OEM Ford Freestar Oil Pan

Ford Freestar Oil Pan Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Oil Pan
  1F2Z-6675-BA
  Q: How to service and repair the oil pan on Ford Freestar?

  A: Cleaning operations must precede any work on an oil pan to stop contaminants from accessing and destroying oil or coolant passages. Engine failure could result from this contamination. The service starts with removal of the starter and subsequent removal of the dual converter Y-pipe. You should drain your engine oil using the drain plug before removing its accompanying gasket. Start by removing the inspection cover after taking out the pin-type retainer with bolt first then pulling out the oil pan-to-transaxle bolts and seventeen oil pan bolts to detach the oil pan. Clean the mating surfaces of the oil pan rear seal through use of a metal surface cleaner before discarding the seal. A new application of sealer must occur if the oil pan installation exceeds four minutes. After cleaning the oil pan sealing areas, apply sealant to them before installing the new rear oil pan seal. The mating surface requires a bead of silicone gasket and sealer. Repeat the oil pan installation while starting all bolts and tightening each one to 10 Nm (89 inch lbs) according to the specified order. After installing the three oil pan-to-transaxle bolts apply force of 45 Nm (33 ft. lbs). Reinstall the oil pan drain plug along with its gasket by tightening it to 26 Nm (19 ft. lbs). The last steps include installing the starter and dual converter Y-pipe while adding new clean engine oil to the vehicle.