OEM 2009 Ford Flex Camshaft

2009 Ford Flex Camshaft Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to Remove and Replace a Camshaft on 2009 Ford Flex?

  A: Before replacing the camshaft the area needs to be completely clean to avoid allowing foreign debris from damaging engine functionality. You should begin by extracting the transaxle mount through bolt and nut and subsequent elimination of the bolt together with three nuts as well as the transaxle mount bracket. Begin the procedure by taking out the nut and bolt along with the engine mount brace before continuing with removal of the four engine mount nuts and three bolts from the mount. Lower the engine along with transaxle assembly from the vehicle then disconnect both the PCV hose from the PCV valve and the Throttle Body electrical connector. First remove the wiring harness retainers from the upper intake manifold before taking out the upper intake manifold support bracket bolt and the wire harness pin-type retainer and fuel tube bracket bolt from that same area. Any observed metal debris within the intake manifold requires replacement with a new manifold because of the upper engine failure. Six bolts need removal before extracting the upper intake manifold with disposal of its gaskets. Disconnect the electrical connectors for RH Catalyst Monitor and RH VCT Solenoid together with the three RH Coil-On-Plug Electrical Connectors. Starting on the right side, remove the valve cover wire retainers while disconnecting the LH VCT solenoid together with the three LH coil-on-plug electrical connectors followed by the removal of wire retainers from the left valve cover. The installation requires removing six bolts, six coil-on-plug assemblies, separating the PSP switch electric connector and taking out the PSP tube bracket-to-power steering pump bolt. First separate the PSP tube bracket from the RH valve cover stud bolt by removing its nut and bolt components before placing the power steering pump aside. First remove the accessory drive belt tensioner's three bolts before starting to loosen the eleven stud bolts. Proceed to remove the LH valve cover by discarding its gasket. You need to remove the RH valve cover after loosening its bolt and ten stud bolts and discarding the gasket. The VCT solenoid seals and spark plug tube seals require inspection for damage; replace damaged ones using VCT Spark Plug Tube Seal Remover and Handle. A Strap Wrench should remove the crankshaft bolt accompanied by its washer until the bolt requires discarding before moving to the 3-Jaw Puller to extract the crankshaft pulley and implementing the Oil Seal Remover for crankshaft front seal removal. Use hand tools only to remove the two engine mount studs after removing the engine mount bracket and the two bolts simultaneously. The procedure starts with bolts removal from the bracket followed by the engine mount before moving on to engine front cover bolts removal totaling twenty-two. Tighten six front cover bolts installed into the engine front cover holes but only finger-tight until the cylinder block-to-front cover seal is detached before removing the cover. Use a 3M Roloc(R) Bristle Disk (2-in white, part number 07528) on medium speed (15,000 rpm) to clean the engine front cover before washing it to eliminate all foreign substances. Engine maintenance requires users to position clean shop towels on open engine cavities before removing them gently to stop material from entering the engine. Remove large silicone and gasket material Then apply silicone remover and metal surface prep to wash off any traces of oil or coolant from the cylinder head sealing surfaces along with the oil pan and cylinder block surfaces. The two locating dowel pins should be properly seated in the cylinder block before rotating the crankshaft clockwise to match VCT assembly timing marks. A Camshaft Holding Tool should be attached to both LH and RH camshaft flats to maintain positions at Top Dead Center. The service technician should remove three bolts from the RH VCT housing together with three bolts from the LH VCT housing before discarding the VCT housing seals. Proceed by first removing two bolts from the primary timing chain tensioner then discard the tensioner before taking out the tensioner arm followed by the lower LH primary timing chain guide bolts and finally extract the primary timing chain. Install a proper locking pin on the compressed LH secondary timing chain tensioner to maintain its collapsed position. Continue by removing the LH VCT assembly with its secondary timing chain, LH exhaust camshaft sprocket and attached assembly, along with the LH VCT assembly bolt and the LH exhaust camshaft sprocket bolt. The Camshaft Holding Tool needs removal from the LH camshafts while keeping them in their neutral position to avoid engine damage. Unfasten the bolts that hold the LH camshaft bearing caps and afterwards remove the LH camshafts. Begin RH camshaft procedures by compressing the RH secondary timing chain tensioner before installation of the lockpin and discarding the RH VCT assembly bolt and RH exhaust camshaft sprocket bolt. Proceed with removing the RH VCT assembly along with the secondary timing chain and RH exhaust camshaft sprocket as one unit. Before extracting the bolts and RH camshaft bearing caps together with the RH camshafts the Camshaft Holding Tool needs to be removed and the camshafts must face neutral TDC.