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2016 workshop · Engine

Engine

303-01C Engine - 5.0L

2016 Mustang5.0LReference 448 / 6,619HTML edition
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80. Remove and discard the cylinder head gasket.

Engine — original illustration 1, reference 448Original colors & callouts · Select to enlarge

81. Remove the dowels.

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82. NOTICE: Do not use metal scrapers, wire brushes, power abrasive discs or other abrasive means

to clean the sealing surfaces. These tools cause scratches and gouges which make leak paths.

NOTE: Clean the cylinder head bolt holes in the cylinder block using compressed air. Make sure all coolant, oil or other foreign material is removed.

Clean and inspect the cylinder head-to-cylinder block mating surfaces of both the cylinder head and the cylinder block. Refer to: Cylinder Head Distortion (303-00 Engine System - General Information, General Procedures). Refer to: Cylinder Block Distortion (303-00 Engine System - General Information, General Procedures).

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