How To Change Oil Filter On 2000 Ford Expedition

How to Modify the Oil Pump on 2000 Ford Expedition

by Zyon Silket

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The oil pump used in the 2000 Ford Expedition is a sump pump inserted into the oil pan, which pushes engine oil from the pan into the engine; when the oil pump goes bad in the Ford Trek you must pull the oil pan off to change it. The oil pump setup likewise means that replacing the oil filter in a 2000 Ford Expedition is more circuitous than in other types of vehicles.

Step 1

Drive the Expedition onto a gear up of ramps and secure it using the parking brake.

Stride 2

Place a drain pan nether the oil pan and remove the drain plug using a socket. Drain the oil from the pan, and then supplant the drain plug.

Step three

Remove the bolts that secure the oil pan to the bottom of the engine using a socket and ratchet. Identify a metallic scraper between the pan and the engine to pause the seal. Pull the pan costless from the engine.

Step four

Disconnect the wiring harness from the oil pump.

Stride v

Loosen the jam nut that secures the oil pump to the oil pickup tube using an adjustable wrench. Thread the oil pump off the pickup tube.

Step half dozen

Thread the new oil pump onto the pickup tube and secure it by tightening the jam nut with the wrench.

Step 7

Reconnect the wiring harness to the oil pump.

Footstep 8

Scrape the old gasket fabric off the bottom of the engine and off the mating surface of the oil pan using a metal scraper.

Pace nine

Identify the new gasket onto the oil pan and place the oil pan confronting the engine.

Pace 10

Thread the bolts into the oil pan and tighten them in an alternate mode from side to side using the socket and ratchet.

Remove the oil filler cap from the driver'due south side valve cover, place a funnel into the valve comprehend and drain 4 qt. of motor oil into the valve encompass. Shut the cap.

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