Crankshaft Rear Seal with Retainer Plate: Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2014 Ford Edge. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
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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 the oil pan, cylinder block and front cover flange mating surfaces.
- Using the Crankshaft Rear Main Oil Seal Installer, position the crankshaft rear oil seal with retainer plate onto the crankshaft.
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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 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.
- Position the oil pan onto the engine and install the 13 oil pan bolts finger-tight.
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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 the 13 oil pan bolts in the sequence shown in illustration.
- Install the power steering pressure hose bracket and nut on the engine front cover stud bolt.
- Install the A/C compressor, the 2 bolts and the stud.
- Connect the 2 A/C compressor electrical connectors.
- Rotate the accessory drive belt tensioner counterclockwise and install the accessory drive belt onto the A/C compressor.
- Install the flexplate. For additional information, refer to FLEXPLATE .
- Install the oil level indicator.
- Fill the engine with clean engine oil.