Other Name: Pan Assembly - Engine Oil; Engine Oil Pan
Replaced by: L1MZ-6675-C
Fits the following Lincoln Models:
Aviator | 2020-2023 | Base, Black Label, Black Label Grand Touring, Grand Touring, Livery, Reserve | 6 Cyl 3.0 L GAS, 6 Cyl 3.0 L PLUG-IN HYBRID EV-GAS (PHEV)
Q: How to Properly Maintain and Fix the Oil Pan on a 4x2 and What Steps Are Involved for a Lincoln Navigator?
A: Service and repair of an oil pan on a 4x2 vehicle begins with hoisting the vehicle and draining engine oil before beginning the steps. Start by removing the bolts which maintain the crossmember of the frame while you detach the wire harness bracket through its bolt removal. You must disassemble the oil pan by removing its bolting hardware before handling it with care. Clean the sealing surfaces with a plastic scraper because metal scrapers along with wire brushes and abrasive tools can create scratches which produce leaks. The old oil pan gasket requires immediate disposal and the sealing surfaces must be cleaned with metal surface prep coupled with silicone gasket remover before drying for four minutes or until the surfaces reach complete dryness The cleaning process must start again if the oil pan remains unsecured past four minutes because the sealant substance needs removal. Silicone gasket and sealant should be applied on each mating surface between engine front cover and cylinder block and rear seal retainer and cylinder block. Place the new oil pan gasket followed by the oil pan and install the bolts without tightness. The bolt installation process should start with 2 Nm (18 inch lbs.) and then move to 20 Nm (15 ft. lbs.) before completing the process with a 60-degree bolt torque. Screw in the drain plug before placing the wire harness bracket and fastening its bolt. After installation of the frame crossmember lower the vehicle fill the engine with clean engine oil and start the motor to search for any fluid leakage.
Q: How to service and repair the oil pan on Lincoln Continental?
A: Starting oil pan service requires users to disconnect the battery ground cable first. Start the service by draining the engine oil through the removal of the oil drain plug and dual converter Y pipe extraction. Cut the wiring connection for both the low oil level sensor and the oil pan rail before loosening the nut which will shift the high-pressure power steering line aside. The next step involves removing the 16 oil pan installation bolts while you should remove the bolts from the oil pump screen cover and tube and tube. appropriate procedure is to take off the oil pan gasket from the assembly. Installation requires checking the presence and undamaged state of the oil pump screen cover and tube O-ring to avoid foam in the lubrication system, low oil pressure and serious engine breakdown. Apply Ford Super Premium SAE 5W-20 Motor Oil XO-5W20-QSP or equivalent to a new O-ring before installing both components to their respective places. All mating surfaces should be cleaned first. Two specific locations between the engine front cover and the oil pan must receive an application of the silicone gasket and sealant F7AZ-19554-EA that meets Ford specification WSE-M4G323-A4. Begin by tightening all bolts to 20 Nm and follow with an additional 60-degree turn in the specified order. Reinstall the high-pressure power steering line while tightening the nut then complete wiring of the sensor and reinstall the dual converter Y pipe. After tightening the oil pan drain plug you can add new Motorcraft Super Premium SAL 5W-20 Motor Oil XO-5W20-QSP or a WSS-M2C153-H equivalent oil followed by reattachment of the battery ground cable.
Q: How to service and repair the oil pan on Lincoln Town Car?
A: The vehicle maintenance starts by placing it in NEUTRAL gear and hoisting it before beginning. The front crossmember must be removed first before you detach the bolt and nut from the transmission cooler tubes. Place these tubes next to the work area. Place the drain plug on the engine before tightening it to 23 Nm (17 lb-ft). After unclipping both pin-type wire harness retainers from the oil pan you must remove the oil pan bolts in the proper sequence to separate the oil pan and gasket. The gasket mating surfaces should get cleaned only with plastic scraping tools for their inspection after old sealant removal. Any unsecured sealant must be removed and the cleaning area requires silicone gasket remover and metal surface prep according to packaging guidelines to stop future oil leakage. Sealant should be used at the rear seal retainer-to-cylinder block interface as well as the engine front cover-to-cylinder block junction. Place the oil pan gasket and oil pan together before inching the bolts to 20 Nm (177 lb-in) and adding another 60 degrees of rotation to each bolt. Reinstall the two pin-type wire harness retainers to the oil pan while putting the transmission tubes into position before tightening the bolt to 15 Nm (133 lb-in) and the nut to 9 Nm (80 lb-in). Reinstall the front crossmember while filling the engine with clean oil followed by starting the engine then searching for any leakage.