Crankshaft Rear Seal with Retainer Plate: Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2010 Lincoln Town Car. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Clean and inspect the mating surface.
- Apply a bead of gasket maker to the rear crankshaft seal retainer mating surface on the engine block.
- Install the rear oil seal retainer plate and loosely install the 6 crankcase rear seal retainer plate bolts.
- Tighten the crankshaft rear seal retainer plate bolts in the sequence shown in illustration.
- Tighten to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).
- Using the Crankshaft Rear Oil Seal Installer, install the crankshaft rear seal.
- Using the Crankshaft Rear Oil Slinger Installer and Crankshaft Rear Oil Seal Installers, install the crankshaft oil slinger.
- Inspect the oil pan. Clean the mating surface for the oil pan with silicone gasket remover and metal surface prep. Follow the directions on the packaging.
- Position the oil pump screen and pickup tube in the oil pan and position the oil pan and new gasket into the vehicle.
- Position the oil pump screen and pickup tube and install the bolts.
- Tighten the oil pump screen and pickup tube-to-oil pump bolts to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).
- Tighten the oil pump screen and pickup tube-to-spacer bolts to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).
- Apply sealant at the rear seal retainer-to-cylinder block sealing surface.
- Apply sealant at the engine front cover-to-cylinder block mating surface.
- Install the oil pan bolts, tighten to sequence shown in illustration in 2 stages.
- Stage 1: Tighten to 20 Nm (177 lb-in).
- Stage 2: Rotate an additional 60 degrees.
- Attach the 2 pin-type wire harness retainers to the oil pan.
- Align the engine mount studs and lower the engine.
- Install the 2 engine mount nuts.
- Tighten to 90 Nm (66 lb-ft).
- Install the engine-to-transmission spacer plate.
- Install the flexplate. For additional information, refer to Flexplate .
- Fill the engine with clean engine oil.
- Start the engine and check for leaks.
NOTE:
Do not use metal scrapers, wire brushes, power abrasive discs or other abrasive means to clean the sealing surfaces. These tools cause scratches and gouges which make leak paths. Use a plastic scraping tool to remove all traces of old sealant.
NOTE:
If not secured within 4 minutes, the sealant must be removed and the sealing area cleaned. To clean the sealing area, use silicone gasket remover and metal surface prep. Follow the directions on the packaging. Failure to follow this procedure can cause future oil leakage.
NOTE:
The rear crankshaft seal retainer plate does not have a sealant groove. Gasket maker must be applied to the rear crankshaft seal retainer mating surface on the engine block.
NOTE:
Lubricate the inner lip of the crankshaft rear seal with clean engine oil.
NOTE:
Do not use metal scrapers, wire brushes, power abrasive discs or other abrasive means to clean the sealing surfaces. These tools cause scratches and gouges, which make leak paths. Use a plastic scraping tool to remove all traces of old sealant.
NOTE:
Make sure to install a new O-ring seal. A missing or damaged O-ring seal can cause foam in the lubrication system, low oil pressure and severe engine damage.
NOTE:
Clean and inspect the mating surfaces and install a new O-ring seal. Lubricate the O-ring seal with clean engine oil prior to installation.
NOTE:
If not secured within 4 minutes, the sealant must be removed and the sealing area cleaned. To clean the sealing area, use silicone gasket remover and metal surface prep. Follow the directions on the packaging. Failure to follow this procedure can cause future oil leakage.
NOTE:
If not secured within 4 minutes, the sealant must be removed and the sealing area cleaned. To clean the sealing area, use silicone gasket remover and metal surface prep. Follow the directions on the packaging. Failure to follow this procedure can cause future oil leakage.
NOTE:
LH shown in illustration, RH similar.