After lots of searching and tons of questions I was finally able to tackle to oil bypass filter seals in my '96 anniversary continental w/ intech 4.6L front wheel drive. I wish I had taken photos since the tech manual is way off, but this will work if you have some pretty basic knowledge and tools.
before starting, drain the coolant using the drain plug on radiator and remove the oil filter (no need to drain oil)
1. remove splash shield (ive taken mine off permanently),radiator support bracket (8mm bolts and 10mm bolts). Make sure to secure use some wire to tie the top of the radiator to the front end supports. This will keep the radiator from falling and make it much easire during reinstall.
2. remove the a/c compressor retaining bolts (10mm) and move compressor out of the way. I lowered hose side first and twisted slightly to get it out. use a bungee cord to hook it out of the way.
3. remove the thermostat housing (8mm) and both hoses attached to it.
4. use a floor jack and block of wood under the oil pan to support the engine and remove the horizontal portion of the front LH engine mount (13mm)
5. remove the nut on the main stud going through the engine mount. (18mm)
6. lift engine with the jack to relieve pressure to remove engine mount. Dont be scared like me. It takes about 2 inches of lift on car before engine will begin to lift up.
7. remove the 4 bolts holding engine mount base from engine (10mm)
8. remove the oil dipstick tube. there is 1 bolt holding it on and it takes a lot of effort to get the tube out once bolt is removed (8mm)
9. remove the 6 bolts holding bypass on and remove from engine. there will be one hose still attached. i removed it from the top of engine and slid out the bypass through bottom of ease of removal. (4-10mm and 2-13mm)
10. clean all surfaces of bypass very well and make sure to put a very thin layer of rtv on o rings before install. also put a very thin layer on all contact surfaces of bypass as well.
11. install is reverse of removal. then be sure to seal the thermostat housing well to prevent leaks. make sure to top off the coolant / oil and let it run for a few minutes to work out any air pockets in coolant system (i forgot this and had to top it off 20 miles down the road). also remember that it looks scary but if you roll up your sleeves and put in 6 or so hrs (maybe more or less....took me 12 because no real instructions or proper tools) you can tackle it and save well over 300 dollars in labor. my total cost with o rings, oil, rtv and coolant was 30 bucks.
GOOD LUCK AND ASK AWAY IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS!!!!!
before starting, drain the coolant using the drain plug on radiator and remove the oil filter (no need to drain oil)
1. remove splash shield (ive taken mine off permanently),radiator support bracket (8mm bolts and 10mm bolts). Make sure to secure use some wire to tie the top of the radiator to the front end supports. This will keep the radiator from falling and make it much easire during reinstall.
2. remove the a/c compressor retaining bolts (10mm) and move compressor out of the way. I lowered hose side first and twisted slightly to get it out. use a bungee cord to hook it out of the way.
3. remove the thermostat housing (8mm) and both hoses attached to it.
4. use a floor jack and block of wood under the oil pan to support the engine and remove the horizontal portion of the front LH engine mount (13mm)
5. remove the nut on the main stud going through the engine mount. (18mm)
6. lift engine with the jack to relieve pressure to remove engine mount. Dont be scared like me. It takes about 2 inches of lift on car before engine will begin to lift up.
7. remove the 4 bolts holding engine mount base from engine (10mm)
8. remove the oil dipstick tube. there is 1 bolt holding it on and it takes a lot of effort to get the tube out once bolt is removed (8mm)
9. remove the 6 bolts holding bypass on and remove from engine. there will be one hose still attached. i removed it from the top of engine and slid out the bypass through bottom of ease of removal. (4-10mm and 2-13mm)
10. clean all surfaces of bypass very well and make sure to put a very thin layer of rtv on o rings before install. also put a very thin layer on all contact surfaces of bypass as well.
11. install is reverse of removal. then be sure to seal the thermostat housing well to prevent leaks. make sure to top off the coolant / oil and let it run for a few minutes to work out any air pockets in coolant system (i forgot this and had to top it off 20 miles down the road). also remember that it looks scary but if you roll up your sleeves and put in 6 or so hrs (maybe more or less....took me 12 because no real instructions or proper tools) you can tackle it and save well over 300 dollars in labor. my total cost with o rings, oil, rtv and coolant was 30 bucks.
GOOD LUCK AND ASK AWAY IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS!!!!!