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M-6007-X302E
340 HP Crate Engine
GUIDE
NO PART OF THIS DOCUMENT MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT PRIOR AGREEMENT AND WRITTEN PERMISSION OF
FORD RACING PERFORMANCE PARTS.
IS-1850-0182
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Techline 1-800-367-3788
Factory Ford shop manuals are available from Helm Publications, 1-800-782-4356
Improperly installing the torque converter can force the crank forward damaging the engine thrust bearing. This is
most commonly caused from not locating the torque converter drain plug properly in the flexplate. If the torque
converter balloons, it can force the crank forward, damaging the engine thrust bearing and the transmission. Most
high-performance torque converters have anti-ballooning features. Damage to the thrust bearing can happen
in seconds!
MISCELLANEOUS PROBLEMS THAT CAN DAMAGE AN ENGINE
Nuts, bolts, washers, or foreign materials dropped down the intake. We have seen this more than once.
Reusing an intake off an engine that had broken parts in a cylinder. The parts can get bounced up into the intake
manifold, carburetor, or air cleaner (pieces of piston or piston rings, etc.). When you put your used intake on your
new engine and start it, the pieces are drawn in and damage your engine.
Bead blasting an EFI intake. You will NEVER get all the blasting media out. When the engine is started, it draws the
blasting media into the cylinders, destroying the engine.
Not properly torquing fasteners when installing new parts to your engine. Over-torquing of the intake manifold bolts
to cylinder head on 302 and 351W engines can cause head gasket sealing problems. Intake bolts must have 5/8” of
thread engagement.
Distributor gears installed at the incorrect height and gears made of the wrong material. We have seen this with
many remanufactured distributors as well as popular aftermarket manufacturers of distributor assemblies. Use cast
iron gears for cast iron flat tappet cams, and steel gears for steel hydraulic roller cams. The M-6007-X302E uses a
steel camshaft.
ENGINE OIL RECOMMENDATIONS
Hydraulic roller cam-equipped engines use 10W30 or 10W40.
OIL CAPACITY
M-6007-X302E, 5 quarts with M-6731-FL1A oil filter or equivalent.
PRIMING
Initial priming should be done before installing the engine into the vehicle. Transmission should not be installed. If
there are any oiling system problems, it is easier to fix them with the engine out of the car. The engine should be
primed once more after installation before starting the engine. This is very important if hooking up a remote filter
and/or oil cooler.
IMPORTANT: For engines equipped with flat tappet cams, if the engine has set for a long period of time, priming
alone may not provide enough lubrication. Removal of lifters and reapplying cam lube to the lobes and lifters
is necessary. For hydraulic roller cams use engine oil.