Oil Filler - Oil Backup and Spill-Over While Filling

83ford16 Article No. 83-11-5

OIL BACKUP AND SPILL-OVER DURING FILL OPERATION (2.3L HSC)


FORD 1984 TEMPO

LINCOLN-MERCURY 1984 TOPAZ

The rocker arm cover has a baffle under the oil fill opening hole that may cause engine oil to back up and "spillover" when adding oil to the engine.

Figure 2:

To prevent oil spill-over, use an oil fill spout and place into the fill opening at a 30~ angle towards the transmission end of the rocker arm cover (Figure 2).
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