Explorer 2WD V6-245 4.0L (1994)
Oil Pump: Service and Repair
*** THIS ARTICLE REFLECTS CHANGES MADE BY TSB 9518 DATED JANUARY 16, 1995
REMOVAL
1.
Remove the engine assembly from the vehicle.
2.
Mount the engine on a suitable engine stand with the oil pan facing up.
3.
Remove the oil pan retaining bolts and remove the oil pan.
4.
Remove the oil pan gasket, oil pump, oil baffle, rear main bearing cap and wedge seal.
5.
Remove and discard the crankshaft rear main seal.
6.
Thoroughly clean the gasket mating surfaces of the engine block, oil pan and the rear main bearing cap.
7.
Clean the oil seal recess in the cylinder block and main bearing cap. Inspect and clean the oil seal contact surface on the crankshaft.
INSTALLATION
Oil Pan Installation View
NOTE: Ford Gasket Eliminator, E1FZ-19562-A is equivalent to Loctite(R) 515. Ford Silicone Sealer, F1AZ-19562-A is equivalent to Loctite(R) 598.
1.
Clean the gasket surfaces of the oil pan. Thoroughly clean all oil and all residual old sealer from the oil pan. Remove all the old sealer from the oil
pan gasket groove in the oil pan sealing surface. Thoroughly wash the oil pan.
2.
Thoroughly clean all the old sealer from the rear main bearing cap using a scraper and wire wheel. The original sealer used during production
assembly becomes extremely hard after it has cured. It is extremely important that all old sealer is removed from all joining faces and grooves.
3.
Thoroughly clean all oil and old sealer from the cylinder block oil pan sealing area and the rear main bearing cap joint area.
4.
Thoroughly clean all oil and old sealer from the wedge seal sealing area at the rear main bearing cap and the oil pan gasket groove.
5.
After all parts have been thoroughly cleaned and washed, it is necessary and extremely important that they be wiped down with Extra Strength
Spot and Stain Remover B7A-19521-AA (ESR-M5B197-A) or Denatured Alcohol.
6.
Thoroughly clean the transmission bell-housing area and the rear of the cylinder block. Oil removal should be verified with an ultraviolet lamp
("black light").
7.
Place a bead of Loctite(R) 515 sealer along the block corners of the rear main bearing cap joint area, and on the joint face approximately 1/2 inch
from the rear of the block.
