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Contents 
Introductory pages 
About th is manual 5 
Introduction to  the Capri VB 5 
General  dimensions,  weights and capacities  6 
Jacking and towing 7 
Buying spare P M 'S and vehicle identification numb ers 8 
G en eral rep air procedures 9 
Tools and workrllU facilIties 10 
Safety f irs t! 12 
Routine main tenance 
Recommended lullricants and flUids 
Conv ersion !,I CIOIS 
F aull dlilgn osis 
Chapter 1 
EIlUlne 
C[Hlple r 2 
Coolin\) system 
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Chapter 4 
Ignition sys!Cm 
Chapter 5 
Clutch 
Chllptcr 6 
Manllill IJCil,hox a nd 'llltonlil!'!.: lrililsn'IS~IOII 
Chopler 7 
Propeller shalt 
Ch(liltcr 8 
IlCilr ilxl<: 
Chapter 9 
l3ulklilU sy~lem 
Chapter 10 
Suspension ilnd SluCIIIIU 
Chapter 1 1 
Bodyw or k and trl1il19S 
Chapter 12 
Electrical s y s!Cm 
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Safety first! 
Profession;!1 010101 mechanICS Me , .. ,oned  in sare working  I)'ocedures. H owever cmhusillshC you Olily  be "houl gcuin\j on  with lhe job In h'lnd. (10 lake the t ime  to cnsule thai  yOl" safely IS not pul11t ,isk . A rnomcnt"s  lac k of attentIon car, resul t on an i1ccidcn!. as can fnollJJC 10 obSOlvQ COlla;n ClemCIlI,l,y precautIons. There will alwilys be new ways 01  h;IVUlU ac c.ttenls. ;111(1 'he following points (10 not p.eICn d 10 he! n cOlllplchcns,vc liS! Or <111 d,lIlge.s; Ihey ,lI C inlt'!I1dcd rathor to milkc you ilW;UC or the ',sks nnd  10 encourage II sn le ly -conSClOus  ilpplOilch ,<> ,,11 wall" yOIl C;l"y OUI all YOUI veluelc. 
Esscllli,1/ DOs nnd DON'Ts DON'T .cly on a  SU1U1c Jack whtn wOlk'''11  undc'tlCil!h the vchlcle Alwilys usc rch
scDlde d by CSC"ll'''U cool»111 DON'T allcmpllO d •• 1Ul 0,1 unt,1 you ;IrC  SI"C 'I ha s t;uolcd suUrC'crr lly 10 allo,d scalding you. DON'T yrasp any Il"l! 01 Ihc  cngll1c , e~h,l\lSI or "'I; ,lyt 'c  r:onll'''IC. w.thoul 11151 aSCe!l""II"~ IhD I  II IS su fl,c'ently co1J1 10 avoul  hUlllln!1 you. DON'T ,lllow brilkc UUld or anllfr eeze  10  conwct vc hlt.le  P
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IIIlSS ;1IId evcn de,llh ,llIlh;"ed 10 any exlent Pel.ol (!I
h;1\1I:'y  II WIn no.",,,lly 1m !JIving 011.1 co.tam al11o"nl of lIyelll'!I'""'< 
w h,,; h IS hl\lhly cx, )loSIY c. Alw;.ys dlscon,,!:!;' Ihe hatlc.y e.1.lh (wound) 11:,""11.,1 1,,·1. wo,k,n\) or' Iloe:  fuel 01 CI'lctrl~'11 ~ystll"'~ II possl hl() . looson the frller pl"ys or COYer when d,;oQIIl1(1 I 
h ntte.y trorn an extern,,1 sou/cc Do n ot chJ'Ue .11 an ()xCCS~'y" .,,1, the Ihllle.y 111,1y hursl Take  cal(! when 10PPInU up nnll when cally,nu the h.ltIC'y  lh'I.' I:lcctlolvtc. eve n when drlu led . 
