Ranger 4WD L4-2.3L VIN D (2002)
Oil Pick Up/Strainer: Service and Repair
Oil Pump Screen and Pickup Tube
Removal
1. Remove the oil pan.
2. Remove the bolts and the oil pump screen and pickup tube. Remove the oil pump screen and pickup tube mounting gasket.
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Discard the gasket.
Installation
1. Clean and inspect all mating surfaces.
2. Install the oil pump screen and pickup tube with a new mounting gasket. Tighten the oil pump screen and pickup tube in the sequence shown.
3. NOTE: The oil pan must be installed and the bolts tightened with four minutes of applying the silicone gasket and sealant.
Apply a 2.5 mm bead of silicone gasket and sealant to the oil pan. Install the oil pan. Tighten the oil pan bolts in the sequence shown.
4. NOTE: Lubricate the O-ring with clean engine oil.
