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Oil Pump Screen and Pickup Tube: Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2007 Mercury Mariner and 2007 Ford Escape. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
CAUTION: During engine repair procedures, cleanliness is extremely important. Any foreign material, including any material created while cleaning gasket surfaces that enters the oil passages, coolant passages or the oil pan, may cause engine failure.
  1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist. For additional information, refer to JACKING AND LIFTING article.
  2. Remove the oil pan. For additional information, refer to Engine Lubrication Components - Exploded View  and Oil Pan .
  3. Remove the bolts, nut and the oil pump screen and pickup tube.
    • Remove and discard the O-ring seal.
    4. Fig 1: Locating Oil Pump Screen & Pickup Tube Bolts
    GF0024256Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
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