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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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General dimensions, weights and capacities 
Dimensio ns (t y pic .. )) Ov"",11  lo'I1(llh Ov,,,,,11 wIdth Ov",;,11 IlI:!!lill Wh""IIJo1S() Tlack F,on1-30 h(I(!. 28 hire. ReiH. 3.0 !olle 2 .8 litre TlJJnOll(J circle (he1wccll ke,l>s) 30 hire 28 litre 
Weights (typical ) 30 S Manl!~1 IIo1I1SI11;%IOI1 . Autulll"j,{; llimsmj~s'on 30 Gill;] . Mallual 1,~nsrnISSIOll Automm,e tl""Slllission 2  8 IllJCClio 'l Roof ",d 10<1d 
Ca pilcities (typiCill) EIlB"l(), 3 0 htH) . With tiller 
Wrthout filter 28 litre : Wrth frller . Without frlter . COOI"l\1  system 3 0 li tre , 2  8 litre 
Fuel sys tem . TrJnsrlllssion 
M'III(rJI. 4·speed . 
5 ·speed . 
Automatic (JPprox) 
Rear Jxle. Stee ring  geM: MJrlU.11 Power·Jssistcd. 
GeJr 001 Fluid  Sr:p.lrate rese rvoir Imellr,, 1 reservoir 
Series II 4340mm (1709 in). 1698 Illll) «(}(;,9 in) 1357 Ilun (53.4 in) 2559 ""11 (100.7 in) 
1353 IlUll (53.3 in) 
1384 mOl (54 5 in) 
100m(32811) 
1155  kg (2546 Ib) 11 <15 kU (2524 Ib) 
1185kg (2612 11)) 1174 kg (2588 Ih) 1190 kg (2623 Ib) 75 kg (165 Ib) max 
5.0  Irtre 
(8.8 pint) 4.25 htre (7.5 pin1) 
4.25 litre (7.5 pint) 4 .0 l i tre (7.0 pint) 
9 .3 htre (16.4 pin1) 8 .7lotre (15.3 pin1) 58 litre  (1 2.7 gal) 
2 .0 litre (3. 5 pim) 1.9 Iotre (3.3 pim) 7 .5  litre  (13 .2 pim) 1.1 litr e (1. 9  pint) 
0.15 litle (0.26 pint) 
0 .20 litre (0.35 p int) 
2.2  litre  (3 .87 Plllt) 0 .50 litre (0.88 pin1) 
Series III 4439 mm (174.810) 11398 111m (66.9 in) 1323 mm(521 in) 2563 mill (1009 in) 
1353 mm (53.5 in) 1400 mm (55.1 in) 
1384 mm (54.5 in) 1431 mm (56.3 in) 
98 m (32.2 II) 99111 (325 It) 
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Chapter 1 Engine 49 
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Ir~nsler it to a WOrk lJench 
4 $ Engine disill1lotling -generill 
Refer \0 Sec t,on 7 
46 Engine illlcillilrics -removi\1 
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1,',lh the engine sep,l rated from th" t r;IIl~:nHS~r()" remove Ihe ~.tcrnally mounted componelliS ;l~ lulluw~ 
C;J//)Ulello, i.lnd fllcl {lump (C"'1!,lt" 3) IlIlel ,wll exhiwsl tII,wi/a/ris (Chaf!/t't 3) Sp,>r/( plugs and drS/fllmlor (Chaplet 4) AllCllwlor (Chaplet /2) F.w  ,7I!d policy (CII,71I1C' 2) W.JICf pump ,wd Ihcffllos/.1I (Clmp/t't 2) C, ,1IIkc,lSC vcn/iliilion lubc 011 {,f/CI (Scc/ion 40) Ol/Icvl!! r/rpsllc/o; and {,/lCf C,?!, [II!1int' 1II01tn/ill.ll  h,.1r:kvls Ciulell (Ch,7/I/l'l 5) Powl'r S/Cl'l/IIN 1'(11111' (Ch;lll/Vf 10J 
<11 Cylind(Jr heads relllowti with engine in car 
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Q,scunnecllhe IJiltlery  le,lds ") ~cmove the splilsh  slucld. by renuJVIII
,onneCI  the  vac\JUnl h"e I
MId  I I If . CiI( 10 lie dlSl1i Julor Reillove aile h Xlng bolt 11 0
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a Ihe dlst"I>[1I0r ilSsemlily. 
