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About this manual 
Its aim The OIUll 01111'$ 111,11111;,1 IS 10  hel l} you lid the l}cS I v~llIe from yOl" vchicl.:!. 11 Cilll do SO III seve.;)1 ways II eml hOllp you dccllh~ wh,,! work Illust be done (eyell should YOIi chou$u 10  III!! 1 duno by OJ IF"Il\lu). pro v ide ulfo'Ill.1100tl 011 touiU1C Il"HIlICIl;UICU ;)lId SCfVIC"\~. "lid give 11 lo Uic  .. 1 f01USC u l  :'C I'OII nlld d"'!J"OSIS whe n ,,1Ildom f
SCCtlons. numuClcd wllh slll\lle IlyUles. eg 5. and  the Sec tion s  "ltO p",ag'ilphs (01 sub·seCllons). wllh Occll11,,1 numbels following 011 110111 Ihe Sociion Ih ey nlc III . <)1.1 5  1.  5 2. 5  3  elc . h IS froely illusltnted. espccl"lIy III those paris where Ihele is il delalled sequcnce of opel allons 10 be carricd ou1. Thelo ilre Iwo fo rm s 
of IILUS";I\IOII  1r!IUfeS ;111f1 ph(lt
1'1>010g'"ph 5 C,lllY Ihe s,"lle ",""llO' (ell hOI rrld ,v l{h lollly 01 III 'el"led Uroups) '"S Ihc Sec lion  0'  $1I1I,s(lCIIO" 10 which Ihey rel"I". There IS (III illph(lllcllCillllidex  ;lllhe h.lr.k of Ihe I11"nuill;1S well , 's il COl1lell iS Irs t ill Ihe !r OIll E.1Ch Chilplel IS ilho 1}leceded hy liS own rn(lrl/rdu(ll coments IrSI Rclerence~ 10  the ·Ie ft· or 'tI~h" 01 Ihe III;h ,r;le arc III Ihe sensc  01 n person In Ihe (Irll/er's scm filCIIIO  lorw,lrds. Unless olhclwlsc stilted. nulS ilrld holls ;lIe rcrllow,d hv '<11111119 nntl·clockwlse. "lid lighlclled hy l",n"'\1 r;i {){ :kwls,) Vehicle  1lI11Iwl" clu.ers conllnually 1Il., ke chilll!Jcs to spcr;lloco1llUIIS ~lId reCO IIIIllCl1d lltloIiS. (l1I(t Ihese. wiron notified.  ,,'e IIlCO rPOI(lI"d 11110 our rll""Uills ill Ihc eilrlrest oppOllunlly Whils t el/ery  care is la ken to ensure Ihnl the in lorrnillion in this mant"'! is correct. no liilbility can be ilecelHed by Ihe auth ors o r publishers fo r loss. dam~ge o r  injury cilused by any errors in.  or  omissions from. the inlorma tion gil/en. 
Proje ct veh icle The vehic le u se d In the prep,lfillion aflhis mo1nu~l . and ilppcnrinu in Illilny of Ihe phO IOIJr"phiC sequences. \V,lS a Ford Cilj)ri 2.8 InJeCllon. 
