Timing Cover: Service and Repair
Removal1. Drain the engine cooling system.
2. Remove the LH valve cover.
3. Remove the RH valve cover.
4. Remove the engine cooling fan assembly.
5. Loosen the water pump pulley bolts.
6. Remove the generator.
7. Remove the water pump pulley.
^ Discard the bolts.
8. Remove the bracket.
1 Remove the nuts.
2 Remove the bracket.
9. Remove the lower radiator hose stud bolts.
10. Disconnect the lower radiator hose from the thermostat housing.
11. Disconnect the heater hose.
12. Remove the idler pulleys.
13. Remove the crankshaft pulley.
14. Remove the A/C compressor.
15. Disconnect the power steering reservoir hose and drain the reservoir
16. Note: One bolt is blocked by the power steering pressure line and will have to be removed in stages.
Remove the bolts and position the power steering pump aside.
17. Remove the power steering pump bracket.
18. Disconnect the hydraulic cooling fan pump reservoir hose and drain the reservoir.
19. Disconnect the electrical connector.
20. Remove the hydraulic fan pump reservoir line bracket.
1 Remove the bolt.
2 Remove the bracket.
21. Note: One bolt is blocked by the hydraulic cooling fan pressure line and will have to be removed in stages.
Remove the hydraulic cooling fan pump.
22. Remove the hydraulic cooling fan pump bracket.
23. Lower the vehicle.
24. Disconnect the five wiring harness clips.
25. Remove the engine front cover.
^ Remove the bolts in the sequence shown.
^ Remove the engine front cover.
26. CAUTION: Do not use metal scrapers, wire brushes, power abrasive discs or other abrasive means to clean the sealing surfaces. These tools cause scratches and gouges, which make leak paths. Use a plastic scraping tool to remove all traces of sealant.
Clean the sealing surfaces.
Installation
1. Install new gaskets.
2. Apply Silicone Gasket and Sealant F7AZ-19554-EA or equivalent meeting Ford specification WSE-M4G323-A4 in eight places.
3. Install the engine front cover.
^ Position the engine front cover on the cylinder block.
^ Loosely install the bolts.
^ Tighten the bolts in two stages in the sequence shown.
^ Stage 1: Tighten to 5 Nm (44 inch lbs.).
^ Stage 2: Tighten to 10 Nm (89 inch lbs.).
4. Connect the five wiring harness clips.
5. Raise the vehicle.
6. Note: The wiring harness is positioned behind the bracket.
Install the hydraulic cooling fan pump bracket.
7. Note: One bolt is blocked by the hydraulic cooling fan pressure line and will have to be installed in stages.
Install the hydraulic cooling fan pump.
8. Install the hydraulic fan pump reservoir line bracket.
1 Install the bracket.
2 Install the bolt.
9. Connect the electrical connector.
10. Connect the hydraulic cooling fan reservoir hose.
11. Note: The wiring harness is positioned behind the bracket.
Install the power steering pump bracket.
12. Note: One bolt is blocked by the power steering pressure line and will have to be installed in stages.
Install the power steering pump.
13. Connect the power steering reservoir hose.
14. Install the A/C compressor.
15. Install the crankshaft pulley.
16. Install the idler pulleys.
17. Connect the heater hose.
18. Connect the lower radiator hose to the thermostat housing.
19. Install the stud bolts.
20. Install the bracket.
1 Install the bracket.
2 Install the nuts.
21. Position the water pump pulley and loosely install new bolts.
22. Install the generator.
23. Tighten the bolts in two stages.
^ Stage 1: Tighten to 10 Nm (89 inch lbs.).
^ Stage 2: Tighten an additional 45°.
24. Install the engine cooling fan assembly.
25. Install the RH valve cover.
26. Install the LH valve cover.
27. Fill and bleed the engine cooling system.
28. Fill and bleed the hydraulic cooling fan.
29. Fill the power steering system.