S plilshes hy wea""y ruhbcr uloves Dnd go~gles Whe" JU"'I) stnlt"'u 01 ca r uSlI1g  a booster uatw.y. to. negDllv c l'" (wound) vehicles. connecl Ihe )U"'I)  leads in t he follow,ng S(){ll"'''' F"st connec t one ,orn ,) lead  belween Ihe posllive  ( , ) le"',,,,als 01 1 Iwo  hallelieS Th,,11 conneC I Ihe Olhc. jump lend lust 10  Ihe  neIFII ' (  ) lelmll1 0l 01 Ihe  booster hOllery. ilnd then to 0 good eDrth , (groun(l) pOonl on the lIehiclc t o  be starled. 1llleas t 18 in ( " 5 erll) f" Ihe hatte.y If  I)(lSs.b lc  EnSUIe thot h onds and Jomp leads ".e CI C.1, any mOllln!) P
VIClnlly o f fuel or fuel vnpour 
Ignition fiT voltage A  seve.e elect"c shock can result from touching certarn  parts 01  tl 
Iuni lion sySlem. such a s Ihe HT leads, when Ihe eng,n e 's runlli/Hl being cranked.  p
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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 
r"' .......... ~.~-.... ._ •• -.... __ .... . 3lii1&l • 
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
BATTERY 
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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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Fig. 3.33 Fuel injuctiOIl system circuit di
2 Sialicr I/Iolor /) Axll/,-"y ,1i, device G Theo1lO/lmc switch 
3 fgnitioll switch E FIII;I/Iump H St,lfl valve 
A M,lin con(Iol r(;/,)y F S
8 Power supply rcl.1Y 
Tho safety switch is provided  to cut olf illl power !O the fuel injection sySl(!m if the air sensor plJIC (mixt\HC COlllrol assemhly) IS il the  rest position even if the ignition switch IS all. The s[lfcly switch would ell! off the power to the fuel pump for oillllpic ,I il fllOJllmu W
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the engllle 10 'die. 
3 Check Ihill I he idle speed is lIS given in the Specificmions ilnd il nccnssary "dlust the idle speed screw 10cllted heneillh Ihe Ihrottle housinv {photo). 
Check conditiorl o f fuel hoses "  Reier to SeClion 2. 
Tighte/l the inlel manifold boilS and /luis 5 Refur 10 Section 29 and lighten the inlel rll
Renew the air filter element 7 Disconnect the h
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Chapter 4 Ignition system 
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"'ondcnsc! (30 Iotre cnUIIlC) teslI llU .  removal and rc h1!ln g .... 5 '"tact b.ellkc .  POIllIS (3 .0 litre CIlUIIlC) ,lI 11us1mC lll 3 ConlilC ! brCi.ke<  POintS (30 lIue cnumc) -Hlllloval fllIIl rclr ninH . " f" '~lnb\llo, (1111 CIl\ Ji llCS) lema",,1  .lIlt! .cll1l1n\) (j nhlllOr (28 lilre Cilomo) -overhalll.. 8 D,stributor (30 h\le cnuinc) overhaul . 7 Faull diagnos is  -iUm\loll system.  12 
S rICcificin ion s 
System ty pe 
3.0 lit.e engine 2.8 litre engine 
Convent ional ignition 
Distributor 
ROIDlion Condense, cnp
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Type Elect. ode U
8reaker/ess  igllilion 
Distributor 
Rotation .. HT lead  rCSlstn llCe . 
Firing  order 
Ignition timing 
Coil 
Primary  rcs,sWnce 
Secondary  resis lan ce ...............  . 
Spark plugs 
Type Electrode {jap . 
