Lincoln Aviator: Engine - 3.0L EcoBoost / Removal and Installation - Oil Cooler

Special Tool(s) / General Equipment

Removal

NOTICE: During engine repair procedures, cleanliness is extremely important. Any foreign material, including any material created while cleaning gasket surfaces, that enters the oil passages, coolant passages or the oil pan, can cause engine failure.

1. Remove the air cleaner assembly.
   Refer to: Air Cleaner (303-12 Intake Air Distribution and Filtering - 3.0L EcoBoost/3.0L EcoBoost – Hybrid (BQ), Removal and Installation).
   

1. Remove the engine oil filter and drain the engine oil.
   Refer to: Engine Oil Draining and Filling (303-01A Engine - 3.0L EcoBoost, General Procedures).
   

1. • Disconnect the oil pressure sensor electrical connector.
     
   • Detach the wiring harness retainers.
     

1. • Using hose locking pliers, clamp the oil cooler coolant hoses.
     Use the General Equipment: Locking Pliers
   • Disconnect the coolant hoses.
     Use the General Equipment: Hose Clamp Remover/Installer

1. Remove the fasteners and the oil cooler.
   

1. Remove and discard the gasket.
   

1. NOTICE: If metal or aluminum material is present in the oil cooler, mechanical concerns exist. Failure to correct these concerns may cause engine failure. To diagnose mechanical concerns, refer to Section 303-00.

   Inspect the oil cooler.
   

Installation

1. Install a new gasket.
   

1. Install the oil cooler and the fasteners.
   Torque: 89 lb.in (10 Nm)

1. • Connect the coolant hoses.
     Use the General Equipment: Hose Clamp Remover/Installer
   • Remove the hose locking pliers.
     Use the General Equipment: Locking Pliers

1. • Connect the oil pressure sensor electrical connector.
     
   • Attach the wiring harness retainers.
     

1. Install a new oil filter and fill the engine with clean engine oil.
   Refer to: Engine Oil Draining and Filling (303-01A Engine - 3.0L EcoBoost, General Procedures).
   

1. Install the air cleaner assembly.
   Refer to: Air Cleaner (303-12 Intake Air Distribution and Filtering - 3.0L EcoBoost/3.0L EcoBoost – Hybrid (BQ), Removal and Installation).
   

1. Inspect and adjust the coolant level in the degas bottle
   Refer to: Specifications (303-03A Engine Cooling - 3.0L EcoBoost, Specifications).