Escape 4WD V6-3.0L VIN 1 (2005)
Oil Pick Up/Strainer: Service and Repair
Oil Pump Screen and Pickup Tube
Material
Removal
CAUTION: During engine repair procedures, cleanliness is extremely important. Any foreign material, including any material created while cleaning
gasket surfaces that enters the oil passages, coolant passages or the oil pan, can cause engine failure.
1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist.
2. Remove the oil pan.
3. Remove the bolts, nut and the oil pump screen and pickup tube.
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Remove and discard the O-ring seal.
Installation
1. Install a new O-ring seal on the oil pump screen and pickup tube.
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Lubricate the O-ring seal with clean engine oil.
2. Install the oil pump screen and pickup tube.
1. Position the oil pump screen and pickup tube.
2. Install the bolts and tighten to 10 Nm (89 ft. lbs.).
3. Install the nut and tighten in two stages.
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Stage 1: Tighten to 5 Nm (44 inch lbs.).
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Stage 2: Tighten 45 degrees.
3. Install the oil pan.