,1/ systems 
Torque w rench settings SpD,k p lugs (3.0  litl(l CIl!JUlC) SPD,k  plug s (2 8 hl,e  engine) 
Geller,11 dCSCfll>, ioll 19r1lllon tnnphlicr Inodule (2 8 hire engine) -. emov,l l  and 'Ch1tmO ... ......... ..............  . IUrlltlon timinlJ -ndJuslmcnl . flOulUl!) Ill;untenancc . Spark plugs -rem Oval, servicing an d .cl'!lu \g , 
ConvcmiOllill. with cantilCl tu cilke. Br eake rlcss. clCCltOnic 
Clockwbe 0 2110025  mid 
0 .61 mm (002510) 36" t o <10 · 30000 ohm mOlX"U,uU 1 <1 2  5  3  6 
10"' B1 DC 11\· BTDC 
0!l5 10  1.60 ohm 50001 0 !l300 o h m 
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Cl ockw,se 30000 ohm Il1
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Moto"ra" Super AGR O .GO mill (0024 in) 
N rn 30 to GO 25  to 38 
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Chapte r 4 Ignition system 
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Fig.  4 .1 Diagwll1 of the hre(lkerlcs5 ignition syslem on the 2 .a litre engine (Sec 1 ) 
A higgcf ",,(I stiltor ,1(111$ 8 Am/Jlt/icf modufe C Iylll/ion SWJ/i:lr o BMI£'fY E 'm:lmJIIl"/l:f F COIl G D is/nUll/a , c.-,/! H Ho/or .11111 J 5p,1fK, IJ/ug K 'fi''l)CI co,1 
Gcneral de:;criptio n 
To ;l(; h.cvc OP\I"'U'" pCl lo.mancc hom an CIl(lUlC ;\Old In mCCI ~1""\JCUt e.h,1u~t C""5s"m r .. '
f 'eld collilpscs :Ind il 5tlCOndntV hi~h YOIIIl~~ In 'nduced i n the se~ond,1rv win(lin\!s. This HT volt:lUc  IS  te d via th e d'SH ,IJUtor rOIOI :Iun 
1 0 the lelevllllt  spnrk plu~. Alter dcllvenng the spar k the pmnnrv cirC Uli 
I S re-energised lind the cvcle .s rep-Cillcd. The igni tion t iminu '5 Controlled centro lugllllV JnO UV II vacuum IHl II t o compensme lor englflC  speed ,1no 10lld On Ihe 3.0 litre enginc the i~l1;lion s y Stelll II1corporales a  b,1ita $1 
resistor wire which effcctively UOOSIS th e HT volw~e durlllg SHul,ng. 
2 Routine m aintenance 
At Ihe in tervals speCIfied in tl w Rouline Ma;ntenance section in the fran I of the nl;Jnua l cJrrV out the foll owmg proc edures . 
Clean and adjust Ihe spark  plugs. or renew Ihem 1 Refer to  Sec tion 11. 
Clean ofld chec k fhe distribulor cop. rolor. NT leads illlr/ 
t. Re lease the twO chI'S  securmg Ihe (h Slllbu101 cap 10 Ihe d'5111l1utor uodV and I, ft away t he ca l) . ereJn Ihl;l C:lP inside and oul wilh a dtv 
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Fig.  4 .2 (J"II(ls t resistor wire locilted on tho left·h'Hld side of the ongino compartment -urrowed (Sec 1) 
clO lh . Closely inspec t the ",side of thc cap and the si. segments. It there are any siUns of Cr<1Ckulg 01 ,f the segmentS are bumcd o. scorl;ld e~cessivelv the Cal) will h ave to  be renewed. 
