OPEL FRONTERA 1998 Workshop Manual

6G–2
ENGINE LUBRICATION
General Description
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Legend
(1) Oil Strainer
(2) Oil Pump
(3) Relief Valve
(4) Oil Pressure Switch
(5) Oil Filter
(6) Safety Valve
(7) Oil Pressure Unit
(8) Oil Gallery
(9) Crankshaft Bearing(10) Crankshaft
(11) Connecting Rod Bearing
(12) Connecting Rod
(13) Piston
(14) Oil Gallery; Cylinder Head
(15) Camshaft
(16) Camshaft Journal
(17) Front Journal; Camshaft Drive Gear
(18) Rear Journal; Camshaft Drive Gear
(19) Oil Pan

6G–3 ENGINE LUBRICATION
Oil Pump
Oil Pump and Associated Parts
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Legend
(1) Crankshaft Timing Pulley
(2) Crankcase with Oil Pan
(3) Oil Pipe
(4) Oil Strainer
(5) Oil Pump Assembly
(6) Plug
(7) Spring(8) Relief Valve
(9) Oil Pump Cover
(10) Driven Gear
(11) Drive Gear
(12) Oil Seal
(13) O-ring
(14) Oil Pump Body
Oil Pump and Associated Parts
1. Remove crankshaft timing pulley.
2. Remove crankcase with oil pan.
3. Remove oil pipe.
4. Remove oil strainer.5. Remove oil pump assembly.
6. Remove plug.
7. Remove spring.
8. Remove relief valve.
9. Remove oil pump cover.
10. Remove driven gear.

6G–4
ENGINE LUBRICATION
11. Remove drive gear.
12. Remove oil seal.
13. Remove O-ring.
Inspection and Repair
CAUTION: Make necessary correction or parts
replacement if wear, damage or any other abnormal
conditions are found during inspection.
Relief Valve (8)
Check to see that the relief valve slides freely.
The oil pump must be replaced if the relief valve does
not slide freely.
Replace the spring and/or the oil pump assembly (5) if
the spring is damaged or badly worn.
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Body (14) and Gears (10, 11)
The pump assembly must be replaced if one or more of
the conditions below is discovered during inspection.
Badly worn or damaged driven gear (10).
Badly worn drive gear (11) driving face.
Badly scratched or scored body sliding face (14) or
driven gear (10).
Badly worn or damaged gear teeth.
Measure the clearance between the body and the driven
gear with a feeler gauge.
Standard : 0.10 mm–0.18 mm
(0.0039 in.–0.0070 in)
Limit : 0.20mm (0.0079 in)
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Measure the clearance between the drive gear and
driven gear with a feeler gauge.
Standard : 0.11 mm–0.24 mm
(0.0043 in–0.0094 in)
Limit : 0.35mm (0.0138 in)
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Measure the side clearance with a precision straight
edge and a feeler gauge.
Clearance
Standard : 0.03 mm–0.09 mm
(0.0011 in–0.0035 in)
Limit : 0.15mm (0.0059 in)

6G–5 ENGINE LUBRICATION
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Oil Strainer
Check the oil strainer for cracking and scoring. If cracking
and scoring are found, the oil strainer must be replaced.
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Reassembly
1. Install drive gear (11).
2. Install driven gear (10).
3. Install oil pump cover (9) and first, loosely tighten all of
the attaching screws. Next, tighten the attaching
screws to the specified torque.
Torque : 10 Nꞏm (1.0 Kgꞏm/89 lb in)
After installation, check that the gear rotates
smoothly.
4. Install relief valve (8) and apply engine oil to the relief
valve and spring (7).
5. Install spring (7).6. Install the plug (6).
Torque : 8 Nꞏm (0.8 Kgꞏm/69 lb in)
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7. Install oil pump assembly (5).
Carefully remove any oil from the cylinder body and
the pump. Apply sealant (TB–1207B or equivalent)
to the pump fitting face as shown in illustration. Take
care that sealant is not applied to oil port surfaces.
The oil pump assembly must be installed within 5
minutes after sealant application before the sealant
hardens.
CAUTION: Do not apply an excessive amount of
sealant to the contact surface. Applying too much
sealant will overflow the contact surfaces. This
could cause serious damage to the engine.
Attach oil pump assembly to cylinder body.
Tighten the oil pump fixing bolts.
Torque : 25 Nꞏm (2.5 Kgꞏm/18 lbꞏft)
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6G–6
ENGINE LUBRICATION
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Legend
(1) Around Bolt Holes
(2) Around Dowel Pin
8. Install the new oil seal (12). Apply engine oil to the oil
seal lip before installation then use 5–8840–2287–0
oil seal Installer, install oil seal.
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9. Install oil strainer (4) with O-ring (13).
Torque: 25 Nꞏm (2.5 Kgꞏm/18 lb ft)
10. Install oil pipe (3) with O-ring (13).
Torque: 25 Nꞏm (2.5 Kgꞏm/18 lb ft)
11. Install crankcase with oil pan (2).
Remove oil on crankcase mounting surface and dry
the surface.
Apply a proper 4.5 mm (0.7 in) wide bead of sealant
(TB1207C or equivalent) to the crankcase
mounting surface. The bead must be continuous.
The crankcase must be installed within 5 minutes
after sealant application before the sealant
hardens.
Tighten fixing bolts to the specified torque.
Torque : 10 Nꞏm (1.0 Kgꞏm/89 lb in)
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12. Install crankshaft timing pulley.