Introduction to the Capri V6 
Tile C(lpri It mode ls wcrc lirs t Introduccd '" Ihe UK in February 1974 uSing il Wide rilflUC  of engrncs prcl/iously used on olher Ford I/chicles. T he mod(lls cOl/ered  III Ihls ","llu,,1 usclhe V6 3.0 hlrc Esse~ alld V6 2  8 litre Cologne engines The  restyled Sories III models were Introduced in Marc h  1978 W,lh a Ironl spoll!;:r (Ind 10Ul headlilnlps. and lollowrng Ihls  Ih e  2.8InJCCIIOfl vers.on was launchcd on July 1981. Seplernl»e r 1984 saw Ihe Inlroductloll 0 1 the high pcrlolJ.l1(1nce 28 Injection Special which 
leatwed  a IrnHwd shp d,f!elcI1tlal.  lockilble spoked alloy whecls (Ind il higher lel/el  01 Inlellor III'" In 1987 Ihe lilS I CilprrS w ere mildo .. Ihe limiled edllrOI) 280 The Cilr 1$ conl/cnilonai III IlIcch"nlCilllayoul. dlil/e from Ihe ellgille being trnnstllilled 10 Ihe re"r ilxle IhrOllgh iI II or 5·speed nl;111Uill gearbox or alternatll/ely Oil S(llies II  JIIodels. a 3 ~Jlecd (Iulomat>c IransmlSSlon 
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![FORD CAPRI 1974  Workshop Manual Jacking and towing 
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Jacking and towing 
Jilckillg poillls To chan!IC ,I WhUt:1 111 ,11 ,-,"W'!ICIICY. usc the t:]ck slIpplled wilh the ve'lIe!!.!. Ensurf! 1hal the Hhldwh,:cl nuIS;OH! ,ciC;lSCd Imlole Ii, cklll\j up thO ca. and make SlUe Ih;u the .lOIn of the 1,1Ck IS luU.,. cnua\Jcd wI,h the body bracket and thatlhe hase allhe Jilek  IS  st;lIldlt '!J on a 111111 surface. The Jilek supplied w!lh lhe vehIcle IS 1101 $",,;,l)le lor lISC when laislflg the ve!.iclc lor U\;J",l()II;IIlCC or 'Cp,1If up,:r;J110ns. For this walk, use a  trol ley. hyd'ilui,c Of screw-Iype tad IOCille(1 und!:. thO f,OIll crOSSlllcmbcr. bodylrame s,(ic-mcmbcls 01 ,ea, il~le cnsing, .1$ ,UuSlr
Fronl IOwin9 pain I S (ll • • owed ) 
Towing poillls II you/ vehIcle ,s bCIIl9 IOWl;d, m,lke SUfe lhal the lOw rope IS auached to Iho 110111 cmssmembcr or, where Ilued. the towlog eye auachcd 10 Iho 11001 ClOssmember  II Ihe vehicle IS equipped wilh atilOma llC Iraosrlllsslon, the d.slanCe lowed rnuSI  nOI exceed 15 miles (24 km). 00' Ihe speed 30 mph (48 km/h), olhe.wise sefious damage 10 Ihe  Ir
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Rear  towing I)oio \s (arrowe d ) 
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General repair procedures 
Whenever scrvie,,,U. repair or overhaul work ,$ c;nric
Joinl mating ftlces ,7l1d gaskets Where 1'1 gasket IS lIsed tmlwl:CIl the ",,,,ill\1  [
Make SUfi) lh,,[ tnppcd holes nrc ciedncd WIth il pI pc clcilncr, and kcep thcm flcc 01 101l1llng compound If  tillS IS helll\) used unless 
speCIfIcally Instructed otherWIse Ensure that "II ollfrtes. (:hannels 0 1  pIpes ,lie Clt'ill ilnd blow thlough Ihelll. p,eleriluly llsing compressed ill( 
ai/ seal s 
Wheneve, nn od sCill is removed flom its wOlkll1\1  10Ciliion, eIther mdlvidu"lly or "s p"rt of iln assemhly, It should be lencwcd The very finc sc"lIng IIp of the sei'll IS e"slly dama\Jcd and WIll not seal  If the surface it COI11<1(:15 IS not completely c lean and free  frOlll 
