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56 Chapter 1 Engine
91 Engine -refilting
Rcf'tlIng the engine is a rCllcrsnl alth e removJI procedure given In Section 44. bUI in addrhon note the following 1)O;I1IS:
(,,) Ugh/I)' 9(0"50 Ihe ycar/)QIC ;npu{ Sh,ll{ (m,lI/v.,1 transmission) (b) Check tlMllhe dlileh fc/c,He .7Im is cOIf(!clly loentcd (m,lllu,)1 (fiJn$miSS;OIl) (e) Adiusl (he clutch cClbfll ,15 (/(!sCllbcri ill Clwp/fN 5 (m,mu,,1 flilMmission) (d) BelOfc COfl/weliny the engine /0 {I!(! ,W{omMIC {MOSl/tllSion check 111M /he /O((/lle con vet/or is fully 01l9,19N/ wilh lite /f,lfI smiSSI()II pump by reh'/(!IICa to CIWp/Of 6 (e) Refll' file ,)II/QIII,llie ("'''lllltHiOIl WillI 1141/11 ,15 dcsCfI/)t'd III Ch,lpWI 6 (/) Ad/usllhe lellsioll 01 the IJowor steeling IIlIfIIll MId .11/emMa. !lnvalid/(s) ,15 d(!scfI/)ml in Ch,?pICIS 10 i/lld 2 f(!SpcC/lv(!/y (!I) Fill Ihc cooJillfl sys/cm (el,.l/'/C' 2) ,md /lOW,!' Slcc/IIIY
SVS/l:tII (ella,'/Cf 10), 1111:11 fIIlllle mlylllc Willi od (SeC/lOll ti~) ("ho/Q)
92 E n £line -initial start-u p after major overlwul or re pair
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PART C, FAULT D IAGNOSIS
93 Faull diagnosis -engine
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(n!Jlne f.111s to tllm OVCI whim ~t;llt", IS Opc,;) lcd
Enll"n) lUIIIS ill no.",al ~pced. hili dous not 51,IIt
E"u'ne SlOp s ilnd Will not 'estill t
Enll'Ile
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L~ck of powc. illlt! poo, comp.esslo ll
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DI~ch.1'Hed 01 delec tlv" 1o:,lle.y
Dilly 01 lI)os" lI.11tc.y le.,ds
O"f '!I:llve sl; IIt", soL"",,,, I. ,II SW'II: " Odl'ctlvl' s lillte. "UIIOf
Dilly 0 ' III"ken e"!I"IC "'''1111''11 SIt;IP
1\I1'"111 ':Ol1lpOlu",ts Will (If ,1;""1) DefectIve low te nSIOIi le"d Detective o. InCOllec,ly :,,, 1 ,:"III"C I h,e;oke. (,I "PI.I,,:a"fe)
Oe f"ctlve condense. (If '11'lllIo,;.,"lc) O'st"hulor cal) defec tIve. or celltral h,ush HI (irs l,,"uto ' cap Ilot m,,~, COfltilf.t w'th th e .otor a"n Ifls.ulhc,em petrol "' tilllk V.1pOOf Iud '11 luel hlle (," hut cOl1{lIuolls)
Fuet pump I:uhlfe E~O:Hs51ve c hoke, caus,,,u spillk pluUs 10 hccolllt) wet
IU"I1I(HI 1,,,IUle result Ill!.! 110111 b.cakdown. or prescncc o t w;'1ler \,Inti w(: 1 cOnthllOIlS l:n:k 1.11 tud. at luel IJlock, l!Je
loose 19111tlon Icads F(luIIV s J)n. k 1)Iuli T'(1ckin£l on d,slllbuto. cnjl IIlsuliltion
InCOIICCll11lxtu'e 'Ullilion 100 telilldcd Dilly con[,lCI blcakc. POlll1S (,I ajlplPcablc). or loose connection'
Faully Of loose condense' ( II ~)JpIPcilblc) Lea kin U ca.hu.eItOJ. o. lII.lll1fold JOlllt
D"lectlve v.,lves Blown cyIP"de . head £lasket
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Chapter 2 Cooting system 59
1 I VISCOUS (IPlVC I,m coupling (I,~mpc,alu,e sensitIve 1VIle shown) 2.5 Tuppill\l -lIplhc COlllilll1 h,vel in the c~J)alls,on \;lI\k 27 Checkin U the drive-belt IClls,on (28 hire CIlUulC)
2 Routino Illaintcnanco
Altho ,n1C, ... "ls SPOC""]!! utlhe Rouhnc M .. "UcnanCf! SOChOr! on Ihe 110111 01 the m;uu,a1 c;lrIy oul the lol1oWl!ljl p.occduoes
Check cnoling syslcm lor /c,1k.~ 1 In spe cl Iht! coolin!! sysh),l) hose s 'llcludlll!) the ,adIOiIO' :,"<1 Iwate. hoses for damage. detcriOlllll0n i1nd sccullly If Ihelt) is I'Irly IOulle;1I'01] of swelling 01 p Check coo/tint level 3 Whe r(l Ilrl expanSIon 11lnk 's hlte d (I"te. Illodels) lhc I;oolnnl ICv!:1 can tJC check ed without .enlov,nu the pr Check drivebelt conditioll and tensioll 6 Inspect the complete lenlJth 01 th e tJrovehell(s) for dClello.,llIon which WIIIIlI)f)e,lf ,lS h1lyll1U 0' UlilZinU to the 1)Ulley cUl1t ilC t su.fi\Ccs. 7 Check th(lt the deflec tion 01 the d.ivebclt{s) midway hetween the wate. pump i1nd (litelnntor pulleys is i1pp.ox,,11i1tely 100 111111 (O 4 OIl) under 1ll0de'i1 le thumh p.essule (photo). 8 Whe.e ~Idiustillent is neceSS(I'y. loosen Ihe Ililefllilto. p,vot and adjustment bolts. re l)OSlloon the alternilto. then tighten the b olts. A leve. mill' be used at the pulley end o f the IIlterna tor 10 o b1;lIn Ihe
COf/ec t tension If .equir e d .
