGHT COUNTERBALANCE SHAFT REAR BEAR-
ING INSTALLATION
1. Apply engine oil to the bearing outer surface and bearing 

hole in the cylinder block.

2. Using special tool MD998705, install the rear bearing. Make 

sure that the oil hole of the bearing is aligned with that of the 
cylinder block.

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>>B<< LEFT COUNTERBALANCE SHAFT REAR BEARING 
INSTALLATION
1. Install special tool MB991603 to the cylinder block.
2. Apply engine oil to the rear bearing outer surface and 

bearing hole in the cylinder block.

3. Using special tool MD998705, install the rear bearing.

NOTE: The left rear bearing has no oil holes.

.

AKX00533

MD998705

BEARING

OIL HOLE

AB

AKX00453

MB991603

AB

MD998705

AKX00528

REAR 
BEARING

MB991603

MD998705

AB

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>>C<< COUNTERBALANCE SHAFT FRONT BEARING 
INSTALLATION
1. Apply engine oil to the front bearing outer surface and 

bearing hole in the cylinder.

2. Using special tool MD998705, install the front bearing. Make 

sure that the oil hole of the bearing is aligned with that of the 
cylinder block.

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>>D<< COUNTERBALANCE SHAFT OIL SEAL 
INSTALLATION
Using a suitable socket wrench, install the counterbalance shaft 
oil seal into the front case.

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>>E<< OIL PUMP OIL SEAL INSTALLATION
Using a suitable socket wrench, install the oil pump oil seal into 
the front case.

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AKX00534

MD998705

MD998705

BEARING

CYLINDER
BLOCK

OIL HOLE

AB

AKX00576

OIL SEAL

SOCKET WRENCH

FRONT CASE

AB

AKX00570

SOCKET
WRENCH

OIL SEAL

FRONT CASE

AB