SCHl\ches, nicks 0' grooves. If the o'iginal scaling surfi'lce of the COlnponern cannOI he restorCd, Ihe component shoul d he renewed, PrOlect lhe lips of the scal from any surlace which mi'lY damage them in  the course of fmlng. Usc wpe or a conical sleeve where POSSIble, LUb ricate the senl lips WIth 011 befole fruing and, on dual lipped se"ls, fill the space be twcen the hps With grease. Unless otherwise stated. all seills must be hlled with then sealing hps toward the lubricilrH to he seillcd Use iI\ubuli'l' <111ft 01 block 01 wood 01 the npploprime sIze to II1sta ll 
) I he  scal ilnd, lithe sCi,1 housing IS ~houldeleu. drive the seill down to the shoulue,. If the scal  hOUSIng is unshouldcred, the seal Should be fItted with its lace flush W ith the hou$lIlg top face, 
Screw IhrCiU/s and lasleoings Always cnsurc that a blind t"pped hole is completely free from orl.  U
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wilte, or  other flUId hcfore instatllng the hott a' stud. Fililu'e 10 do tillS could C,luse thc housm\) to c"lck due to the hydrilulic <1ction of the bolt or slud ilS It IS sc,ewed '" When tluhtenlllU ,1 cilswllilled nut to ilCCCpt iI spht pin, tIghten the nut to the speCIfIed torque, whele ilpphcilh le,  and then lIghten furthe, to the next split pin hole Ncver slilckenlhe nulla "lrgn a spirt pin hole unless ~t
SOllle Inswnces, where no a lterniltlve IS  poss ible. II  hilS been necessary 10 resort to the  use of a manufilclurer"S tool and thIS has been done for reilsons of safety as well as  Ihe eHlcien! completion of the repair 
operation. Unless you are highly Skilled  ilnd hilve a thorough unde,standlng of the procedure desc(lbed, neve, " tWlllpl to bypass the use of any specl,,1 tool when the procedure descrIbed specllies ils use, Not only IS I here  a ve,y great risk of pe,sonal Injury, but expensive dillllage could be causJd 10 Ihe components involved 
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'6 Routine maintenance 
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Every 250 miles (400 lUll) or weekly -whichever comes first 
Check the engine 011 level and lOp up "  OCCCSSJry (Chapler 1) Check and adlus t lhe IYIC pressures (Chilplcr 10) Clean the windscreen and windows C lean the  hcadlamps 
Every 6000 miles (10000 km) o r six Illonlhs - whichever comes fir s t 
£II[1ille (Clwpter 1) Change engllle 011 and IIher 
Cleiln oil  flilm c"p Chcck 10 1  ,IllY  fluid  leaka!)e ,n enUme CO'llp:lnUlCIl1 
Cooling syslem (Clwptet 2) Check  cool:'lnt  level 
Fuel syslem (Clmpler 3) Check idh"U mi~lUle (cmiJUiello1  IllUdels onlv) al I"SI se.v,ce ollIe, overhaul C heck idllllg sj)ee d 
Ignition sys/Cm (C/I,Wler 4) Clean ,1nd re!)"p Sl)".k  plu!)s  (.:on!nC '  breilkCl Illudels olllv) Cle an  and check d'Shibu\o. C"I).  '010'. HT lealls mId co.1 (COllWct 
bleaker modcls only) Check  elwell angle (cOntact b.e"ke. mo
Bri/king sys/Cm  (Ch,1pter 9) Check selva 
Che ck hydraulic  flu id  h,vel 
Ch(: ck p"ds :'Illd  sho(:s  lor wear Check h.ake hllcs and hoses 
Suspension .wel stvi'ring (Chi/pICr 10) Check tyres 10' w ear  and dam:lge Check  steering COmp{lIlCnlS l o r  w e:l l "lid d.1nlilue 
