Oil Pan: Installation

All vehicles 

1. 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 traces of sealant.

   Clean and inspect all mating surfaces.

2. NOTE: If the oil pan is not secured within 10 minutes of sealant application, the sealant must be removed and the sealing area cleaned with Motorcraft® Metal Surface Prep. Allow to dry until there is no sign of wetness, or 10 minutes, whichever is longer. Failure to follow this procedure can cause future oil leakage.

   Apply a 3 mm (0.118 in) bead of Silicone Gasket and Sealant to the oil pan-to-engine block and to the oil pan-to-engine front cover mating surface.

3. Position the oil pan onto the engine and install the 13 oil pan bolts finger-tight.
4. NOTE: The engine front cover-to-oil pan fasteners must be tightened first to align the front surface of the oil pan flush with the front surface of the engine block.

   Install the 4 engine front cover-to-oil pan fasteners.

   • Tighten to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).
5. Tighten the 13 oil pan bolts in the sequence shown in illustration.
   • Tighten to 20 Nm (177 lb-in).
6. Alternate tightening the LH bellhousing-to-engine and RH engine-to-bellhousing lower bolts to draw the transaxle and engine together.
   • Tighten to 48 Nm (35 lb-ft).
7. Install the oil pan-to-bellhousing bolt.
   • Tighten to 48 Nm (35 lb-ft).
8. Tighten the engine-to-transaxle bolt.
   • Tighten to 48 Nm (35 lb-ft).
9. Install the 3 bellhousing-to-oil pan bolts.
   • Tighten to 48 Nm (35 lb-ft).
10. Install the A/C compressor, the 2 bolts and the stud.
    • Tighten the bolts to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft) and the stud to 9 Nm (80 lb-in).
    • Install the nut and tighten to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).
11. Connect the 2 A/C compressor electrical connectors.
    • Attach the wiring harness retainer to the A/C tube stud bolt.

    Early build vehicles 

12. Rotate the accessory drive belt tensioner counterclockwise and install the accessory drive belt onto the A/C compressor.

    Late build vehicles 

13. Install the A/C drive belt. REFER to ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT -- 2.0L GTDI .

    All vehicles 

14. Install the catalytic converter. REFER to CATALYTIC CONVERTER - 2.0L GTDI .
15. Install the engine roll restrictor. REFER to TRANSMISSION SUPPORT INSULATOR - ANTI-ROLL .
16. Tighten the top 4 bellhousing-to-engine bolts.
    • Tighten to 48 Nm (35 lb-ft).
17. Install the engine ACL and ACL outlet pipe assembly. REFER to INTAKE AIR SYSTEM COMPONENTS - EXPLODED VIEW .
18. Install the oil level indicator.
19. Fill the engine with clean engine oil.