9 Run the enuine f o r severlll minutes Ihen rec hec k t he lension.
Renew,1/Jtilreeze 10 O.am i1nd flush Ihe CO(lhng System as descrlhed in Sections 3 and 4 . 11 F,II the coollllg system With Ihe correct solullon of watel and amlf,ccle as desc"hed in SeClions 5 and 6 .
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Cooling sysl e m -drai"inU
If pOSSIble. ensu,e thilt the engine IS cold belo.t! d.al"i"lJ Ihe cool ant. 10 aVOid the fisk of scalding.
2 Remove Ihe .adlatOf or expanSIon tank IIlIe. cap. If the eflUlnc IS hot. Ih ls must be done vl;lry caul,ously, because a sudden release 0 1
Fig. 2.3 Clltawa y view o f Iho expan sio n tlln k showin g tho plastic lovel indicator -tH rowed (Sec 2)
P'".'·S5U'0 CilIl ,esull II. the cool(lnl !.>oIling i1nd blOWing Oul. On ,1 hot enUlIle. plilce iI cluth ove, the caf} and lurn il ve. y uently. '0 release tim p,ess\lIe slowly. 3 flel110ve the SplilSh shield frOI11 b enomh the ra(II;IIOf. of i1pplrcilble
" Unless !he coolilnt IS beinu discarded and thc ca. 's over (I slilt illJle
d'illl1. ,,'"ce a deiln IWO i1nd a half gallon Conl;1ine. underneath the ,adlaIOl. !) Rel110ve the radlatOl bOllom hose lind allow the coo'al11 10 drili" . 6 If the SyStel1'IS to be completely d,ained. rcmove the cyhnde. block d.;1I1' pluU and draIn oul Iho .emainlng coolant hom tho engine . ThiS d'illf' plug IS locilted all the s,de of the cyl inder block to Ihe rear of the oiliolicr. 7 On 1I10deis wilh all eXJ}ilnSlon tank 'emove the rad.alO' cap as well
4 Cooling systom -ftushing
In IUlIe. !he cooling syStel11 Will lose ils efficiency because o f a bu,ld'lIp 01 .uSI and sedunen t in the radiator. To clean the .adliltol. .emove thc IllIer Cill) i1nd 'he bOllom hose ilnd !lush Ihe radialo" by inse.llng a hose in Iho f,lle. car> neck i1nd funninu Wille. th.ough fOf about tr.m I11mules . 2 If Ihere is a Ilea vy aCCUmuliltlOn 01 sediment. it is betler to .eve.se
flu sh Ihe .adl~tor. by connecting the water supply 10 Ih o boltom of the rilclmof alld allowinu II 10 flow oul of the tOIl. Speclnl hose adapters arc avai lable to enahle thIS to be done w ith the rild.ator In I)OSllion. but It is p,efe.able '0 removc the lad,ato. and tum il upside down.
3 Remove t he thernlos,a, (Section 8) then .eve.se lIush Ihe engine wi,h a W1l1e. hose u n lll clean waler flows from the .ndlat Of bottom h ose connectIon.
