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Warning: To avoid serious personal injury, possible death or

damage to the engine or vehicle, read all safety instructions in the
foreword of the corresponding model year service manual.

The Oil Level Gauge repair kit contains the following

parts:
1. Loctite 515 flange sealant
2. Galley brush
3. Oil level gauge adapter gasket
4. Viton® Oil level gauge adapter o-ring
5. Ford OEM Oil level tube o-ring
6. Oil level flange nut

1. Disconnect the main negative battery cables on both batteries.

2. Remove the starter
3. Remove the oil level tube assembly. Use care when removing the nut that holds the tube bracket to
the engine head so the bracket does not attempt to wrap itself around the tube which will severely
damage the tube.
4. Remove and discard the tube assembly o-ring.
5. Loosen (DO NOT REMOVE) the adapter retainer flange nut.

6. Insert the galley brush into the oil level gauge adapter and into the
oil pan. Insert it all the way so the bristles are all in the oil
pan.This will prevent the adapter from falling into the oil pan. Tie a
heavy string to the open end of the brush in case it is dropped into
the oil pan for quick retrieval.

Note: Record and place a mark on the oil pan at the “pointer
threads” of the oil level gauge adapter. The adaptor must be
installed to the original orientation and seated securely or the oil
level gauge tube assembly will not be properly installed

7. Remove the adapter retainer nut and discard the nut.

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8. Locate the O-ring on the oil level gauge adapter on the flange interior
of the oil pan. (This picture is deceiving as you should not be able to
see any of the brush’s bristles!)

9. Using a pick tool, remove and discard the o-ring.

10. When the old internal O-ring begins to swell and pushes
itself out of the groove in the adapter, it puts enormous
pressures on the adapter’s threads, stretching and distorting
them to the point that the new nut is difficult to install. We offer
a set of thread repair files to renew the threads on the adapter
but you will need to hold the adapter solidly to clean and
straighten the thread. We have found that by using a set of
needle nose vise grips inserting into the dipstick tube opening
does a good job at this.

NOTE: Follow the following procedures in repairing the

threads while test fitting the new nut until the new nut screws
onto the adapter easily.

11. While holding the adapter with the vise grips, rotate the
flange while using the #16 thread file to straighten and repair
the damaged threads. Be careful not to remove too much of
the thread material which will weaken the flange adapter’s
threads. Once you feel that the threads are in good condition,
test fit the nut to assure that it will screw on easily onto the
adapter and can fully seat against the oil pan.

NOTE: It is easy to begin cross threading the nut on to the

flange, even when using a new flange adapter and new nut. It
may require some filing on the first thread of the adapter if it
has received some damage from the tires throwing up rocks
and bouncing off the adapter.
Test fit the new nut making sure that it will thread onto the
adapter flange easily before proceeding to the next step.

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12. Position the adapter to original orientation prior to removal. Pull the oil
level gauge adapter into place.

13. Clean the following components with an automotive degreaser:

1. Outside of the oil pan (new gasket mating surface).
2. Oil Level gauge adapter threads and slots.
3. The new adapter flange nut (supplied) to remove any machine oil.

CAUTION: Do not allow the cleaning solution to

drain into the oil pan. If the oil is contaminated,
drain and replace with new engine oil.

INSTALLATION

1. Using a pick tool or a small flat tipped screwdriver, position the

new Viton® oil level flange o-ring in the adapter’s interior
groove.

NOTE: I have found it to be helpful to keep the

new o-ring as dry as possible as oil in the
adapter’s O-ring seat will allow it to slip out of the
adapter’s seat easier than if it were dry.

2. Position the adapter to its original orientation aligning it with the mark on the oil pan. Pull the oil level
gauge adapter into place making sure the new interior o-ring does not get moved from its correct position.
Align the adapter to the markings you made during disassembly.

3. Apply a generous amount of Loctite 515 on the adapter threads.

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4, Apply Loctite 515 to both sides of the new gasket. Cover completely.
Slide the new gasket over the gallery brush. Seal the new gasket to the oil
pan.

5. Slide the new adapter retainer flange nut over the gallery brush. Hand-
tighten the flange nut on the oil level gauge adapter. Remove the gallery
brush.

NOTE: Ensure the adapter is oriented

properly and seated securely in slots.

6. Torque the adapter retainer flange nut to 54 Nm (40 lbs/ft)

7. Lightly lubricate the new tube o-ring with engine

oil. Install the o-ring on the oil level gauge tube
assembly.

8. Install the oil level gauge lube assembly into the

oil level gauge adapter.

9. Install the starter. Reconnect the battery cables.

NOTE: If the internal part of the flange adapter has been bent due to attempting to
tighten the nut when the adapter began to leak or if the swelling of the o-ring has
pushed the internal flange where it is more of a “Y” shape than a “T” shape, it
would be well worth purchasing a tube of the Motorcraft gray silicone (this is the
silicone seal that Ford uses to seal the oil pan to the block) and using it rather than
the LocTite 515 gasket sealant that comes with the kit.

If using the Motorcraft silicone, you must make sure that all surfaces are
completely oil-film free and allow the silicone to cure for 24 hours before
attempting to re-start the engine.

By using the Motorcraft silicone and the components in this kit, you will have
nearly a 100% chance of resealing this oil leak without having to pull the engine
and oil pan.

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