Removal and Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2012 Ford Pickup. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
All engines
- Disconnect the battery negative cable. For additional information, REFER to BATTERY, MOUNTING AND CABLES .
- Remove the Air Cleaner (ACL) outlet tube. For additional information, REFER to INTAKE AIR DISTRIBUTION & FILTERING .
- Remove the 4 pushpins and the upper radiator air deflector.
6.2L engines
- Disconnect the Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor electrical connector.
- Remove the 2 bolts and position the coolant expansion tank aside.
- Detach the power steering fluid cooler hose retainer from the cooling fan motor and shroud.
- Detach the wiring harness retainer from the power steering fluid reservoir stud bolt.
- Remove the nut, detach the generator battery positive cable from the positive battery terminal, detach the 3 wiring harness retainers from the cooling fan shroud and position the wiring harness aside.
- To install, tighten to 9 Nm (80 lb-in).
- Detach the upper radiator hose retainer from the cooling fan motor and shroud.
3.5L Gasoline Turbocharged Direct Injection (GTDI), 3.7L and 5.0L engines
- Detach the wiring harness retainer from the stud bolt on the LH side of the cooling fan shroud.
- Disconnect the positive battery cable. For additional information, REFER to BATTERY, MOUNTING AND CABLES .
- Detach the battery cable retainer from the cooling fan shroud.
All engines
- Detach the LH wiring harness retainer and the 3 RH wiring harness pushpins.
- Disconnect the 2 cooling fan electrical connectors.
- Detach the 3 cooling fan wiring harness retainers.
- Remove the 4 Battery Junction Box (BJB) bracket bolts.
- To install, tighten to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).
3.5L GTDI, 3.7L and 5.0L Engines
- Position the wiring harness aside.
6.2L engines
- Remove the power steering fluid reservoir stud bolt and position the power steering fluid reservoir and the wiring harness aside.
- To install, tighten to 11 Nm (97 lb-in).
All engines
- Remove the 2 bolts and the cooling fan motor and shroud.
- To install, tighten to 7 Nm (62 lb-in).
- To install, reverse the removal procedure.
NOTE:
Push the 2 LH wiring harness retainer tabs outward to release.