Powertrain
Oil Pump. Removal and Installation
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23steps
~143min
5/5difficulty
1special tools
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Special Service Tools / General Equipment
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303-1097 Locking Tool, Variable Camshaft Timing Oil Control Valve TKIT-2010B-FLM TKIT-2010B-RYAD |
Materials
| Name | Specification |
|---|---|
| Motorcraft® Brake Parts Cleaner PM-4-A, PM-4-B |
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Removal
- Remove the front crankshaft seal.
Refer to Front Crankshaft Seal (303-01A Engine - 1.5 L EcoBoost (118 kW/160 L PS) - I4, Removal and Installation). - Remove the special service tool: 303-1097 Locking Tool, Variable Camshaft Timing Oil Control Valve.

- Install the engine support bracket and bolts.
Torque: 41 lb-ft (55 N·m)
- Install the engine mount stud.
Torque: 89 lb-in (10 N·m)
- Install the engine mount, nuts and bolts.
Torque:
1: 85 lb-ft (115 N·m)
2: 66 lb-ft (90 N·m)
- Remove the oil pan.
Refer to: Oil Pan (303-01A Engine - 1.5 L EcoBoost (118 kW/160 L PS) - I4, Removal and Installation). - Remove the bolts, the oil pump screen and the pickup tube.

- Remove the two M6 x 55 mm bolts.
- Remove the three M6 x 35 mm bolts.
- Unscrew the three M6 x 25 mm bolts and remove the oil pump.

- Remove and discard the oil pump gasket.

- Clean the oil pump bolt holes with Motorcraft® Metal Brake Parts Cleaner to remove all oil residue.
Material: Motorcraft® Metal Brake Parts Cleaner / PM-4-A, PM-4-B
- Use compressed air to remove brake cleaner or oil from the oil pump bolt holes.

- Clean the oil pump bolt holes with Motorcraft® Metal Brake Parts Cleaner to remove all oil residue.
Installation
- Install a new oil pump gasket.

- Inspect the oil pump locating dowels for damage and correct 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 perform the following steps. Hand-tighten the bolts.
- Install two M6 x 1.00 x 55.0 bolts, tightening them by hand.
- Hand-tighten three M6 x 1.00 x 35.0 bolts.
- Hand-tighten three M6 x 25 bolts.

- Tighten the oil pump bolts in the sequence shown in 2 stages.
Torque:
Stage 1: Tighten bolts 1, 2, 3 and 6: 18 lb-in (2 N·m)
Stage 2: Tighten bolts 1 through 8: 97 lb-in (11 N·m)
- Inspect the oil pump screen and the suction tube O-ring.

- Install the oil pump screen, suction tube and bolts.
Torque: 84 lb-in (9.5 N·m)
- Install the oil pan.
Refer to: Oil Pan (303-01A Engine - 1.5 L EcoBoost (118 kW/160 L PS) - I4, Removal and Installation). - Remove the bolts, nuts and engine mount.

- Remove the engine mount stud.

- Remove the bolts and the engine mount bracket.

- Install the special service tool: 303-1097 Locking Tool, Variable Camshaft Timing Oil Control Valve.

- Install the front crankshaft seal.
Refer to Front Crankshaft Seal (303-01A Engine - 1.5 L EcoBoost (118 kW/160 L PS) - I4, Removal and Installation).
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