Bodywork. .111d fittings (Clwptef 11) C lu .. >ek  se"t belts fa. we .... damage :lnd secwity 
Elvc(ric.11 systcm (Ch,7jJ(ef 12 ) Check  Ope.iltoon 01 "Uhts Check wilsher flUId levels Check  b.1ltery eleclrolvle lev el 
Every 12000 miles (20000 kill) or 12 mOll1hs - whichever comes first 
III .1(/(lIlioll 10 Ihe 6000 m/le sciler/Ille 
Engine  (Ch.1f)ter 1) Check and adlUSI valve clearanc es 
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Cooling system (Chapter 2) Check condition "net tension of 1111011)<1101 dflvehelt 
Fllel sys tem (Chapter 3) Tighlcn inlel IIHlnl lold boits/nuts Check vacuum hoses Check e~hiluSI syst em Check ll1r ctonne. temperature cOllllol  (,I applicable) Renew fuclllllC ' (fuel injec tion models only) 
Ignilion system (Chapler 4) lubricate th e dis'flbulOf (conUlel br eake r models only) Renew the coninCt hu,akcr points (II nppllcJblc) Renew  the spMk plugs 
Transmission (Chapter 6) Check ool/th"d level Lulmc;ue automatIC  1.,'Insmlss,on  IInk:'lue 
Rcar axle (C/MplCt 8) Check 011 level 
Bli/king system (Chaplet 9) Check v,lcuun'  hose 
llliJllc:'l1C Ihe handhlake Imk,loe 
Suspensioll {//j(J swelill!J (C".1plt~( 10) Check condItIon and hlllSlon o f POWI.II ~I!'tllllli dllvthtl1  (II  .1l1pllcal, 
Check  MlspenSlon  101 we;" ;111(1 d;1Il1.1!)e 
Bodywork ,1I)d fillings (Clwpler 11) Check opera lion of all locks Check secu.ity 01  dOOf check sl.aps 
LlIl)fIcalC locks. door c heck S\','P5  :'Ind fuel  fdler cap flap 
Check underbody pr olCctive coalm!) 
Electrical system (Chapter 12) Check Opcra1l0n of all  eleC111!:al IIcm5 
Evcry 2<1 000 llIiles (40000 kill) or 2 yc;u s -\Nhichever comes  firsl 
III ,1(/111/'011 10 the 12000 111"'1 $d'~'f/u/e 
[nyino (CIWpICf 1) f!ell'!W crankC:l $e  e""5510l1 v;llve 
Cooling syslofll (Clwptor 2) Renew COO!:1II1 
Fllel SYS(CIII (Ch, '/pliJr 3) Renew"" II Ih!r elemenl 
TrallsmissiOIl  (ClwjJWr 6) AdjUSI aulom;1\IC  trall5nll5SIOll  h,ake b;'IIld 
Every 36000 miles (60000 kill) o r  3 yenrs - whichever comes first 
III .1(/{/I('01l 10 Illc JJIl'VlOUS schc(/ulcs (",lIc" JJJIJ"ci,bfc) 
Brakillg system (Clwpter 9) Renew hyd,auhc flUId 
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Starter motor ((/rns cngino slowly Parti ali V disch~rilcd b
Engine ((/"'S normally but 1,1ils ( 0 SIMI Damp or dirlV HT !eads 
Engine ClltS Ollt ;1nd wilinOI roslinl 
fngine culS out suddenly -ignition I,wlt Loose  or d'$Conncetcd l T wi.es WCI HT Icads o. d'S I"buiOI C;1P ("lIer tr;1VC'SOll!) w;1'er spl;1sh) Co,1 o . condenser lallulc (cheek 10' SI);lIk) Olhc. ignition laull (see Ch,'plfll 4) 
Eflgine mistires belore CUlling oul IlIcll,wlt Fuel I,,"k Cillply Fllel pump dClfecl1vc o. 1,ltcl IIlo .; k(H! (dwck 1m dellvl"V) Fuel  tank  hllcr vcnl blut;kcd (StII; llon Will II" flV,{Io"'1 Oil lI~h"'~II'H C,11l) C;1llJulCIIor nccdlc v"lvc SIII;klll!J (WIU.'1I1 "ppI1c"hle) C,1lUwellor leiS blocked (ha:l COIII,lIl1ln,Hcll) Othcr lllcl sys!Cm  l
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JUfl11) Slart lead conneClions f o r neg!Hive earth vchiclesconnect le;1ds in orde r shown 
