Items 1-3: Oil Pan Bolts, Oil Pan and Oil Pan Gasket Installation Note
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Mercury Mountaineer and 2004 Ford Explorer. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Remove and discard the oil pan gasket. Clean the sealing surfaces with metal surface cleaner.
- Allow the surfaces to dry for four minutes or until there is no sign of wetness, whichever is longer. Failure to do so can cause future oil leaks.
- Apply silicone gasket and sealant in two places.
- Apply silicone gasket and sealant in two places.
- Position the new oil pan gasket and the oil pan and loosely install the bolts.
- Tighten the bolts in three stages in the sequence shown.
- Stage 1: Tighten to 2 Nm (18 lb-in).
- Stage 2: Tighten to 20 Nm (15 lb-ft).
- Stage 3: Tighten an additional 60 degrees.
- Fill the engine with clean engine oil.
CAUTION:
Do not use metal scrapers, wire brushes, power abrasive discs, or other abrasive means to clean the sealing surfaces. These may cause scratches and gouges resulting in leak paths. Use a plastic scraper to clean the sealing surfaces.
NOTE:
If the oil pan and gasket are not secured within four minutes of sealer application, the sealant must be removed and the sealing surfaces cleaned with metal surface cleaner.
NOTE:
If the oil pan and gasket are not secured within four minutes of sealer application, the sealant must be removed and the sealing surfaces cleaned with metal surface cleaner.