Oil Pump: Installation

2021 Ford Edge SE, 4WDSECTION Installation
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  1. Prime the oil pump. Add 2 tablespoons of clean engine oil to the oil pump and rotate the oil pump by hand.
    GFD553854Courtesy of FORD MOTOR COMPANY
  2. Install the oil pump and the bolts.

    Torque: 89 lb.in (10 Nm)

    GFD553853Courtesy of FORD MOTOR COMPANY
  3. Install a new oil pump screen and pickup tube O-ring seal.
    GFD553548Courtesy of FORD MOTOR COMPANY
  4. Install the oil pump screen and pickup tube and the bolts.

    Torque: 89 lb.in (10 Nm)

    GFD553216Courtesy of FORD MOTOR COMPANY
  5. NOTE: The oil pan and the specified bolts must be installed and the oil pan aligned to the cylinder block within 4 minutes of sealant application. Final tightening of the oil pan bolts must be carried out within 60 minutes of sealant application.

    Apply a 5 mm (0.20 in) bead of Motorcraft® High Performance Engine RTV Silicone to the sealing surface of the oil pan.

    Material

    : Motorcraft® High Performance Engine RTV Silicone / TA-357 (WSE-M4G323-A6)

    GFD553822Courtesy of FORD MOTOR COMPANY
  6. Apply a 9 mm (0.35 in) bead of Motorcraft® High Performance Engine RTV Silicone to the 2 crankshaft seal retainer plate-to-cylinder block joint areas on the sealing surface of the oil pan.

    Material

    : Motorcraft® High Performance Engine RTV Silicone / TA-357 (WSE-M4G323-A6)

    GFD553823Courtesy of FORD MOTOR COMPANY
  7. NOTE: The oil pan and the specified bolts must be installed within 4 minutes of the start of sealant application.
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  • You smell fuel, burning insulation, or see smoke.
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