How to Replace Oil Pump on Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX?

The procedure is similar for both ford and Lincoln car models:-----

The details to replace oil pump are as follows:----

Removal & Installation

WARNING

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 may cause engine failure.

1. Remove the engine front cover, as outlined in this section.
2. Rotate the crankshaft clockwise and align the timing marks on the Variable Camshaft Timing (VCT) assemblies as shown. 
   
   NOTE

   The special tool will hold the camshafts in the top dead center (TDC) position.
   
   
   
   
   Fig. Aligning timing marks on the VCT assemblies
3. Install the special tool onto the flats of the LH camshafts.
4. Install the special tool onto the flats of the RH camshafts.
5. Remove the 3 bolts and the RH VCT housing.
6. Remove the 3 bolts and the LH VCT housing.
7. Remove and discard the VCT housing seals.
8. Remove the 2 bolts and the primary timing chain tensioner.
9. Remove the primary timing chain tensioner arm.
10. Remove the 2 bolts and the lower LH primary timing chain guide.
11. Remove the primary timing chain. For more information, refer to the Timing Chain procedure in this section.
12. Remove the crankshaft timing chain sprocket.
13. Remove the 2 oil pump screen and pickup tube bolts.
    
    
    

    

    Fig. Remove the 2 oil pump screen and pickup tube bolts
14. Remove the 3 oil pump bolts. Rotate the oil pump clockwise and separate the oil pump from the oil pump screen and pickup tube. Remove the oil pump. Discard the oil pump screen and pickup tube O-ring seal.
    
    
    

    

    Fig. Remove the 3 oil pump bolts. Rotate the oil pump clockwise and separate the oil pump from the oil pump screen and pickup tube. Remove the oil pump. Discard the oil pump screen and pickup tube O-ring seal

To install:

NOTE

Install a new oil pump screen and pickup tube O-ring seal before installing the oil pump.

1. Position the oil pump onto the crankshaft and rotate counterclockwise to position the pump onto the oil pump screen and pickup tube. Install the 3 bolts and tighten to 89 inch lbs. (10 Nm).
2. Install the 2 oil pump screen and pickup tube bolts. Tighten to 89 inch lbs. (10 Nm).
3. Install the crankshaft timing chain sprocket.
4. Install the primary timing chain with the colored links aligned with the timing marks on the VCT assemblies and the crankshaft sprocket.
5. Install the LH primary timing chain guide and the 2 bolts. Tighten to 89 inch lbs. (10 Nm).
6. Install the primary timing chain tensioner arm.
7. Reset the primary timing chain tensioner, as follows:
   1. Rotate the lever counterclockwise.
   2. Using a soft-jawed vise, compress the plunger.
   3. Align the hole in the lever with the hole in the tensioner housing.
   4. Install a suitable lockpin.
      
      NOTE

      It may be necessary to rotate the crankshaft slightly to remove slack from the timing chain and install the tensioner.
   5. Install the primary tensioner and the 2 bolts. Tighten to 89 inch lbs. (10 Nm).
   6. Remove the lock pin.
8. As a post-check, verify correct alignment of all timing marks.
9. Install new VCT housing seals.
   
   WARNING

   Make sure the dowels on the variable camshaft timing (VCT) housing are fully engaged in the cylinder head prior to tightening the bolts. Failure to follow this process will result in severe engine damage.
10. Install the LH VCT housing and the 3 bolts. Tighten in the sequence shown to 89 inch lbs. (10 Nm).
    
    WARNING

    Make sure the dowels on the VCT housing are fully engaged in the cylinder head prior to tightening the bolts.
11. Install the RH VCT housing and the 3 bolts. Tighten in the sequence shown to 89 inch lbs. (10 Nm).
12. Install the engine front cover, as outlined in this section.

These details will help.

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