Engine Oil Pan Removal Ford Tempo I

Escort & EXP 1.9L (114")

1. Disconnect negative battery cable. Raise and support vehicle. Drain crankcase. Disconnect lower radiator hose. Remove roll restictor (if equipped). Disconnect cable at starter. Remove starter.
2. Disconnect interfering exhaust pipe. Remove oil pan retaining bolts and oil pan. Remove oil pan gasket.

Mustang 2.3L (140") OHC

1. Disconnect negative battery cable and remove fan shroud. If equipped with electric fan, disconnect power lead and remove fan and shroud assembly. Drain cooling system and disconnect upper and lower hoses at radiator.
2. Raise and support vehicle. Drain crankcase. Remove right and left engine support through bolts. Using a jack, raise engine as far as possible and place support blocks between the mounts and crossmember pedestals. Remove jack.
3. Remove shake brace, sway bar retaining bolts and lower sway bar. Remove steering gear retaining bolts and lower gear. Disconnect starter wiring, remove starter. Remove oil pan bolts, lower pan to crossmember and remove pan.

Note. The No. 4 piston must be up so rear of oil pan clears crankshaft.

Thunderbird 2.3L (140") OHC

1. Disconnect negative battery cable. Raise and support vehicle. Drain crankcase and cooling system. Remove right and left engine support through bolts. Using a jack, raise engine as far as possible.
2. Place support blocks between the mounts and crossmember pedestals. Remove jack. Remove steering gear retaining nuts and bolts. Remove bolt retaining steering flex coupling to steering gear. Move steering gear forward and down.
3. Remove shake brace, disconnect starter wiring and remove starter. Remove engine rear support-to-crossmember nuts. Using a jack, raise transmission. Remove oil pan bolts. On turbocharged models, remove oil pump and lay in oil pan. On all models, remove oil pan.

Tempo & Topaz 2.3L (140") HSC & HSO

1. Disconnect negative battery cable. Raise and support vehicle. Drain crankcase. Remove lower radiator hose to drain coolant. On manual transaxle models, remove roll resistor. On all models, remove starter wiring and starter.
2. Disconnect exhaust pipe bracket from oil pan. Remove heater return hose at lower radiator and water pump inlet tube locations. Remove tube support tabs and position air conditioning line aside. Remove oil pan bolts and oil pan.

Sable & Taurus 2.5L (153")

1. Disconnect negative battery cable. Raise and support vehicle. Drain crankcase. Drain coolant by removing lower radiator hose. Remove roll restrictor (MTX only). Disconnect starter cable.
2. Remove starter. Disconnect exhaust pipe from oil pan. Remove engine coolant tube located at lower radiator hose, at water pump and at tabs on oil pan. Position air conditioner line off to side. Remove oil pan.

Sable & Taurus 3.0L (183")

1. Disconnect negative battery cable and remove oil level dipstick. Raise and support vehicle. Remove electrical connector and retainer clip at low oil level sensor (if equipped).
2. Drain oil from crankcase. Remove starter motor. Disconnect EGO sensor. Remove exhaust pipe assembly and lower engine/flywheel dust cover from converter housing. Remove oil pan attaching bolts and oil pan.

3.8L (232")

Disconnect negative battery cable. Raise and support vehicle. Drain crankcase. Remove oil filter. Remove converter assembly. Remove starter motor. Remove converter housing cover. Remove bolts retaining oil pan assembly. Remove oil pan assembly.

5.0L (302") & 5.8L (351") Mark VII, Thunderbird, Cougar & Mustang

1. Disconnect negative battery cable. Remove fan shroud bolts and position shroud over fan. Remove oil level indicator from left-hand side of cylinder block. Remove air cleaner tube.
2. Raise and support vehicle. Drain engine oil. Remove starter motor wires and starter. Remove catalytic converter and muffler inlet pipes. Remove engine mount-to-No. 2 crossmember bolts.
3. Remove No. 3 crossmember and support assemblies. Remove steering gear attaching bolts and position steering gear forward out of work area. Raise and support engine for clearance of oil pan removal.
4. Remove oil pan attaching bolts and lower oil pan. Remove oil pump and pick-up tube assembly to drop into oil pan. Remove oil pan.

5.0L (302") & 5.8L (351") Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis, Town Car & Wagon

1. Remove air cleaner, disconnect accelerator and kickdown rods at carburetor and remove accelerator mounting bracket. Remove fan shroud bolts and position shroud over fan. Disconnect wiring from harness and remove wiper motor.
2. Disconnect windshield washer hose and remove wiper motor mounting cover. Remove dipstick and dipstick tube retaining bolt at exhaust manifold. Remove thermactor air dump tube retaining clamp and thermactor crossover tube at rear of engine.
3. Raise vehicle and drain crankcase. Remove filler tube and drain crankcase. Disconnect starter wiring, remove starter. Relieve fuel pressure and disconnect fuel line. Disconnect inlet pipes from exhaust manifold.
4. Remove exhaust gas oxygen sensor from exhaust manifold and thermactor secondary air tube-to-converter housing clamps. Disconnect exhaust pipes to catalytic converter outlet. Remove catalytic converter secondary air tube and inlet pipes to exhaust manifold.
5. Remove rear engine mount through bolts and shift crossover bolts at transmission. Disconnect transmission kickdown rod. Remove flywheel access cover. Remove brake line retainer from front crossmember. Using a jack, raise engine as far as possible.
6. Place support blocks between engine mounts and chassis brackets. Remove jack. Disconnect low oil sensor from oil pan. Remove oil pan bolts and lower pan. Remove oil pump pickup tube assembly and place in oil pan. Remove oil pan.

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