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5 Cooling system -fillinu
Ensure 111m the cylinder hlot.k d',1111 pi,,!! IS SCfCWCU "' rumly wl(1 th .. , tlilihe coolll'U system h(')s'~s .1!tl1n POSl t'''1l and secured wIth hose clops. 2 USH1g ~ 1111~IUIC of 45% nnt,hN!IC ilnd b!/)(, wmer. 1,1) the coolll\lI system slowly. 10 nHnlnlise the fisk of "U locks Ellsure IIKIt the hC;'lC' control IS Wined \0 the 'Hor pOSItIon oll"l'W'~: ,10 IIU lock m.ly 101m Ifl the hemer 3 On fl,lIly models w i thou I 01" C'P"II~OOIi t .. llk. hll the liuhnlU ' 10 llHi
hlvel U'llcn III S!:f.rran 2 then ",ht 1110 Itll,·, ,:,,1' Where nil e~Jlan~lIl1l !OInk .s f,[h:d, t.:olllplclCly 1I1I11u; ,;)Ih;no • .11101 ,.,tn the CilP then h.llll,11 the cxp;ms",11 lank and "JI, the hlle . ,'" " (pholO) Notll 1h.11 thl) pressure (:0111 wIlh the Iln"lol" :,..;,1 "'"~, .• tW;II'S be 1111ed 10 Ihe CXI),1IlS,OIl I.,,,k
I) 01 so"'" "1\\I'''es i'" ,II, 1,1",,01 ~"".'" ", .. y I,,, I'"eti Ifl Ih" IW',h:l hose. Loo~"11 Ihe ~,c:rcw boA"", 1,11""111", ' V·.Io'IIl .",d ,cl'\lII",,, ,I wil,'u hubhle I"·,, W,,,",, 110ws 5 nUll Ih.~ ""\I,n<: al,1 I.'~I "tI,· ~'I"',~IIt~ ·~',.· •. ,I "''''ul,,!> Ih,," "lInw ,I 1U tool iHUII,,1' up til') co(,I.", ' I.·v'" '~!lh ,.'t.''''"r.,; 10 SHCl"," 7.
6 A,IIi1f{W/fl milliu re
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3 Willi 1011\1·111" tvpes olall1,I,,,cl." ""~"""'" '''''''w lhe Cl)o l:")1 "ve,y IWO VCiI'S. W,III ot hel lypCS. d'iI'lI ",,,I ",10" 110" syslcm cv,,'y Iwelv" "lO'lIhs Wh'f.hcver Ivpe.s used, 'I I11\l~1 b" "'llll' ethylclle Ulyr.oll",s" II The lollow".!) l,1ble !)IVe s;o !J'IId., 10 l""I.":I'uu ;l!)aiIl SI l ~
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P ro tection to .J2C( 26"F) 25 C ( I3'F) 16 C ( . 3'F) IJC(·!fF) .'JC(·IG'F) IC(tI.'JF)
7 iladialOr rCllloval. inspection, dcaninu and relittinu
1 O,arn Ih" ,:oolll1U S ySICIII as ~h,s ... 'h,·d ,,' S",:I'OI1 3
2 flclllo\" II", :."t;I s h shlcld (,11,"" .. 1) ;011". 'I:III()VIllII.IS fOIH .. "II-. .11" 10", cft l" 3 0" ;,,,I,,!],.II,,, 1,,1nSIllISs,o n 111011,,1-.. 1'1.":,, ., I'.IV 1><·".·,,11, Ill" " . , "ole' """"",. w'l,e till! un ions de.lll ;111,1 '''}!!,' Ih,,,', Oil'! ~ Iv I'''''' II" j"IH! "",h "",I II", '."010:;' 1""0IlS. I .. 1""v""1 110" h,,~ "111,,,,1 .f O'Sf:"""'· •. 1 110.,1<)1' hosf: ,m'I .... I""" "1'1'1" .,1>1" Ih" "~I""'"'''' 1 .,,,1 h"",) I""" II .. , •• ,,10"1110 :, WI",,,, .1",,1,,:.,1>1,]. 'CIllOV!! tl". "',",w~. -."'."''''!! 110" I.", ,tl"",,1 " "w .ati""", IIo"n p"~'I,on Ihc ~h,,,,,,, '''"., II", t.III 1,1."1",, 1,,1"'1"1 l.l Fo< 1:."'" "f ",movnl ;0150 ,,''''''Vo: IIII' troll! •• ,,10,"0' • "' .... 1 .. I"" "''''')\I'''!! th" ·"."'W~ (,)hOlo). I fl"ltmv,· II", I",,, holls. SP"Il!! .• ",1 11 .• 1 w"·.h,,, .. wll".h ,-,. , "". 11 •• , ... It.,101 I" Ih" 1",," ,W(\cllIl1d Iofllll" ,.UIo.IW' Oll( .;,,,,,r,,Uv. ,."." ""t t. '1.1I11"~I" Ih.