Oil Pump: Installation
- Prime the oil pump. Add 2 tablespoons of clean engine oil to the oil pump and rotate the oil pump by hand.
- Install the oil pump and the bolts.
Torque: 89 lb.in (10 Nm)
- Install a new oil pump screen and pickup tube O-ring seal.
- Install the oil pump screen and pickup tube and the bolts.
Torque: 89 lb.in (10 Nm)
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NOTE: The oil pan and the specified bolts must be installed and the oil pan aligned to the cylinder block within 4 minutes of sealant application. Final tightening of the oil pan bolts must be carried out within 60 minutes of sealant application.
Apply a 5 mm (0.20 in) bead of Motorcraft® High Performance Engine RTV Silicone to the sealing surface of the oil pan.
Material: Motorcraft® High Performance Engine RTV Silicone / TA-357 (WSE-M4G323-A6)
- Apply a 9 mm (0.35 in) bead of Motorcraft® High Performance Engine RTV Silicone to the 2 crankshaft seal retainer plate-to-cylinder block joint areas on the sealing surface of the oil pan.
Material: Motorcraft® High Performance Engine RTV Silicone / TA-357 (WSE-M4G323-A6)
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NOTE: The oil pan and the specified bolts must be installed within 4 minutes of the start of sealant application.NOTE: Keep the oil pan as close as possible to the transmission while installing, then slide forward towards the engine front cover to prevent wiping off of the sealant.
Install the bolts finger tight.
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NOTE: Do not torque at this time.
Install the oil pan bolt.
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NOTE: Do not torque at this time.
Install the oil pan bolt.
- Tighten the oil pan bolts in sequence.
Torque: 27 lb.in (3 Nm)
- Install the remaining oil pan bolts and tighten in sequence.
Torque:
Stage 1: Tighten bolts 1 through 14 to: 18 lb.ft (24 Nm)
Stage 2: Tighten bolt 10 an additional: 90°
Stage 3: Tighten bolts 15 and 16 to: 89 lb.in (10 Nm)
- Tighten the oil pan bolts.
Torque: 35 lb.ft (48 Nm)
- Tighten the oil pan bolt.
Torque: 35 lb.ft (48 Nm)
- With the aid of an assistant, install the engine crossmember and the bolts.
Torque: 46 lb.ft (63 Nm)
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NOTE: RH shown in illustration, LH similar.
Install the RH and LH engine mount bolts to the bottom of the engine crossmember.
- Remove the stands.
Use the General Equipment: Vehicle/Axle Stands
- Install the power steering hose bolt to the engine crossmember.
Torque: 106 lb.in (12 Nm)
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NOTE: RH shown in illustration, LH similar.
Install the RH and LH engine mount nuts.
Torque: 85 lb.ft (115 Nm)
- Install the bolt for the transmission cooler tubes.
Torque: 106 lb.in (12 Nm)
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NOTE: Make sure the oil cooler-to-oil filter adapter is aligned.
Install the oil cooler and the retainer.
Torque: 43 lb.ft (58 Nm)
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NOTE: Do not lubricate the engine oil filter gasket.
Install a new oil filter.
Torque:
Stage 1: 44 lb.in (5 Nm)
Stage 2: 180°
- Attach the wiring harness retainers to the engine crossmember.
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- Position the starter motor wiring harness and install the starter solenoid S- terminal nut.
Torque: 44 lb.in (5 Nm)
- Install the starter solenoid B+ terminal nut.
Torque: 106 lb.in (12 Nm)
- Position the starter motor wiring harness and install the starter solenoid S- terminal nut.
- Install the starter motor solenoid terminal cover.
- Install the crankshaft sprocket with the timing dot mark out.
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NOTE: It may be necessary to rotate the camshafts slightly, to align the timing marks.
Install the timing chain with the colored links aligned with the timing marks on the VCT units and the crankshaft sprocket.
- Install the lower LH timing chain guide and the bolts.
Torque: 89 lb.in (10 Nm)
- Install the timing chain tensioner arm.
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- Release the ratchet detent.
- Using a soft-jawed vise, compress the ratchet plunger.
- Align the hole in the ratchet plunger with the hole in the tensioner housing and install a lockpin.
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NOTE: It may be necessary to rotate the camshafts slightly to remove slack from the timing chain to install the tensioner.
- Install the timing chain tensioner and the bolts.
Torque: 89 lb.in (10 Nm)
- Remove the lockpin.
- Install the timing chain tensioner and the bolts.
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- As a post-check, verify correct alignment of all timing marks.
- There are 48 links in between the RH intake VVT unit colored link (1) and the LH intake VVT unit colored link (2).
- There are 35 links in between LH intake VVT unit colored link (2) and the crankshaft sprocket links (3).
- Remove Special Service Tool: 303-1248 Camshaft holding tools.
- Install the RH oil tube and the bolts.
Torque:
Stage 1: 71 lb.in (8 Nm)
Stage 2: 45°
- Remove Special Service Tool: 303-1248 Camshaft holding tools.
- Install the LH oil tube and the bolts.
Torque:
Stage 1: 71 lb.in (8 Nm)
Stage 2: 45°
- Install the engine front cover. Refer to: Engine Front Cover .
- Connect the A/C compressor electrical connector and wiring harness retainer.
- Fill the engine with clean engine oil. Refer to: Specifications .
Material: Engine Oil - SAE 5W-30 - Synthetic Blend Motor Oil / XO-5W30-Q1SP (WSS-M2C946-B1)