'Sconllect Ihe all II 51 halts' ,  ' ernillOr Cil) es. ilcken the ailelllntor 1110ul1l11lg un( 
Fi~,. 1 .10 Turn the rocker (HillS to olle side 10 relllove the pushrods (Sec 47) 
15 n,,,,,ove Iwelve lIolts ilnd delilch Ihe exh,lusl I1\,lrlllolds  frOI" Ihe cylrrlrtr:f he,lds. 16 Sinckell the cyhmter hend  boilS progressively in the revtnSe order to Ih"l shown ill FIll 1.19. IlcrllOVC  Ihe bolts nlld hit olt Ihe cylindOf  head. 
It lile (.Iilsket  has stuck and the cylrnder heJd cannot lJe lifted off. wp the cylinder heild wllh n  hide·f.1cert. or plnstic·headed hJmmer. 00 nOI try to pri se IlIelil off wllh a  screwdrivOf Of rtilillage WIll result. 
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Cylinder he,l(ls -rernovfli wilh engine O\lt o f car 
Follow Ihe sequence  (.I,,·elllll SectIon '17. 51;lItll1g.l1  PillillJl1lph  10. dl$lcoa,d,n!1 leil.!lellCeS to pa'is willch hJve alreildy bcen rcmuved 
49 Villve$ _. removal 
Rt:rllove the d('POSIlS /'0111 tire corllb\lsl,on chambers ~nd vnlve 
h eads by ScrilPIl1!l and W" ~ b'\Ishlll(.l  Tilke CJre  nOI 10 scratCh the cyllnde, he~d gaskel lilces 2 Lay the CylOl(ier hemt on ,IS sllll) .llld h t the lo,~ed cnd of .1 VJlve spllng compressor ove, the ~plln9 rctiluler ""d ti le head uf the complessor screw in Ihe cenl'e of Ihe v"lve head 3 Compress Ihe sprrng abolll " qUJller 01 an Ulc h 10 Iree Ihl} split colle l hom the top 0 1 the v,llve stelll. If Ihe sPltng ,eliHner "nd collel Slicks. do not screw the co",p,essor down lurlhc< . bec"use IIIIs lII.ly dJr11J\je the valve  Slem.  bUI lJp the sprong  reliluler sha,ply wllh a Ioghl 
hammer. 'I When the Iwo halves of Ihe collet h')ve been '(:nloved. onscrew the spllng compressor umrl Ihe spring IS no longe, compressed nnd 
remove Ihe compreSSOr . 5 f1Olllove the spltng retnlner.  the spflng and the oil seal from Ihe villve Slem. Ihen wrlhdrflw Ihe villve from I he cylinder head. 6 D iscard  the valve Slem all senls  and plflce Ihe Olher componenls to\jellrCt. identilying them so Ihal they arc refItted III the correC I plnce 
III Ihe cylinder  head. 7 Remove Ihe sp,11k plugs from Ihe cyhnder hend.  II nOI alrendy 
removed. 
50 Rocker arms -removal 
1 Remove the SIIfI nul from Ihe foch" .1'111 Illoullt,n\) stud 2 Lift off the  rocker 
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6,SA Unsc rew the clamp bolt, 680 ... and remove the (tistJlbu to. 68C  Rotor nnn  alignmen t ;]lter  re movnl Irorn engine 
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6,SA Unsc rew the clamp bolt, 680 ... and remove the (tistJlbu to. 68C  Rotor nnn  alignmen t ;]lter  re movnl Irorn engine 
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F ig . 4.3 IU "i\iol1 timinu ma,ks o n the 3,0  lit.e e:1Uine  (Sec 6) 
Allow ;//(lic<1leS din'cliu" 0' !(JIM;oll 
7 Distributor (3.0 litre engine) -overhaul 
W,th  the diMJlhuto.  removed from the entl,ne.  'emove the rotor arm and the cont.1CI  breaker assembly . 2 Prose Ihe  small Clfclll} I'om the v"cuum u,,,t  p,vo l IXJSt. 3 flemove th e two sc,ews wh,ch sucure the hfllaker  pl,lI!! to Ihe d,slJlbu tor body and hit the ,}I'rte  orl. 
