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

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 engine front cover.
   

1. Remove the bolts and the oil pump return tube.
   

1. Remove and discard the O-ring seals.
   

1. Remove the bolts and the splash shield.
   

1. 1. Remove the oil pump bolts.
      
   2. Lower the rear of the oil pump assembly.
      
   3. Separate the oil pump sprocket from the oil pump drive belt.
      

Installation

1. Prime the oil pump. Add 2 tablespoons of clean engine oil to the oil pump and rotate the oil pump by hand.
   

1. NOTE: Make sure the oil pump drive belt teeth are engaged in the crankshaft sprocket prior to installing the oil pump.

   1. Install the oil pump sprocket into the oil pump drive belt.
      
   2. Raise the rear of the oil pump assembly into the installed position.
      
   3. Install the oil pump bolts.
      Torque:
        Stage 1:  89 lb.in (10 Nm)
        Stage 2:  45°

1. Install the splash shield and the bolts.
   Torque: 89 lb.in (10 Nm)

1. 1. Install new O-ring seals.
      
   2. Lubricate the O-ring seals with clean engine oil.
      

1. Install the oil pump return tube and the bolts.
   Torque: 89 lb.in (10 Nm)

1. Install the engine front cover.