Lubricate the rubber O-ring gasket with clean engine oil, using your fingers. Remove any metal shavings from the drain plug with a clean shop rag. You will however need the right tools to do it. Insert the new plug into the spark plug socket just enough to hold the plug. If you remove the fuel rails relieve fuel pressure first or gas will spew from the rails where the injectors fit.
Lift the dipstick handle to remove the dipstick and wipe it clean. The fuel rail gets in the way on the driver's side of the motor mainly with the 7 coil. Slide the drain pan underneath the oil filter, located on the lower-right side of the engine just below the power steering pump. Turn off the engine and allow the vehicle to cool for one hour before beginning. If you can turn a wrench, have a torque wrench pan bolts you can do the job. The information provided herein is a reference provided to you at no charge.
You can also learn a lot about your truck that could be useful in the future. If no leaks are found, close the hood and operate the vehicle normally. The required motor oil for all 5. Insert the spark plug socket in the plug well to extract the plug the rubber insert in the spark plug socket will hold the old plug in the socket so it can be removed from the plug well. Materials: Oil drain pan Metric box-end wrench set Clean shop rags Oil filter 7 quarts 5W-20 engine oil 1. That can cause many more problems that could lead to needed a new intake manifold. If you're manifold is black it's plastic and the threads you are putting the bolt into are in a brass insert.
The fuel rail assembly does not need to be removed but doing so will allow easier access to the bolts that hold down the coils. Reinstall the drain plug using a metric box-end wrench. Tips: Used oil must be disposed of properly and not poured down household drains or thrown away in the trash. Replace the dipstick, start the engine again and allow it to run while you check for leaks. Do not use an oil with a viscosity and weight rating different than 5W-20. Allow the oil to drain out until it slows to a drip. If you remove the fuel rails make sure the O ring around the top of the injector is ok.
Again this is not a hard job to do but can be if you don't have the right tools. Tools you will need to easily change the spark plugs in a F-150 with a 5. Depending on your curcumstances, this job could take anywhere from 1 hour to half a day. It boasted three valves per cylinder and horsepower was increased to 300. In 2004, the engine was revamped for the redesigned 2004 F-150. My son just bought 2000 F-150 4x4 with 5. Motorcraft is the brand of oil sold by Ford Motor Company.
. Start the engine and allow it to run for 30 seconds. Chilton manual says 7 quarts, and owners manual for friend's 2001 F-150 says 6 quarts for all engines. The engine uses an iron block with cast aluminum cylinder heads and holds approximately seven quarts of oil. Do not drive the F150 with too much oil.
Inspect the marking at the end of the dipstick. Refrigerant and oil capacity guides are based on data provided by sources such as AllData and Mitchell. Insert the new plug and start the threads. Turn it approximately one-quarter to one-half turn more in order to tighten it completely. Install the new oil filter by threading it onto the sending fixture until the rubber gasket meets the metal surface on the engine.
If not you'll need to replace those. Just take your time and be sure you reconnect everything you have to take apart. He wants to change the oil but has no owners manual. Slide the filter out of the vehicle from underneath and set it aside. We have 2 conflicting sources for number of quarts of engine oil needed with filter change. Find the dipstick on the driver's side of the engine compartment. These things are pretty tough but they can strip and start turning in the hole.
Most people can comfortably fit beneath a truck to change the oil without jacking it up. I doubt Ford changed oil pans between 2000 and 2001 but. First remove the items in your way to access the coils for each plug. The recommended oil change interval is 3,000-miles or three monthsâwhichever comes first. Keep in mind that there may not be a drain plug on your model so the pan will be full of fluid when removed. If your vehicle was originally charged with R12 refrigerant, for example, the oil type specified, 'mineral', will not apply.
If it's too high, contact a professional. Prime the new oil filter by pouring a small amount of clean inside oil inside it. After that it will be easy to drain the pan approx. Remove the oil filler cap on the left valve cover and place a clean funnel inside the oil spout. Changing the plugs is a good time to clean everything in the area.