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3. Install the new Holley® oil pump pickup screen assembly ensuring that oil pump pickup screen tube is pushed completely into
the oil pump before tightening the bolt (Figure 7). Do not allow the bolt to pull the tube into the pump.
NOTE: Ensure the o-ring has not been pinched during installation.
Figure 7
4. Rotate the crankshaft by hand to ensure there is adequate clearance between the pickup tube brace, oil deflector and the
crankshaft counterweights.
5. Install the oil pump screen nut and bolt(s). You may need to slightly bend the tab to provide precise alignment of the hole in
the tab to the mounting stud.
NOTE: The 302-2 oil pump screen/pick-up tube features a two bolt oil pump mounting flange. There are two M6 x 16mm long flanged
socket head capscrews included in the installation parts kit. Use these two capscrews when installing the 302-2 oil pump pick-
up screen.
6. Tighten the oil pump pickup screen bolt(s) to 106 in./lbs. and the nut to 18 ft./lbs.
7. Pre-assemble the oil pan.
8. Apply a drop of blue Loctite® to the threads of the (4) supplied ¼-20 x .5 long cap screws and use them to install the baffle into
the oil pan. Torque the (4) baffle bolts to 8-10 ft./lbs.
9. Install the supplied oil passage cover, gasket and M6 x 1.0 x 30mm long bolts to the oil pan just above the oil filter. Tighten the
oil passage cover bolts to 106 in./lbs.
10. Install the new oil pan gasket to the oil pan and install the oil pan bolts to the pan through the gasket. The gasket is designed
to hold the bolts in place.
11. Apply a 5mm bead of RTV sealant 20mm long to the engine block (Figure 8) directly onto the tabs of the front cover gasket
that protrude into the oil pan surface.
Figure 8 Figure 9
12. Apply a 5mm bead of RTV sealant 20mm long to the engine block (Figure 9) directly onto the tabs of the rear cover gasket that
protrude into the oil pan surface.
13. Install the oil pan assembly to the engine block.
14. Snug all the oil pan bolts by hand (do not overtighten).
15. Install the two lower transmission bellhousing bolts until snug (do not overtighten).
16. Tighten the oil pan to block and oil pan to front cover bolts to 18 ft./lbs. (work from the center out).