Ford Explorer Sport track 4.6L V8 2007/2010
VIN 8
1.Raise and support vehicle.
2.Drain engine oil into suitable container.
3.Drain engine coolant into suitable container.
4.Disconnect, then position upper and lower degas bottle hoses aside.
5.Remove two mounting bolts and degas bottle.
6.Rotate accessory drive belt tensioner clockwise with suitable belt tensioner release tool and remove belt.
7.Remove mounting bolt and righthand belt idler pulley.
8.Remove valve covers.
9.Disconnect two coolant hoses from crossover, Fig. 15.
10.Remove mounting nut and position righthand radio ignition interference capacitor aside.
11.Disconnect righthand Camshaft Position (CMP) sensor electrical connector.
12.Remove mounting nut and position lefthand radio ignition interference capacitor aside.
13.Remove J-bracket from engine front cover stud bolt.
14.Disconnect lefthand CMP sensor electrical connector.
15.Remover four mounting bolts and water pump pulley.
16.Remove two mounting nuts and power steering pulley shield.
17.Remove wiring harness, retainer, nut and tube clip from power steering stud bolt.
18.Remove three stud bolts, and support power steering pump aside.
19.Disconnect Crankshaft Position (CKP) sensor connector.
20.Remove crankshaft pulley mounting bolt and washer.
21.Remove crankshaft pulley using suitable three-jaw puller tool.
22.Remove crankshaft seal using crankshaft front seal remover tool No. T74P-66700-A, or equivalent.
23.Remove four front oil pan mounting bolts.
24.Record front cover mounting bolt locations for installation alignment.
25.Remove mounting bolts, studs and front cover.
26.Clean mating surfaces with suitable silicone gasket remover.
27.Remove crankshaft sensor ring.
28.Position crankshaft keyway at 12 o'clock position, Fig. 16, noting the following:
a.If camshaft lobes are not exactly positioned, Fig. 17, crankshaft will require one full additional rotation to 12 o'clock position.
b.Cylinder No. 1 camshaft exhaust lobe must be coming up on exhaust stroke.
c.Ensure positioning of two intake lobes and exhaust lobe on cylinder No. 1.
29.Remove three roller followers from lefthand and righthand cylinder heads using valve spring compressor tool No. 303-1039, or equivalent, Fig. 18. Do not allow valve keepers to fall off valve, or valve may drop into cylinder.
30.Rotate crankshaft clockwise and position crankshaft keyway at 6 o'clock position. Do not move crankshaft past 6 o'clock position.
31.Remove mounting bolts, then the lefthand and righthand timing chain tensioners and tensioner arms.
32.Remove righthand timing chain from camshaft and crankshaft sprockets.
33.Remove lefthand timing chain from camshaft and crankshaft sprockets.
34.Remove two mounting bolts and both timing chain guides.
35.Remove mounting bolts, then the lefthand and righthand camshaft phaser sprocket using camshaft phase locking tool No. 303-1046, or equivalent. Caution: Only use hand tools.
36.Mark camshaft bearing caps for installation original locations.
37.Remove camshaft bearing caps bolts in sequence, Fig. 19.
38.Caution: Remove front thrust camshaft bearing cap straight upward from bearing towers. Remove remaining bearing caps.
39.Mark components for installation into original locations.
40.Remove all remaining roller followers.
41.Reverse procedure to install, noting the following:
a.Torque camshaft phaser sprocket bolts using camshaft phase locking tool No. 303-1046, or equivalent, to 30 ft. lbs., then tighten an additional 90° turn.
b.Rotate crankshaft to position crankshaft sprocket timing mark in 6 o'clock position, Fig. 20.
c.Position lower end of lefthand (inner) timing chain on crankshaft sprocket, aligning timing mark on outer flange of crankshaft sprocket with single copper (marked) link on chain, Fig. 21.
d.Position lefthand timing chain on camshaft sprocket. Ensure camshaft sprocket timing mark is aligned with copper (marked) chain link, Fig. 22.
e.Position lower end of righthand (outer) timing chain on crankshaft sprocket, aligning timing mark on sprocket with single copper (marked) chain link, Fig. 23.
f.Position righthand timing chain on camshaft sprocket. Ensure camshaft sprocket timing mark is aligned with copper (marked) chain link, Fig. 24.
g.Righthand and lefthand camshaft phaser sprockets are similar. Righthand camshaft phaser sprocket has single timing mark to identify, while L timing mark identifies lefthand camshaft phaser sprocket. Ensure timing marks on sprockets align, Fig. 25.
h.Torque timing chain guide to 89 inch lbs.
i.Torque timing chain tensioner to 18 ft. lbs.
j.Torque water pump pulley to 18 ft. lbs.
k.Torque power steering pulley shield to 89 inch lbs.
l.Torque valve covers to 89 inch lbs.