· ,."1,. ,1,,, "'.IIr,x (phUlo,,) H W'lio II,,· ,."10.,1,,, ,,"I ollhe c.". II,VI:"." tl"'.10 ,I 10 ,,,"'0",, IIII' ·.I",!." .""1 •. 1"",, til" "~I"'"'' ",,,h,1 lei 01 • . ,,,,,,,",,-~,,d .111. '" Will(:,. 10 """"" ,"'v 11", IH """".1" II Ih" 'ild':l!OI ""IUI",~ '''p.II!, ,I ,~ h..,u,', h) 1.1 .11, ..... :h,"'!!'1 ,."1,.*,,. 0 ' havc Ihc 'cp.", do"" hy.1 tiOlIr"to, ~1 ... ~:,.,Ir:.' !) II yuu .u,' "",,:w"'\] iln cady ':0<1'.'101 ;,"d YOll "!l"nd 10 t,t ., I.,:, " ~1"11 lOp 1.11I~ typ". yuu Will nccd Iu fn 111, HXI'.lI1S'OIl contill"'" COil",,, yOll' FCltd oI"ill", lor Ihe COUCCI IYPII all" h""'!1 dt,liliis should Ih,~ .,. 1he C,1~;C. :,~ :0 ~1"":t:'1 se.v,ce kll w,lI il1:.0 .,,' "~IIII!CfI 10 Refllllll!1 , .. iI t(Jv(:,s(ll 0 1 ,cl11oval .• ,,,' t,lIlh" c:l)ohliH SY~I,,'" w .l h ''''e,enl:e 1 0 S,,,;I'OIl 5 On .1ul0"'''I''; ":"'l.'"'~~l(m 1110d"ls IIII' "I' Ih ,· 1';II1"IIHSS'IJII lI",d w,th .et(l.ence lu CIo""I'" G
S 3 F,IhnU Ihe 'ad,;OIO' WIlh coul:",! 75 Fan s h.oud '(:Ii"""}!) sc.ew (.mowed) 7.6 RernovulU Ihe 1<0111 .adlato r cowl
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64 Chapter 2 Cooting system
FiO_ 2.6 Rernovino tho viscous drivn '"n (Sec'1)
A 8 ,,,,,',1/1..·(/ ""f' lock/WI (LH /lorr.;,,') c Mudd"," SIIIIJ!III.'/
1 2 F"n hub bC1lr illg (3.0 litre engine) _ renew .. ,t
Remove
th e drivel>el t (Section 10) then unholt th e 1,111 and pulley. Where il v,scous drive 1,111 ,s j,ued. reler t o Sect ion 1 1. but where ,1 st .. m d;ud Ian is I.Uo wh,ch 'C1.lIllS Ihe hea,ing in Ihe housing. then I>'e~s Ihe lJ(:arrng . expansion pili\) ,lnt! hub oul 01 the hom cover >1 Press Ih e sh"lt o"t 01 Ih e huh 5 Prcss a nnw sh alt ;1Il(i IlCil""!) as."emh ly 01110 the hOIl5'I1U. so Ih;,t thc CUCIo,) ~I'OOVCS me "' ;,hUrr",err l .. ,n il leI'l Irw c,,,.:IoI) G Pre% on lho h"" 11111,1 ,ts hont lace IS 8581"'" (338 ,n) f,olll Ihl1 tc,l' f;lce 01 Ihc fro nt cover .
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13 3 Disconncchng the wiring hom the l(,rllp .. ",lh "C " .. "tic sellt!.:: . WI't
13 TClllporll\"ro !.F'lIgo sonder ullit -rCr1lov(l1 (lnd refilting
Th ... ICIU IIC'J\U'C UauUc scndc. UII '\'S IOCillcd all the ou\le elbow ,II the f,ont 01 t he cnglllC. 2 H(llc r 10 S "C 110n 3 .. nd d';lllllhc coolm9 system s"H 'Clcrllly 10 bWl!! I he level hclow the auilel elbow 3 Disconnect the w irmS) from the unit (photo) 14 EHpimsion liHlk·· .ernOllill .. nd Icfiu ing
Rohlf \0 Sec tIon 3 "nd d'i"" the coolm!1 system suH,c'Cll1ly 10 hun\] the IOllel billow lhu ""honor la p hose. 2 Unscrew the cross ·hcnd rI10urliing screws ,lfl(t 1I1I the lank from t ht: lIIi1cket (photo).
3 D,sconeet the hoses .. m d remove the e~p;ms'on wnk (photos) 4 RellwnU IS iI reyer s,,' 01 re moy"l. but rel,n th e coohng system as oescr ibeu 'n Section 5
142 Removing th e e~pansion ta nk mounting soews 14.3A Disconnecting the side hose ... 14.36 ... and bottom suppl y hose flom lhe
c~pansion t"nk
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