Had some quality time with the engine today. I started off the morning at the junkyard and scored two different Mitsubishi power steering reservoirs. The one on the left is from a 4 cylinder Mirage. The one on the right is from a V6 Diamante. I have two mounting options now based on the position of the mount.



There was a '90 Montero that lured me to the yard but it had been pulled from a muddy river. Totally trashed. It had a nice bouncy seat but I'm sure the piston is shot.

I pulled the Ranger oil pan from the motor and the crankshaft looks really clean.



There was a piece of foil from the cover on an oil container stuck on the oil pickup screen. Yikes! I'm very careful about removing the foil so this may have happened before I owned it. That was the only thing other than oil on the screen. (the engine only has 70k miles on it)



I scraped the block clean with a razor, cleaned both surfaces with acetone and then prepped the gasket with sealant on both sides. I also coated joints on the block where the oil pump and rear crankshaft housing meet the block. I used a Felpro paper oil pan gasket with Permatex Ultra Black sealant. I tightened the oil pan bolts finger tight, waited an hour for the Permatex to set and then tightened them with a torque-wrench to 5.5 ft/lbs. per the Service Manual.







My engine is looking much more "Pajero-ish" now!!

-Pmontero