OEM 2000 Cadillac Seville Oil Pan

2000 Cadillac Seville Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to service and repair the oil pan on 2000 Cadillac Seville?

  A: The first step for servicing and repairing the Oil Pan involves emptying engine oil. Begin by extracting both the transaxle assembly along with the exhaust crossover pipe from the system. Use caution when removing Oil Pan bolts because you can keep using the reusable Oil Pan Gasket unless it shows damage but maintain the gasket in the Oil Pan groove only when needed. Clean the Oil Pan before performing an inspection. A new Oil Pan seal installation requires cleaning the seal groove and pressing the seal inside the pan groove in both forward and backward directions. Place the Oil Pan into position against the crankcase before tightening the retaining bolts to 10 nm (89 inch lbs.) according to the specified bolt sequence. Once complete reinstall the exhaust crossover and replace the transaxle assembly before refilling the engine oil.