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TOP AND FRONT OF ENGINE
Cylinder head gasket
11
SPECIAL TOOLING REQUIRED
REMOVAL
Place the vehicle on a two post lift .
Disconnect the battery.
Remove :
- the bonnet,
- the timing belt (see method described in
section 11 "Timing belt").
Drain the cooling circuit via the lower radiator
hose.
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
Engine support tool
55mm torx socket
Mot. 251-01 Dial gauge support tool
Mot. 252-01 Plate for measuring piston
protrusion
Mot. 591-02 Index
Mot. 591-04 Angular tightening wrench
Mot. 1054
TDC pin
Mot. 1159 Tool for mounting engine on
subframe
Mot. 1202 Hose clip pliers
Mot. 1273 Tool for checking belt tension
Mot. 1311-06 Tool for removing fuel pipe
Tension wheel nut 5
Crankshaft pulley bolt 2 + 115° ± 15°
Bolt for suspended engine mounting cover 6.2
Nut for suspended engine mounting cover 4.4
Wheel bolts 9
TIGHTENING TORQUES (in daN.m or/and°)
99024R2
Fit tool Mot. 1159 between the subframe and
the cylinder block. F8Q Engine
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COOLING
Diagram
19
1 Engine
2 Radiator
3 ”Hot” bottle with permanent degassing
4 Heater matrix
5 3 mm diameter restriction
The fan assembly is controlled at high speed by
the injection computer if the coolant tempera-
ture is greater than 99°C.
If the coolant temperature is lower than 96°C, the
fan assembly stops operating.Water pump
Thermostat
Bleed screw
The expansion bottle valve is brown, and its rating
is 1.2 bar.
10070-2R
D7F Engine
19-4
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COOLING
Diagram
19
1 Heater
2 Radiator
3 ”Hot” bottle with permanent degassing
4 Heater matrix
5 Thermostat mounting
6 3 mm diameter restriction
The fan assembly is controlled at high speed by
the injection computer if the coolant tempera-
ture is greater than 99°C.
If the coolant temperature is lower than 96°C, the
fan assembly stops operating.Water pump
Thermostat
Bleed screw
Temperature switch
The expansion bottle valve rating is 1.2 bar
(colour:brown).
13508R
E7J Engine
19-5
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COOLING
Diagram
19
Water pump
Thermostat
Bleed screw
Temperature switch
13504R
F8Q Engine
1 Heater
2 Radiator
3 ”Hot” bottle with permanent degassing
4 Heater matrix
5 Thermostat mounting
6 3 mm diameter restriction
The expansion bottle valve rating is 1.2 bar
(colour:brown).
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COOLING
Water pump
Refit the timing belt (see method described in
chapter 11 "Timing belt").
Fill and bleed the cooling circuit (see section 19
"Filling - Bleeding").
19
SPECIAL TOOLING REQUIRED
Mot. 591-02 Index
Mot. 591-04 Angle tightening wrench
Mot. 1135-01 Tool for tensioning the timing belt
Mot. 1202 Hose clip pliers
Mot. 1273 Tool for checking belt tension
92068R
E7J Engine
Tension wheel nut 5
Crankshaft pulley bolt 2 + 68° + 6°
Bolt for suspended engine mounting cover 6,2
Nut for suspended engine mounting cover 4,4
Water pump bolt 2,2
Water pump nut 1
Wheel bolts 9
TIGHTENING TORQUES (in daN.m)
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
Engine support tool
REFITTING
The sealing of the water pump is carried out using
the product
LOCTITE 518; the bead (H) must be
applied following the diagram below.
REMOVAL
Place the vehicle on a two post lift.
Disconnect the battery.
Drain the cooling circuit from the lower radiator
hose.
Remove:
- the timing belt (see method described in
section 11 "Timing belt),
- the timing tension wheel,
- the water pump, and extract this from above.
CLEANING
It is very important not to scratch the gasket faces
of all aluminium components.
Use the product Décapjoint to dissolve the part
of the gasket which remains attached.
Apply the product to the part to be cleaned, wait
approximately 10 minutes, then remove it using a
wooden spatula.
The wearing of gloves is recommended during
this operation.
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