mrmojorip1971

Date posted: 4/01/2007 2:31 pm  Subject: 199 ford ranger oil pump please help

PLEASE HELP!!!....I have a 99 Ranger automatic 2 wheel drive 3.0 V-6 My oil pump is shot. I have been trying very hard to get the oil pan off to get at the pump. All pan bolts are off. Motor mounts are unbolted and I have the engine lifted about as far as it can go. Starter is removed. Tranny inspection plate is removed. Oil dip stick tube is removed. Oil pan is free and can be moved around fairly well but seems to be held in place by the oil pump lift tube assembally. I can't seem to get at the bolts to drop the pump into the pan......Is there anything that I can do to get the lift tube away from the pump. I can't see how it is attached or what holds it on or is there something else that I need to do to get at the oil pump? I am at my wits end and I cant see anything else to take off that would give me any more room....Any advice would be helpfull. Please be as detailed as possible

 

ereid74

Date posted: 1/13/2008 9:37 pm  Subject:

ouch...i have a 99 ford taurus and i lost oil pressure...im thinking it was becuase the gears on my cmp went..im hopeing at lest im removing it tmw...i had to replace my crank bearings in my car and i didn't even remove the y pipe..i loosened it but when i rounded the back flange nut i gave up... the oil pan is tricky...the key is to push up on the skiny side of the oil pan...toward the pullys slide the pan closest to the transmission as possible then pull down..if your replacing the oil pump then dont worry about it...it took me awhile becuase the y pipe was in the way but there is a catch cooling sheild in the oil pan that the oil pickup tub goes around