fllgine euls Ol1t -olhor eimses SCIiOliS ovcrhC~ling Mnior mcch
Ignitioll warning light /lot illuminBted Coollllll loss .Iuc 10 In!emnl 01 CXierr'JI  ICJk
l.ow cnuinc oil JlfC!ssuro 
G,wge reads low or warning lighl Illuminated wilh engillc 
rWllling Olllcvcl low or mCOlfeel 0.,,<10 Deit.'Ctivc  gllU!jC 01 sendCI 11111 Wife 10  sendCI  UIII' C.1I.hC(1 Engonc  ove.hC.1l ing O,lllllcr CIO!19c<1 01 byp,1SS v;1lvc delccllvc O,I ,llcssule lehef v'llve dc!ec tlve Oil pick-up strllll,e. ciomled 0,1 pUIllP  WOIil or IllOlllllll1\l~ I\,osc Wo,n Ill,l'" 0' h'!J-cn(i hC.1I1I1!)s NOlO: Luw or! 1"t'HlifU III a IImh III"C"f1~" (.'IIYIIIC .J/ 11l;~()VI.'r I.~ 1101 1II.'I:<.'",.","/y,1 (.",lIlSV {o, CIIII{:"/U Suddel! fJf'~SS!lle {U$S ,11 SlIced IS {M "'/!IC SI{Jl!lflca"l (I! ,my cve/l/. .:In',·j. I/le .
Crank engine and chock for Sl)ark. Note use of il)sulated tool 10 hold plug load 
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Cylinder block Bore d'iJrllCIC ' mm (.n). SI;'1ncli'll(t {j.,1CICS , 
2.3and4 .. OverSIze  UI,lcics. A ... Il and C 
Crankshaft Endfl0i1 1 mill (OIl) . 
Camshaft nUllS! plme Illtcknc~s 111111 (m). Red Blue Endflo;'1 illm (m) 
Pisto ns elc.uance III bo.e ""11 (Ill) Rm!J !J'~P mm (m) Top. CClille BUliom 
Connecting rods BO!I "lid IHJ.IIUI!IIUn'UHU  r, h: ;,. ;uu";C  m ... (m) 
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Lubricatio n systmn e"p.1';' ly W,t h t,llc' W,thout  hll(:' 0,1 p,eS~I"e (111111111,,,11' 1ll 80 C) 750 'PIII 7000 .pm 
Torque w re nch sctlings Malll hea.",u CalIS B'g·cnd ClIPS C .,II.kshalt pulley boll C;.III sh;.lt Oem Call1shilit th'ust vlme Flywhcel 
TUlII"\) cove' To hlock To .1(111pt(II I)I;II C 0,1 pump 0,1 pUll',.  covel Rocke. ~hall Slimp 
Staue 1 SI:lge  2 0" dUlln pllill CyIUI(I,,;, heild bolb SI1I\Jf! 1 S I; 'UI , 2 
S Ing.., 3 (;dlCI 10 1020 nUllul(lS WilH) 
Chapter 1 Engine 
93.0 10 1093020 (3  6618 10 36(22) InCr(!mcnlS of I 0010 (e.ClO04 ) 
935201093530 (3 .68 19 10 3 (823) I ncrements 01 0010 (0.0004 ) 
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3.960 10 3 985 (0  1559  10  0 15(9) 3986 to <1 011 (0 1569 to 0 1579) 002 to 0  10 (00008 (000039) 
0028100048 (00011 (000019) 
038 10058 (00150 to 0027.8) 038 !O 0 58 (001 50 100 0228) 038 to 1 110 (00150 10 00551 ) 
0006 10 0 064 (00002 10 0  0025) 
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0 40(0016) 
24 -oroc 72 ' ABOC 
73 ' OBOC 
25 ' ATDe 
0023 10 a aGO co 0009  10 a 0024 ) 525 (2 06(9) 
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1 25 h ilC (7 5 Pilot) 400 litre ("l0 IJIIlI) 
1 a kol/cm' ( 14 2 II>IIIIl' , 28 kul/clII' (398 Ihf:,n') 
Nfll 90 to 104 29 to 34 
4 2 to 50 42 to 50 17 to 21 65 to 7 1 
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1 3 to 1 7 141017 91013 59 10 67 
4  107 7 10 10 2 1 1028 
39 to 5 4 54 10 69 
Ihf It 6610 77 21 to 25 3 1 1037 31 10 37 13 to 15 48 1 0 52 
13 10 1 5 101013 10 to 13 71010 44 1049 
3105 5 10 7 15 to 21 
29 10 4 0 40 10 5 1 70 to 85 S I;'lle 4 (:,Itt"  '",,",nU enumc to , 15 .llIl)Ules ill 1000 fpm) 
Ror;kl1' cow:! ...... ..............•.. 
