Nissan Frontier D40. Manual - part 605

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OIL PAN AND OIL STRAINER

17. Remove oil pan (upper) bolts with power tool in reverse order as

shown.

• Insert Tool between oil pan (upper) and lower cylinder block.

Tap (1) Tool to insert it and then slide (2) it by tapping on the
side as shown.

CAUTION:

Be careful not to damage mating surfaces.

18. Remove O-rings from bottom of lower cylinder block and oil

pump.

INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL

Clean oil strainer if any object attached.

INSTALLATION (UPPER)

1.

Install oil pan (upper) as follows:

a.

Use scraper to remove old liquid gasket from mating surfaces.
• Also remove the old liquid gasket from mating surface of lower

cylinder block.

• Remove old liquid gasket from the bolt holes and threads.

CAUTION:

Do not scratch or damage the mating surfaces when clean-
ing off old liquid gasket.

PBIC2887E

Tool number

: KV10111100 (J-37228)

WBIA0566E

PBIC2885E

PBIC2884E

OIL PAN AND OIL STRAINER

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b.

Install new O-rings on the bottom of lower cylinder block and oil
pump.

c.

Apply a continuous bead of liquid gasket using Tool to the lower
cylinder block mating surfaces of oil pan (upper) as shown.

Use Genuine RTV Silicone Sealant or equivalent. Refer to

GI-22, "Recommended Chemical Products and Sealants"

.

CAUTION:

• For bolt holes with   mark, apply liquid gasket outside

the hole.

• Apply a bead of 4.5 to 5.5 mm (0.177 to 0.217 in) in diame-

ter to area (A).

• Attaching should be done within 5 minutes after coating.

d.

Install oil pan (upper).

CAUTION:

Install avoiding misalignment of both oil pan gaskets and O-rings.
• Tighten oil pan (upper) bolts in numerical order as shown.
• There are two types of bolts. 

e.

Tighten transmission joint bolts. Refer to 

TM-69, "Removal and Installation from Vehicle (For 2WD Mod-

els)"

 (2WD M/T models), 

TM-71, "Removal and Installation from Vehicle (For 4WD Models)"

 (4WD M/T

models), 

TM-301, "Removal and Installation for VQ40DE 2WD Models"

 (2WD A/T models), 

TM-303,

"Removal and Installation for VQ40DE 4WD Models"

 (4WD A/T models).

2.

Install oil strainer to oil pan (upper).

3.

Installation of the remaining components is in the reverse order of removal.

INSPECTION AFTER INSTALLATION

1.

Check engine oil level and adjust as needed. Refer to 

LU-21, "Inspection"

.

2.

Start engine, and check for leaks of engine oil.

3.

Stop engine and wait for 10 minutes.

4.

Check engine oil level again. Refer to 

LU-21, "Inspection"

.

PBIC2885E

Tool number

: WS39930000 (

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PBIC2886E

M8 

×

 100 mm (3.97 in)

: 7, 11, 12, 13

M8 

×

 25 mm (0.98 in)

: Except the above

PBIC2887E

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IGNITION COIL

IGNITION COIL

Exploded View

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Removal and Installation

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REMOVAL (LH)

1.

Remove engine room cover. Refer to 

EM-138, "Removal and Installation"

.

2.

Move aside harness, harness bracket, and hoses located above ignition coil.

3.

Disconnect the harness connector from ignition coil.

4.

Remove the ignition coil.

CAUTION:

Do not shock ignition coil.

INSTALLATION (LH)

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

REMOVAL (RH)

1.

Remove intake manifold collector. Refer to 

EM-140, "Removal and Installation"

.

2.

Move aside harness, harness bracket, and hoses located above ignition coil.

3.

Disconnect the harness connector from ignition coil.

4.

Remove the ignition coil.

CAUTION:

Do not shock ignition coil.

INSTALLATION (RH)

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

1.

Ignition coil

2.

Spark plug

PBIC2901E

ROCKER COVER

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ROCKER COVER

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REMOVAL (LH)

1.

Remove the engine room cover. Refer to 

EM-138, "Removal and Installation"

.

2.

Remove air duct and resonator assembly. Refer to 

EM-139, "Exploded View"

.

3.

Separate engine harness removing their brackets from rocker covers.

4.

Remove harness bracket from cylinder head, if necessary. 

5.

Disconnect and remove the intake valve timing control solenoid valve (LH bank). Refer to 

EM-164,

"Exploded View"

.

6.

Remove ignition coils. Refer to 

EM-154, "Removal and Installation"

.

7.

Remove PCV hoses from rocker covers.

8.

Remove oil filler cap from rocker cover (LH), if necessary.

1.

Oil filler cap

2.

PCV hose

3.

PCV valve

4.

O-ring

5.

Rocker cover (RH)

6.

PCV hose

7.

Rocker cover gasket (RH)

8.

Rocker cover gasket (LH)

9.

Rocker cover (LH)

10. PCV hose

PBIC2905E