3 Also  Check Ihe cenlrc segment (3.0  htr a en\]ine) or carbon brush (2.8 IIlre engine) f or wailr. 4  Remove the rOIOI arm i1nd check 1110 '  cra ck ing and burning of the melal scgmem (pholo). On the  2.8 h ire en gin e check tM  Sp
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2,4A ncmovllI\J the ' 010'  rum (28 hire enuino) 2413 The engine speed tllnnel 011 tho ,oto. :lIm (2_8 litre ename) 26 Secul;nn lhe dl surUlllor cap wilh Ihe sp.;ng clops (2.8 "lie engme) A Swing C fail/lillY COIlf.lCt n MQving CQII/act 
27 ChcckUl!J Ihe HT tcad le.min;!ls on the (hSlllhutOf 1:.111 2 .8 11I"iliol1 COlt and WlIlIl!! 4 .2 Remov,ng I he COlllaCI  h.eilke. low lenS 'OIl le,lds 
7 W"H) o;iean the HT Itlad,; llm! check Ihc'" 10' (;onll'[IOI1 Pull the 1(';'Ids homlh!) dl~l"h"10f Cilll one;H 
Check .1nd Mljus( (h£! cont<1c t brc<1ker dwell "flyle (3.0 fi/re 
engillt!) !l Ruler to S
Reflew /lit.' conl,1CI  breaker points 11 Reier to Secuon 4 . 
3 CO I1\aet ureaker points (3.0 litr e er>gine) -adjustment 
1 Remove thO dis touutor cap and ro tor afln (Sect ion 2) 2 Gentlv  I)rrse  Ihe contact ureaker points open and e~an\ine the conditIon of Iherr faces. II they are .ough. pined o. dlfty II WIll ue IlCCeSSi\'y 101 new paIn IS to be fined. 3 If Ihe  pOInts ale sallSfaclory. Or have been ,enewed. measu.e the gap Uel ..... een the points with feele . gauges. by turning Ihe Clankshaft unlll I',e heel 01 Ihe ureake. arm is on a high poinl of Ihe C
5 Tlghlen  Ihe sClew(s) and .echeck Ih e gap. 
6 Rein the .010. ;"1IU1 ensurIng  th,lt II IS cOflectly  located In the sial at 
I he  lOp 01 the carn  Relltlho  d'SI"lJuIO' CilP and .elain III IIOS;llon wnh Ihe Iwo clIps . 7 On  1110de.n  el1gll'os  a mo.e ,1CCu'ale  mel hod 01 seHIIlg Ihe  I>o;nts Hal) .s by means o f a dwell me lel . NOI only docs 111110 l11elhod give  a 
IHL'Cisc 1)0 .. 115 gap I)UIII also evens oul ally  v,llta llons 111 Un,) cnused by wear "' I he  dlst"'lUtor  sh ah 01 uushes 0' dlHCf()nce s HI any 01 the heIgh ts 01 Ihe Cil'"  peilks 8 The dwell allU1c IS Ihe numt)C. 01 deglee s  th, ounh winch Ihe 
dIstributor cam lUI liS dUring  the IlCrlod betweell Ihe ",S\ilIlIS 01 closu
4 Conlilct hre[l ke r points (J.O litre engine) -removal and refitting 
Remove the d'SlflbutOi  C"P and 'OlOr arm (Secl;on 2) . 2 Slacken th e self·tappiu\J sc.ew which secllres the condense. illld low lension lead s 10 the conl,lel ureake. ilssembly ilnd slide oul lhe fo.ked cable telfllll,al;OnS  (phOIO). 3 Undo and .emovc Ihe Iwo screws whIch secu.e the contact b.eake' uase pll'Ie 10 thO d'SlflbulOr  ilfld hit off the cUlltact b.eaker assembly 
(phOIO) . 
4 Befo.e IClilling the conlact b.eake. assemhly. smear Iho  dlstrluu to . cam wllh  a trace 01 g.ease 5 FIt I he conlaC I 1)I(,ake' and its cl,Jlnping sr.;.ew~. but do nOI fully I;ghten  the sc.ews \lnlll  Iho contilC I b.eake. !I,111 h;IS u een adlusled as descflbed In Sec tion 3 
6 R ell l th e  rotor "fin and d.stflhuw. cal ). ""'1I"'~1 tI,e  IWO clops 10 secure lhe cap. 
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