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ENGINE AND PERIPHERALS
S
pecifications10
CONSUMABLES
PARTS TO BE RENEWED WHEN THEY HAVE BEEN
REMOVED
All seals and gaskets.
Flywheel bolts.
Valve guides.
Cylinder head bolts.
Crankshaft bearing bolts.
PRECAUTIONS
WASHING OF ENGINE
Protect the timing and alternator belts to avoid
splashing of water and washing products on to
them.
Do not allow water to penetrate the air inle
t
pipes.
FITTING OF THREAD INSERTS
The threaded holes in all the engine components
may be repaired using thread inserts.
Type QuantityComponent concernedParts Dept. Nos.
( SODICAM )
Loctite FRENETANCH (Locking and
sealing resin)
Loctite FRENBLOC (Locking and
sealing resin)
Loctite AUTOFORM
RHODORSEAL 5661
Loctite 518
Décapjoin
t
1 to 2 drops
Coa
t
Coat
Coat
Bead
Coa
t
Mounting bolts: flywheel, torque
converter starter plate
Crankshaft bearing (if the flywheel
mounting bolts have no locking
plate)
Flywheel bearing face on cranks-
haf
t
Sump, bearing cap, crankshaft
bearing
Water pump. crankshaft cove
r
Cleaning of aluminium cylinder
head gasket face
77 01 394 070
77 01 394 071
77 01 400 309
77 01 404 452
77 01 421 162
77 01 405 952
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ENGINE AND PERIPHERALS
Standard exchan
ge10
PREPARATION OF USED ENGINE FOR RETURN
The engine should be cleaned and drained (oil
and water
).
Leave on the used engine or put into the box use
d
for returning it:
- the dipstick and its guide,
- the flywheel or the starter plate,
- the clutch disc and mechanism,
- the fuel pump,
- the water pump,
- the crankshaft pulley,
- the cylinder head cover,
- the spark plugs,
- the belt tensioner,
- the pressure switch and temperature switch,
- the timing cover,
- the oil filter.
Do not forget to remove:
- all the flexible coolant pipes,
- the belt or belts (except timing belt).
The used engine must be fixed on to the wooden
base in the same way as the reconditioned en-
gine:
- plastic plugs and caps in place,
- cardboard cover all around it.
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ENGINE AND PERIPHERALS
En
gine repair10
- the water pump,
92312R
- the three bolts mounting the oil pump sprocket
on the hub, and remove the sprocket and chain
assembly,
- the oil pump.
Carry out the marking of the big end shells with
reference to their bodies.
WARNING: Do not use a scriber tool for the mar-
kin
g, in order to avoid starting any cracks in the
connectin
g rods .
Use an indelible
pencil instead.
Remove:
- the big end shells and the bearings,
- the liner clamps
(Mot. 588),
- the "liners - pistons - connecting rods" assem-
blies,
- the bearing shells with their bearings (mar
k
them),
- the crankshaft (recover the side clearance
shims),
- the crankshaft bearings in the cylinder block.
EXTRACTING THE GUDGEON PINS
Place the piston on the "V" of the support with
the pin lined up with the clearance hole (two
marks (T) showing the centre of the hole assist this
alignment).
Use the extraction mandrel (E) to remove the
gudgeon pin on the press.
76555R
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ENGINE AND PERIPHERALS
En
gine repair10
99179R1
Refit the sump and tighten to a torque value of
1 daN.m.
NOTE : A tight seal for the sump can only be ob-
tained using the special seal supplied by the afte
r-
sales service, except for engine
E7J 764 in which a
tight seal is achieved by using
RHODOR-SEAL
5661. Bead (D) should be
3 mm wide.
Do not forget to replace the two "half-moon"
seals at (A) with new ones.
Coat the flywheel bearing surface on the cranks-
haft with
AUTOFORM Loctite.
Fit the flywheel or the converter plate and immo-
bilise it with the toothed segment
Mot. 582-01.
Apply a drop of
FRENETANCH Loctite to the
bolts and tighten them to
5 - 5.5 daN.m.
Centre the clutch disc and secure the mechanism.
92068R
Refit the water pump, sealing it with
Loctite 518.
The bead (H) should be
0.6 to 1 mm wide and
should be applied as shown in the diagram below.
REFITTING THE CYLINDER HEAD
Remove the liner tool
Mot. 588.
Clean the gasket surfaces of the cylinder bloc
k
and the cylinder head.
Refit the cylinder head centring dowl.
The new cylinder head gasket.
The cylinder head (lubricate the threads and
underneath the bolt heads).
All the cylinder head bolts must be replaced
systematically after any removal.
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