Removal and Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Mercury Mountaineer and 2005 Ford Explorer. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Remove the oil pan. For additional information, refer to OIL PAN .
- Remove the oil pump screen and pickup tube-to-cylinder block bolt.
- To install, tighten to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).
- Remove the 2 oil pump screen and pickup tube-to-oil pump bolts.
- To install, tighten to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).
- Remove the oil pump screen and pickup tube. Remove and discard the O-ring seal.
- To install, reverse the removal procedure.
NOTE:
Install a new O-ring seal and lubricate it with clean engine oil.