Apply a 12.7 mm [0.05 in] bead of RTV sealant to the rear cover, block, front cover, and block mounting faces.

The bead must extend the full width of the flange.

Install a new oil pan gasket.

Capscrews 1 through 6 are longer than the rest of the oil pan capscrews to accommodate the thickness of the clamping plate.

Install and finger tighten one of the 11.0 mm [7/16 in] oil pan mounting capscrews on each side of the oil pan, halfway between the front and the rear of the oil pan.

Install the clamping plate and capscrews.

Install the flywheel housing dust seal under the correct oil pan capscrews.

Install and finger tighten the remaining capscrews.

Tighten the four 8 mm [5/16 in] capscrews in the rear of the oil pan in the sequence illustrated.

Tighten the thirty-two 11 mm [7/16 in] capscrews in the sequence illustrated.

Install the noise panel and lock nuts, if equipped.

Tighten the lock nuts.