03/04 cobra engine question (very simple)

MustangChris · Feb 23, 2010

i want to turn the motor over by hand to get it at TDC. are the threads on the very front pulley reverse? (basically, should i turn the motor over clockwise, or counter clockwise.)

also, i drained the oil last night and there was probably only a Qt. or so...... . .. im a little nervous that it has a seized motor...

i dont know why the junk yard would drain the oil, but the car was clearly in a wreck and that why it was totalled... ... so i just dont know how to make heads-or-tails of the oil amount in there.... so turning it over by hand will let me know if its siezed, as well.

thanks all.

-Chris

MustangChris · Feb 23, 2010

crankshaft pulley bolt:
right hand threads.
Pg. 303-01C-30
2003 mustang maunal - FoMoCo

outer pulley:
left hand threads.
Pg. 303-01C-33
2003 mustang maunal - FoMoCo

Magic · Feb 23, 2010

Wrecking yards drain ALL (fuel, transmission, engine oil, coolant , etc) fluids for safety and environmental reasons. How much of it they totally drain depends on the individual thats assigned to do it.

Turn the engine over clock-wise.