2002 Ford Explorer Timing Chain update 01-08-2013 upper oil pan removal 2

[@JoeBlowski]

The inserts solidly fill the gap between the girdle and the block via the main bearing caps bolt heads which is important to provide the rigidity needed to prevent cracking the girdle. It should help to understand the design by thinking of the inner girdle area as being brittle like glass making it very important to turn the inserts away from contacting the bearing cap bolt heads before torquing the girdle's outer bolts and then torque the inserts to spec before torquing the girdle's inner bolts. A 7/16" Allen wrench fits the inserts and so does the head of a 1/4" diameter bolt and also 1/4" nuts... so a nice easy way to raise the inserts with the added benefit of being able to properly torque them back down with a torque wrench is to tighten two nuts together on the end of a bolt commonly referred to as "double nut".

[@alfonso704]

Thank you for these timing chain videos. Me and my father are really thankful.

[@humidbeing]

Thanks for making these 4.0 timing chain videos.

[@markcarr5142]

As your looking at the bottom of the oil pan, you need to loosen ALL 8 of oil pan inserts. You then put the gasket on, following the directions. You the put the oil pan bolts on the OUTSIDE first. Slightly tighten them down, then take a straight edge, and align the rear of the pan flush with the back edge of the motor. As you have 2 bolts that go thru bottom of the transmission, if you don't have it as flush as possible, you can crack the oil pan. The bolts on the outside are touqed to 89 inch pounds. The 2 torx bolts at the back of the pan are torqued to 71 inch pounds. Now... You tighten the inserts to 27 inch pounds. The front 2 bolts get new washers, or else you'll leak oil, and the rest are tourqed in sequence. 6 4 3 8 5 1 2 7 7 & 8 are the rear of the pan. 11 foot pounds. You're welcome

[@keithhaynes5348]

I appreciate your input. I haven't seen this information anywhere else. I cracked the girdle putting a motor in a Stang. Luckily I still have the other motor. Again, thank u.

[@1998gst4611]

For those allen inserts you need to use a 7/16" allen wrench bigger than a 1/2" allen wrench and probably the biggest you'll find at a local hardware store.

[@WiPri0371]

I'm having to rebuild this same engine that's in my 4WD Ranger. Mine does not have the balance shaft. I have the engine out and torn down. The upper oil pan - here called a ladder - is off as I had piston and valve damage from timing component failure. I was surprised to find mine w/o the shaft as everything I'd read said it would be there. It is not.

[@stevenmontoya5566]

great video thanx

[@gavingrubbs7123]

hey i found some thin bearing looking pieces of metal. i dont know what they are because there is no hole in the middle of them or anything to hold them in place do you know what they may be. the only other thing i have found in the oil pan is timing chain pieces no metal shavings

[@kevinpersaud88]

What were the metal pieces?

[@JesusGodHolySpirit3]

Why did you take the entire engine out? Why would you not just take off the upper pan well if it's timing chain issue then that's different ops i just saw in heading timing chain :I

[@lawxx6]

And disconnect the coil pack on your first start... Crank your engine 3 times and you will see your pressure gauge build then 1 more crank after that reconnect your coil pack and start your engine

[@dandiy4958]

7/16 Allen fits those inserts, and must be torqued to specs.

[@larryzoch4344]

those are a 7/16 allen wrench. and you dont have to take them out.

[@JdublR1980]

They don't have to be taken off? I'm about to about to replace the gasket on both pans

[@cruzroycruzroy64]

i made a tool from and old 1/2 inch socket extention that worked

[@strapped9]

*exploder. *4 chains *rocket surgeon

[@MrPami9899]

I would just changed the head gasket while I'm in there, cause you have to pull the engine out again

[@josephshoffner9045]

STEEVE DAVID Nicolas c

[@osuagwuososo2788]

V6

[@trainfreak14]

12 mm

[@antoniorivera9364]

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