Sable V6-3.0L VIN U (1999)
Drain and remove oil pan. Discard removed oil pan gasket.
10. Remove water pump pulley retaining bolts and water pump pulley.
11. Remove retaining bolts from engine front cover to cylinder block.
12. NOTE: The engine front cover and water pump may be removed as an assembly by not removing bolt numbers 11 through 15 as shown.
Carefully remove engine front cover and water pump as an assembly from cylinder block.
Installation
1. CAUTION: Aluminum gouges easily; use care when scraping gasket material from engine front cover or leakage may occur upon
reassembly.
NOTE: Lightly oil all bolt and stud bolt threads with Motorcraft Super Premium 5W30 Motor Oil XO-5W30-QSP or equivalent meeting Ford
specification WSS-M2C153-G before installation except those specifying special sealant.
Carefully clean all gasket material from engine front cover and cylinder block.
2. Clean sealant from cylinder block to oil pan and engine front cover mating surfaces using Metal Surface Cleaner F4AZ-19536-RA or equivalent
meeting Ford specification WSE-M513392-A.
3. Inspect crankshaft front seal for wear or damage. Replace if necessary.
4. Align engine front cover gasket over cylinder block dowels.
5. Install crankshaft front oil seal protector onto crankshaft if available.
6. Install engine front cover and water pump as an assembly onto cylinder block with water pump pulley loosely attached to water pump hub.
7. Hand-start engine front cover retaining bolts. Apply Pipe Sealant with Teflon D8AZ-19554-A or equivalent meeting Ford specifications
WSK-M2G350-A2 and ESR-M18P7-A to bolt Nos. 1, 2 and 3 as illustrated.
8. Tighten retaining bolt No. 1 through 9 and 15 to 20-30 Nm (15-22 ft. lbs.) and No. 10 through 14 to 8-12 Nm (71-106 inch lbs.).
9. Clean inside of oil pan. Install oil pan.
