Need help please on a 98 Continental

[Richb]

Sorry about this being my first post here, but I really have nowhere else to go with my issue.

I had an oil pressure censor changed a while back. Just recently, it started leaking and when I had it looked at, the piece (oil filter adapter?) it screws into had broke in half. I am wondering how much of a job this is to fix because it looks like there are a lot of parts to it in order to get it out like the motor mount and just about everything else on that side of the car! The chilton book doesn't cover this particular job, and I also found out the only way to get the part is through the ford company unless I find it through a junk yard (which would be the cheapest way...)

Any help on replacing this would be very much appreciated!

Thanks.

 

[passingpower]

Oil Filter Adapter removal instructions

Sorry about this being my first post here, but I really have nowhere else to go with my issue.

I had an oil pressure censor changed a while back. Just recently, it started leaking and when I had it looked at, the piece (oil filter adapter?) it screws into had broke in half. I am wondering how much of a job this is to fix because it looks like there are a lot of parts to it in order to get it out like the motor mount and just about everything else on that side of the car! The chilton book doesn't cover this particular job, and I also found out the only way to get the part is through the ford company unless I find it through a junk yard (which would be the cheapest way...)

Any help on replacing this would be very much appreciated!

Thanks.

Hope this helps. You should consider purchasing actual factory service Workshop manuals for your Continental. You can find them used on ebay under "1998 Lincoln Continental factory service manual."

Vollume 1 contains 3 groups
1. General info (service info)
2. Chassis (suspension, driveline, brake system, steering system)
3. Powertrain (engine, automatic transaxle, exhaust system, fuel system)

Vollume 2 contains 2 groups
4. Electrical (climate control system, instrumentation & vwarning system, battery and charging system, audio systems, lighting, electrical distribution, electronic feature group)
5. body and paint (body, frame and mounting)

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Oil Filter Adapter removal instructions (from actual Factory Ford "Workshop" manual (vol 1.) for your 1998 Continental)

1. Disconnect the battery ground cable
2. Remove the oil level indicator tube
3. Raise the vehicle on a hoist
4. Remove the radiator air deflector
5. Drain the engine oil from the crankcase
6. Remove the oil bypass filter
7. Clean the sealing surfaces
8. Drain the engine cooling system
10. Prepare the engine compartment to install the engine lifting bracket set
(a. remove the coolant bypass hose, b. remove pcv valve from valve cover, c. remove the upper radiator sight shield)
11. Remove cowl assembly
12. Install the LH engine lifting bracket on the RH (back) side of engine
13. Install the RH engine lifting bracket on the LH (front) side of engine
14. Install the 3-bar engine support
15. Remove the drive belt
16. Raise the vehicle
17. Remove the three bolts abd position the A/C compressor
18. Remove the LH engine support insulator
19. Remove the LH engine support insulator bracket
(a. remove the bolts, b. remove the lh engine support insulator bracket)
20. Disconnect the lower radiator hose and the coolant recovery reservoir hose
21. Remove the water thermostat housing from the oil filter adapter
22. Disconnect the engine control sensor wiring from oil pressure sensor
23. Remove the oil filter adapter
(a. remove the eight bolts, b. remove the oil filter adapter)
24. Remove and inspect the O-ring seals. replace as necessary
25. Remove the oil pressure sensor
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INSTALLATION instructions (if needed):

1. Clean all the sealing surfaces
2. Coat the oil pressure sensor threads with pipe sealant with Teflon D8AZ-19554-A or equivalent meeting Ford specification ESR-M18P7-A and WSK-M2G350-A2
3. Install the oil pressure sensor "12-16 Nm (9-12 lb/ft)"
4. Install the O-ring seals
5. Position the oil filter adapter and install the eight bolts
"40-55 Nm (30-50 lb/ft)" for 1st 2 bolts near oil pressure sensor and "20-30 Nm (15-22 lb/ft)" for the rest
6. Connect the engine control sensor wiring to the oil pressure sensor
7. Install the water thermostat housing
8. Connect the lower radiator hose and the coolant recovery reservoir hose
9. Install the LH engine support insulator bracket "47-63 Nm (35-46 lb/ft)"
10. Install the LH engine support insulator "78-103 Nm (44-59 lb/ft)"
11. Position the A/C compressor and install the bolts "20-30 Nm (15-22 lb/ft)"
12. Install the drive belt
13. Install the radiator air deflector "8-12 Nm (71-106 lb/in)"
14. Lower the vehicle
15. Install the drive belt
16. Remove the three bar engine support
17. Install the oil level indicator tube
18. Install the oil bypass filter
19. Fill the crankcase with clean engine oil meeting Ford specification WSS-M2C153-G
20. Connect the battery ground cable
21. Fill and bleed the engine cooling system