95 t o 1 15 Bilek 011 1/2 "to 7 IU'I)  and .elolQuc one bOlt al a l'I11C 10 Stagc 3 valu<] 310 5 
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General 
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Cubic capacoly .... Compression 111100 
cylinde r block Bo,e dlnmCler mrn (In): $wndMd urnelcs. A B.CllndD DverSilC {)Inel!} A 
Cranksh aft Endllonl  mrll (III) .. 
Camshaft ThruSI plate  tlllckness mm (III) EnclllO;1! 111m (In) . 
Piston s Clearances III bore mm (111) nlllg gap mm (tn) Top .. Cenue BOllom .. 
Connecting rods Blg·end hea,ony running clearance mm (In) 
Valves Seill :myle . V,llve  clearance (cold) mm (m) Inlel .. E~h

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PART A, 2.8  LITRE ENGINE 
General dcscril>liOIl 
The 2.8  !lIte cnnlne IS of GC,Il1;l1l  V(l Qve.hctld v
the d'SI"hutOf  ,m(t 0,1 pump is located in flont 01 the 'Oil! Cilm bC;1rIog lub"cation IS by means of a bi-rotor 011 pump 
2 Routine lll;lintelHlnco 
I\llho inlo.vals  sj)ecilio( in 1110 Routine M~"'lcn,1ncc $CCllon II from 01 Ihe m~nll;ll carry 0111  the 'ollowlng p.ocedu.es. 
Change engine oil.  renew otl tiller olld clean oil filler c. 1 Apply Ihe hil"clb.~kc Ihon jack III) Ihe lrolll 0 1 Ihe Cill and Sil l on ilKlc  Sliln(\s. Alle'nnlively pOSll10n Ihe Cill ovc. ,111 ",~pcCtl(ln I 2 rlace a SUlliluh:1 cont~Ule. beneillh Ihn sum1) Ihen tlns.;."w dHun  ph.!) (photos) ~nd (If""' the 001 3 Wh.le the o,l.s cI.,}lninu unserew Ih" 0,11.110. '-:;111,,<190 USII'H a' wl()nch ., Clean Ihe d.;IIn plug and Sltllllllhen ,elll Ihe pili!) and IIUhl"!! 5 CtCill1lhc IllIer  COlllil(:1  mea 01 11i(, CXlenSIOII blackc. 6 Sme:1f  a fIlm 01 enUlnc 011 011 Ihe now 0111.1Ir,. ",hhe. u,'~k(" I screw lion IImoi " JlISI CO(l\;1CIS the t"n~k"l 1 ,1(:(, (photo) 1'",111 
Fig. 1.1 EKptoded v iow of tho 2 .8 titro engine Illain c0I11I)ononl5 (Sec 1 ) 
I T!,ellliostnl hUl/slII!) 5 U y poss /Just! /l,J/Jyc 
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Cr;III.sllllll gear 13 Od pump dflVOS/l,l/l 
2 'h':III.ostn/ 6 Ifl/.:1  " ... ",ilold 10 Flywheel 14 M{J;n b e{Jflng CilP 
3 W,J/er PUJllP , C{J/lJS/",/I/llfI/SI/J/OJ//! /I Cr{Jnbh