OEM 2009 Lincoln Town Car Timing Cover

2009 Lincoln Town Car Timing Cover Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to Service and Repair the Engine Front Timing Cover on 2009 Lincoln Town Car?

  A: The service operation on the engine front cover begins by hoisting the vehicle to a position with NEUTRAL gear selection. You must remove both valve covers as well as the coolant pump next to the crankshaft front seal. Then take out the three bolts to set the power steering pump on the side so you can drain the engine oil while you reinstall the drain plug with 23 Nm (17 lb-ft) torque. Application of this work requires removal of front cover bolts securing the oil pan to the engine body along with full extraction of the shield mounted bolts for limousines. Begin by removing the bolt which leads to the accessory drive idler pulley followed by removing the specified sequence of bolts and stud bolts. Professional technicians should remove the engine front cover from the dowel position while avoiding metal scrapers along with abrasive tools for sealing surface preparation. They should use a plastic scraping tool with metal surface prep instead. Installation must be completed within four minutes of applying the sealant or both the sealing area and the silicone gasket remover and metal surface prep must be used to clean up everything. The new engine front cover gaskets go underneath the cylinder head-to-block and oil pan-to-cylinder block surfaces before installing the frontend cover loosely. Pursue the following order in tightening front cover fasteners to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft): first bolt A, then bolt B, and finally bolt C. Afterwards, attach the accessory drive idler pulley and bolt while performing a 25 Nm (18 lb-ft) torque. When installing the shield with its bolt(s) in limousines similar torques of 25 Nm (18 lb-ft) must be applied. Install the four front oil pan bolts in a two-part process before final tightening by screwing them to 20 Nm (177 lb-in) and turning an additional 60 degrees. You must place the power steering pump into position followed by fastening its three bolts while applying torque up to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft). The procedure contains the replacement of a new crankshaft front oil seal as well as the installation of the coolant pump and valve covers. Before closing the vehicle you should complete two tasks by adding clean engine oil and filling the cooling system and bleeding it off.