Oil Pump - Lincoln Continental 1964 Shop Manual

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54-0il Inlet Tube
and Sc:reen Mounting Bolts
4. Drain the lubricant from the
crankcase.
5. To allow clearance for removal
of the oil pan, remove the engine
front support insulator to underbody
side member retaining nuts. Install
a block of wood on a floor jack and
position the jack under the front
leading edge of the oil pan. Raise
the engine approximately 1 Y4 inches
and insert a 11h inch block of wood
between the insulators and the under-
body side members. Remove the
floor jack.
6. Remove the oil pan mounting
bolts and reinforcements (washers).
Free the oil pan from the cylinder
block. Remove the two mounting
bolts securing the oil pump pick-up
tube and screen assembly to the oil
pump, and allow the tube and screen
to drop into the oil pan (Fig. 54).
Remove the oil pan.
CLEANING AND INSPECTION
Refer to Part 8-1, Section 3 for
the cleaning and inspection pro-
cedures.
INSTALLATION
1. Coat a new oil pan gasket with
oil-resistant sealer and install it on
the cylinder block.
2. Coat a new oil pick-up tube
mounting gasket with oil-resistant
sealer and install the gasket on the
oil pick-up tube and screen assembly.
3. Install the oil inlet tube and
screen assembly loosely on the oil
pump with the upper mounting bolt
and washer.
4. Position the oil pan on the
crossmember. Swing the oil inlet tube
forward and install the inlet tube
lower mounting bolt and lock washer.
Make certain the inlet tube gasket
is seated properly. A leak can
cause loss of the oil pressure and
cause extensive engine damage.
Torque the upper and lowtr mount-
ing bolts to specifications.
5. Position the oil pan on the cyl-
inder block. Make certain the gasket
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is properly aligned; then, install the
mounting bolts and reinforcements.
Torque the bolts to specifications.
Install the oil pan drain plug and
torque it to specifications.
6. Position the floor jack and a
block of wood under the leading
edge of the oil pan; raise the engine
and remove the blocks from beneath
the insulators. Lower the engine and
remove the jack. Torque the insula-
tor to underbody side member nuts
to specifications.
7. Lower the car. Install the oil
level dipstick and oil filter. Fill the
crankcase to the required level with
the proper grade and type of lubri-
cant.
8. Start the engine and check the
oil pump pressure by observing the
oil pressure indicator on the instru-
ment panel.
9. With the engine running, check
for oil leaks.
10. Remove the fender covers and
close the hood.
OIL PUMP
REMOVAL
1. Remove the oil pan, following
the procedure under "Oil Pan In-
stallation."
2. Remove the oil pump assembly,
gasket and distributor intermediate
shaft from the cylinder block.
INSTALLATION
1. Install the distributor ·inter-
mediate shaft in the oil pump rotor
shaft. Apply oil-resistant sealer to a
new oil· pump mounting gasket and
install the gasket on the oil pump.
2. Insert the intermediate shaft
into position in the distributor shaft
hex bore. Make certain it is prop-
erly seated. Secure the oil pump to
the cylinder block and torque the
screws to specifications. Make cer-
tain the gasket is properly in-
stalled. Oil leakage can cause loss
FIG.
55-Relief Valve
Stake Marks
FIG.
56-Relief Valve
Plug Removal
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of oil pressure and extensive en-
gine damage.
3. Install the oil pan and related
parts following the procedure under
"Oil Pan Installation."
DISASSEMBLY
1. Remove the four screws and
washers securing the oil pump cover
to the oil pump.
2. Remove the oil pump outer
rotor and rotor shaft assembly from
the oil pump housing.
3. Scrape the stake marks which
secure the relief valve plug in the
oil pump housing (Fig. 55). To re-
move the plug, insert a self-tapping
screw in the old relief hole and pry
it from the oil pump housing (Fig.
56). Use care to prevent loss of
the relief valve spring while per-
forming this operation.
4. Remove the spring and relief
valve from the oil pump housing.
CLEANING AND INSPECTION
Refer to Part 8-1, Section 3 for
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57-0il Pump
Assembly
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