Oil Pan - Ford COUGAR 1968 Shop Manual

8-80
GROUP8
- Engine
Tool-7600-H
A1650-C
FIG.
55-Clutch Pilot Bearing
Installation
1.
Place a drip pan under the fil-
ter. Unscrew the filter from the adap-
ter fitting and clean the adapter recess.
2. Coat the gasket on a new fil-
ter with oil. Place the new filter in
position on the adapter fitting. Hand
tighten the filter until the gasket con-
tacts the adapter face, and then ad-
vance it 112 turn.
3. Operate the engine a t fast idle,
and check for oil leaks. If oil leaks
are evident, perform the necessary
repairs to correct the leakage. Check
the oil level and f i l l the crankcase
if necessary.
F I L T E R ELEMENT
1
ADAPTER- FITTING
A2727- A
FIG.
56-Cartridge-Type
Oil
Filter
ELEMENT-TYPE OIL FILTER
The oil filter assembly is shown
in Fig: 57.
1. Place a drip pan under the
*
filter. Loosen the filter center bolt,
and remove the filter assembly and
cover and the fiber gasket from the
bolt. Discard the filter element and
all gaskets.
3. Wash all parts in solvent. Make
sure all the openings in the center
bolt are clean.
4.'Install
a'
new filter element in
the filter cover following the instruc-
tions furnished with the new element.
5. Clean the oil filter cover mount-
ing surface on the adapter. Position
a new gasket in the adapter recess.
6. Place the filter assembly in
position, and thread the center bolt
into the adapter finger-tight. Rotate
the filter slightly, in each direction,
to make sure the gasket is seated
even1 y
.
7. Torque the center bolts to spec-
ifications. D o not overtighten the cen-
ter bolt.
8. Add oil to the crankcase if
necessary. Operate the engine at fast
idle, and check for leaks.
9. If oil leaks are evident, per-
form the necessary repair to correct
the leakage.
HOUSING-
GASKET
-
-GASKET
CENTER BOLT
FIG.
57-Element-Type
Oil
Filter
OIL
PAN
the oil level dipstick.
2. Lower the stabilizer bar. On a
Mustang or Cougar, the idler arm
will also have to be lowered.
3. Remove the oil pan retaining
bolts and crank the engine to obtain
clearance between the crankshaft and
oil pan. Remove the oil pan.
4. Remove the oil pump inlet tube
and screen assembly.
5. Remove and discard the inlet
tube to pump gasket.
INSTALLATION
1. Clean the oil pump inlet tube
and screen assembly.
2. Using a new inlet tube to pump
gasket, install the inlet tube and
screen assembly.
3. Clean the gasket surfaces of
the block and oil pan. The oil pan
has a two-piece gasket. Coat the
block surface and the oil pan gasket
surface with sealer. Position the oil
pan gaskets on the cylinder block
(Fig. 58).
4. Position the oil pan front seal
on the cylinder front cover. (Fig. 58).
Be sure the tabs on the seal are over
the oil pan gasket.
R E A R SEAL,
gasket.
OIL PAN GASKET FRONT S E A L
A16'3-A
2. Remove {he filter element, neo-
REMOVAL
prene gasket, spring and seat. Re-
FIG. 58-Oil
P a n Gaskets a n d
.
.
move the center bolt from the filter
1.
Drain t h e crankcase. Remove Seals Installed