Opel Frontera UE. Manual - part 992

6G–12

ENGINE LUBRICATION (6VD1 3.2L)

 

Oil Pump Oil Seal

Removal

1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Drain engine oil.
3. Remove crankshaft pulley.

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Refer to removal procedure for Crankshaft Pulley in
this manual.

4. Remove timing belt.

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Refer to removal procedure for Timing Belt in this
manual.

5. Remove timing pulley from crankshaft.
6. Remove oil pump oil seal using a sealer puller.

NOTE: Take care not to damage sealing surfaces of oil
pump and crankshaft when removing oil seal.

Installation

1. Install oil pump oil seal, apply engine oil to oil seal lip,

then install oil seal using 5–8840–2287–0 installer.

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2. Install timing pulley to crankshaft.
3. Install timing belt.

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Refer to installation procedure for Timing Belt in this
manual.

4. Install crankshaft pulley.

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Refer to installation procedure for Crankshaft
Pulley in this manual.

5. Refill engine oil until full level.

6G–13

ENGINE LUBRICATION (6VD1 3.2L)

Oil Filter

Removal

1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Drain engine oil.
3. Remove oil filter using 5–8840–0203–0 filter wrench.

Installation

1. Clean filter fitting surface and apply small amount of

engine oil to sealing surface.

2. Install oil filter cartridge by hand until it comes in

contact with sealing surface then rotate additional 7/8
turn to tighten using 5–8840–0203–0 filter wrench.

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Legend

(1) Oil Pump
(2) Oil Filter
(3) Oil Gallery
(4) From Filter
(5) To Filter

3. Fill engine oil until full level on dipstick.
4.  Reconnect battery ground cable.

6G–14

ENGINE LUBRICATION (6VD1 3.2L)

 

Main Data and Specification

General Specification

Item

Specifications

Item

6VD1

6VE1

Oil capacity

5.3 liters

Torque Specifications

Crankcase, Oil pan, Timing belt tensioner, Timing pulley, timing belt cover, Oil pump, Oil gallery, Oil strainer
                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                          N·m (kg·m/lb ft)

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6G–15

ENGINE LUBRICATION (6VD1 3.2L)

Special Tool

ILLUSTRATION

TOOL NO.

TOOL NAME

5–8840–2287–0

(J–39202)

Installer; Oil pump oil

seal

5–8840–2153–0

(J–37228)

Seal cutter

5–8840–2005–0

(J–29107)

Universal pitman arm

puller

5–8840–0203–0

(J–36390)

Wrench; Oil filter