"  Slacken Ihe self'lappmg SCfew which SC<:UlCS the condense, and low tenSion  leads 10 Ihe contact l .. eaker a ssembly and shde OUI Ihe lo.ked ca ble  terminations, 5 Undo imd remove Ihe condenser rCI.1,nlfl!.l screw and remove the condense •. 6 Remove the c" chp. lIiJt  washer and wavy wash er  from  the pivot post. Se parat e the two plates by h,ingmu the  holding  down se,ew Ihrough Ihe keyhole sial  in Ihe lowe. 1)late , Ta ke  care  not 10  lose the e.Jrt h spring  on the prvo t flOst. 7 Remove the two se,ews seeu"n\) Ihe  vilCuum un,t to the d IS t"lHIIO' hotly .Jntl  remove the vacuum uni t. S To d,snl.JllIle Ihe vacuum unll,  remove the plug I.om the end 01 the 
unit (md withdraw the  spring. vacuum stOp  and shims 9 Oelo,e disll1<1ntling th e centJllugal  .Jtlvance mech.Jnism. note thM th e tw O spri ngs arc d.lle.ent and ma,k them so th.Jtlh ey .Jre ref'tled in th ei r OJlgHlall}lilces . Remove the  sp. ings. pJlse  all the circ lil)S securong the cenlJlluga i weights. nl.J.k the  weight s 10 'dent'fy  their o"ginal positions and then  remove  them , 
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Fig . 4.4 Distrihutor lilting position on the 2.8litrc e ngine (Sec 6) 
XX Re.1r "U;,.' of ellgmc yy V,1CI/(JIII flllil Mas Z = 0 '10 11/' 
A Triggcr (lffll U Slillor l!fII! 
whICh'S Ihen exposed Ilntl ,emove ,I L,lt  all Ihe Ci"n and 1l(IV3ncc plJle ;Issemul y, 
12 Do nOI .cmove t he  d,stJluutor  Sl)indle unless II 's necess.l'y to "1 a new ge.n. 0' S I)iJldle To  remove Ihe uear . usc <1 IlUnch Ilnt! hJmmer t o dJlve  outlhc lock P'" and Ihon  pull tl)() !.Ic", frO'11 Ihe sprndle  T"ke cn,e 
1 0 rOIil'" ilny  slums, 0' wllshe,s wh,ch fll.Jy be In led . W,t h  the ueJ' lell'Ov\:(\. the sl)lIldle  .Jsscmbly can be withd,awn hom the d ,s'Jlhu tor 13 Belore  reassembhng.  ca,elully clc.J1l the body 01 th e d,s lnbulOr and "II a s CO'llpo llent p"'ts. II th e sp,n(!ie  has been .emoved. lulmenlC II w'lh e'lu",e oil h efor e ,ellssemhly. 14 Reassenlbly.s <1 SUa'ghtIOrw<1Jd ,eve'SilI  01  d,sman tling bUI t he,e Inc  several  pointS which shoold be noted. 
15 Lut)JJc;]te th e ce Jltlil ugnl weights and otho. p3rtS  ol the  cenlrifugal 
advnnce mechanism.  the diSlrrbutor shah a nd Ihe pa'l 01 the  spindle wh,eh c.l"'es Ihe cam assembly. using engine all. Do not orl excess,vely. 16 "  Ih e  dr'veshnlt hilS  heen  .emoved. firSt re fi t th e thru st wash ers below  tho action plnte. bolore "'se,ting the S h .l h into  thc  disl. ih llto, 
hody . FII the w3vy washer .Jnd IhrUSI washcr to the lowe! end 01 the shah and then relilthe ge.Jr.  secuJlnU  it with a new spring p in. II a now gear. or a ne w u"ves hnfL h,15 been fllt ed . a n\lW hole should be d"lIed .1t 90' 1 0  Ihe e~is'U1g hole 17  Alte • .Jssemhhng the centJll ug.J 1 weIgh ts  .Jnd  sprrngs.  check that Ihl!Y movo  hccly. w,thout I)inding, 18 8clOle  assemblmg Ihe breaker pla tcs . make  sure thill the  three nylon bearing  slUds a.e located "1 tht) h oles ,n the uPllC'  uearinU  plale and Ih3tthe e.Jrth,ng sprrng  ,s foiled to the p,vOt post 19 On complet'on of  assemlJly.  adlust the conlnCl  b'eake , gilp to  the spc cified selling 
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Water pump reliuinu -44. 61 removal -61 Weights. vehicle - 6 Wheels care Jod rll
Index 
W indscree n washe r nozzle removal and  refitting -219 pump removal and refitting  -219 Windsc ree n wipers arms  and blades removal and relitting -220 fault tracing -219 motor  and lin kage removal and  refi1ting  -218 mOlor dismantling and roassembly -219 switch (Series II) -225 Wiring diagrams -235 to 249 Working facilit ies -11 
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