OEM 2006 Lincoln Town Car Timing Cover

2006 Lincoln Town Car Timing Cover Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to Service and Repair the Engine Front Timing Cover on 2006 Lincoln Town Car?

  A: Repairing or servicing the engine front cover requires placement of the vehicle on a hoist when the transmission gear is set to NEUTRAL. To begin the process you should drain fuel system pressure while also disconnecting the battery ground cable. Separate both valve covers with the coolant pump and the crankshaft front seal from the system. The power steering pump must have its four securing bolts removed before being placed to the side. First drain engine oil through the oil pan drain plug removal and take out the four front oil pan-to-engine front cover bolts. All bolts related to the shield should optionally be removed during the limousine process. First remove the belt idler pulley bolt and then proceed with sequence removal of its bolts together with stud bolts. You must detach the engine front cover at the dowel but do so without metallic scrapers or abrading tools because you need plastic scraper tools coupled with a metal surface cleaner. The procedure requires a four-minute time span to complete engine front cover installation until cleaning its sealing region while it dries. Sealant must be applied between the cylinder head and block and oil pan and block surfaces before installing the engine front cover with its dowel while loosely fitting bolts. Start by installing the idler pulley bolt before tightening the front cover fasteners between 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.) in the prescribed order. The limousine shield and its bolts need installation followed by a tightening of 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.). The oil pan's four front bolts should be loosely installed and tightened twice: at 20 Nm (15 ft. lbs.) first then another 60 degrees of rotation. Screw and tightly fasten the oil pan drain plug at 13 Nm (10 ft. lbs.). First position the power steering pump before installing its four bolts to a torque of 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.). The procedure includes new crankshaft front oil seal installation that needs to be followed by coolant pump assembly and valve cover mount. Continuous operation of the vehicle demands that you first restore the battery ground connection and introduce clean engine oil.