6G–7 ENGINE LUBRICATION
Oil Pan and Crankcase
Removal
1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Drain engine oil.
3. Lift vehicle by supporting the frame.
4. Remove front wheels.
5. Remove oil level dipstick from level gauge tube.
6. Remove stone guard.
7. Remove radiator under fan shroud.
8. Remove suspension cross member fixing bolts, 2 pcs
each per side and remove suspension cross member.
9. Remove pitman arm and relay lever assembly, using
the 5–8840–2005–0 remover, remove pitman arm
from the steering unit and remove four fixing bolts for
relay lever assembly.
10. Remove axle housing assembly four fixing bolts from
housing isolator side and mounting bolts from wheel
side. At this time support the axle with a garage jack
and remove axle housing assembly.
11. Remove oil pan fixing bolts.
12. Remove oil pan, using 5–8840–2153–0 sealer cutter,
remove oil pan.
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13. Remove crankcase fixing bolts.
14. Remove crankcase, using 5–8840–2153–0 sealer
cutter, remove crankcase.
NOTE: Do not deform or damage the flange of oil pan and
crankcase.
Replace the oil pan and/or crankcase if deformed or dam-
aged.
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Installation
1. Install crankcase.
1. Remove residual sealant, lubricant and moisture
from mounting surface, then dry thoroughly.
2. Properly apply a 4.5 mm (0.7 in) wide bead of
sealant (TB-1207C or equivalent) to mounting
surface of crankcase.
Sealant beat must be continuous.
The crankcase must be installed within 5
minutes after sealant application before the
sealant hardens.
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6G–8
ENGINE LUBRICATION
3. Install crankcase, tighten crankcase fixing bolts
to the specified torque.
Torque : 10 Nꞏm (1.0 Kgꞏm/89 lb in)
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2. Install oil pan
1. Remove residual sealant, lubricant and moisture
from mounting surface, then dry thoroughly.
2. Properly apply a 4.5 mm (07 in) wide bead of
sealant (TB-1207C or equivalent) to mounting
surface of oil pan.
Sealant beat must be continuous.
The crankcase must be installed within 5
minutes after sealant application befor the
sealant hardens.
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3. Install oil pan, tighten oil pan fixing bolts to the
specified torque.
Torque : 25 Nꞏm (2.5 Kgꞏm/18 lb ft)3. Install axle housing assembly and tighten fixing bolts
to the specified torque.
Axle case bolts
Torque : 82 Nꞏm (8.4 Kgꞏm/60 lb ft)
Mounting bolts
Torque : 152 Nꞏm (15.5 Kgꞏm/112 lb ft)
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4. Install relay lever assembly and tighten fixing bolts.
Torque: 44 Nꞏm (4.5 Kgꞏm/32 lb ft)
5. Engage teeth of pitman arm and steering unit, and
tighten nut to the specified torque.
Torque : 216 Nꞏm (22.0 Kgꞏm/159 lb ft)
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Legend
(1) Pitman Arm
(2) Relay Lever

6G–9 ENGINE LUBRICATION
6. Install suspension cross member and tighten fixing
bolts to the specified torque.
Torque : 78 Nꞏm (8.0 Kgꞏm/58 lb ft)
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7. Install radiator under fan shroud.
8. Install stone guard.
9. Install engine oil level dipstick.
10. Fill engine oil until full level on engine oil gauge
dipstick.

6G–10
ENGINE LUBRICATION
Oil Pump
Removal
1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Drain engine oil.
3. Remove crankcase assembly.
Refer to removal procedure for Oil Pan and
Crankcase in this manual.
4. Remove crankshaft pulley.
Refer to removal procedure for Crankshaft Pulley in
this manual.
5. Remove timing belt.
Refer to removal procedure for Timing Belt in this
manual.
6. Remove timing pulley from crankshaft.
7. Remove four fixing bolts from oil filter assembly.
8. Remove oil strainer fixing bolts, remove oil strainer
assembly with O-ring.
9. Remove three bolts from oil pipe and O-ring.
10. Remove eight oil pump fixing bolts, then oil pump
assembly.
11. Remove sealant from mounting surface of oil pump
assembly, cylinder block and take care not to damage
mounting surfaces of oil pump and cylinder block.
Installation
1. Install oil pump assembly
Apply sealant (TB-1207B or equivalent) to the oil
pump mounting surfaces as shown in the
illustration.
The oil pump assembly must be installed within 5
minutes after sealant application before the sealant
hardens.
NOTE: Do not apply sealant to the oil ports.
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Use 5–8840–2287–0 installer when installing new
oil seal.
Apply engine oil to oil seal lip.
Install oil pump assembly to the cylinder block.
NOTE: Do not damage oil seal during installation of oil
pump assembly.
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Tighten fixing bolts to the specified torque.
Torque : 25 Nꞏm (2.5 Kgꞏm/18 lb ft)
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2. Install oil pipe with O-ring, tighten fixing bolt to the
specified torque.
Torque : 10 Nꞏm (1.0 Kgꞏm/89 lb in)
3. Install oil strainer with O-ring, tighten fixing bolt to the
specified torque.
Torque : 25 Nꞏm (2.5 Kgꞏm/18 lb ft)

6G–11 ENGINE LUBRICATION
4. Install oil filter assembly and tighten bolts to the
specified torque.
Torque : 25 Nꞏm (2.5 Kgꞏm/18 lb ft)
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Legend
(1) Oil Pump
(2) Oil Filter
(3) Oil Gallery
(4) From Oil Filter
(5) To Oil Filter
5. Install timing pulley on crankshaft.
Install timing belt.
Refer to installation procedure for Timing Belt in this
manual.
6. Install crankshaft pulley.
Refer to install procedure for Crankshaft Pulley in
this manual.
7. Install crankcase assembly.
Refer to installation procedure for Oil Pan and
Crankcase in this manual.
8. Refill engine oil until full level on engine oil dipstick.