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ContentsAJ-V6/AJ28
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Introduction 4
Engine Specifications 5
Basic Engine 6
Cylinder Head Assembly 8
Exhaust Manifold 12
Engine Mountings 12
Lubrication System 13
Crankcase Ventilation 15
Exhaust Gas Re-circulation (EGR) 17
Variable Valve Timing (VVT) 19
Air Induction System 21
Throttle Control System 25
Fuel System 29
Ignition System 30
Engine Cooling 31
Front End Accessories Drive 37
Engine Management Sensors 40
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Introduction 45
Basic Engine 46
Cooling System 49
Air Induction System 51
Variable Valve Timing (VVT) 53
Engine Management Sensors 54
Ignition System 54
Fuel Injection 56
Front End Accessories Drive 59
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Specification 61
Construction and Operation 63
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Specification 64
Gear Selector Control 65
Flywheel and Clutch 65
Clutch Pedal Assembly 68
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Powertrain Control Module (PCM) 69
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Glossary
2The following abbreviations are used in this document:
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AAC air assisted (injection) control valve
AAI air assisted injection
ABDC after bottom dead centre
A/C air conditioning
AH amp-hour
API American Petroleum Institute
APP accelerator pedal position (sensor)
ATDC after top dead centre
bank 1 A bank
bank 2 B bank
BBDC before bottom dead centre
BTDC before top dead centre
ûC degree Celsius
CHT cylinder head temperature (sensor)
CKP crankshaft position (sensor)
CMP camshaft position (sensor)
ECT engine coolant temperature (sensor)
EFT engine fuel temperature (sensor)
EGR exhaust gas recirculation
EMS engine management system
EOP engine oil pressure (sensor)
EOT engine oil temperature (sensor)
EVAP evaporative emission
ûF degrees Fahrenheit
HO2 heated oxygen (sensor)
Hz Hertz (cycles per second)
IAT intake air temperature (sensor)
IMT intake manifold tuning (valve)
IP injector pressure (sensor)
JTIS Jaguar Technical Information System
KS knock sensor (sensor)
LH lefthand
MAF mass air flow (sensor)
N/A normally aspirated
NAS North American specification
OBDII on-board diagnostics stage 2
PAS power assisted steering
PCM powertrain control module
PCV positive crankcase ventilation
PWM pulse width modulated
RH righthand
RPM revolutions per minute
SAE Society of Automotive Engineers (USA)
SCP standard corporate protocol
TAC throttle actuator control (module)
TP throttle position (sensor)
VVT variable valve timing
W watts
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Camshafts and Valve Gear
The basic camshaft consists of individual
machined cam lobes, thrust washer and end plug
assembled on a steel tube. The exhaust camshafts
also have a pressed on drive sprocket, forming a
single camshaft assembly. On the inlet camshaft
the drive sprocket is fixed to the VVT unit which
is removable but the rear end of the camshaft is
fitted with a pressed on multi-tooth sensor ring.
Each camshaft is supported in four bearings with
the front (thrust) bearing cap having a special
oilway for the VVT unit (see VVT section): on the
exhaust camshaft this oilway is redundant. The
bearing caps are made of aluminium.
The cams actuate the valves via direct acting
mechanical bucket tappets made of lightweight
aluminium with phosphate coated cast iron shims
D.303.1209
CAMSHAFTS AND VALVE GEAR
D.303.1209
mounted on top. The valve components are of
lightweight design with 5.5mm valve stems.
VVT Unit
Inlet Camshaft
Exhaust Camshaft
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J.303.1289
ENGINE OIL SUPPLY
J.303.1289
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1. VVT oil feed
2. Bank 1 camshaft oil feeds
3. Bank 2 camshaft oil feeds
4. Oil cooler
5. Oil filter
6. Oil filter adaptor7. Oil pressure switch
8. EOT sensor
9. Oil pressure relief valve
10. Oil strainer
11. Oil pump
12. Timing chain tensioner oil feed
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Oil Cooler and Filter Mounting
The oil filter and oil cooler are mounted slightly
away from the cylinder block on an aluminium
alloy adaptor which is an integral extension of the
LH engine mount. The oil filter is a replaceable
canister screw on type and the cooler is fixed by a
single through bolt to the adaptor. Both
components are connected to the cylinder block
through internal oilways in the adaptor casting
and via an interfacing filter mounting in the
block. A hollow bolt passes through the
adaptor/engine mount and screws into the centre
channel of the block filter mounting to provide
the oil return from the cooler to the cylinder
block.
The adaptor mounted oil cooler is an oil to water
heat exchanger and the coolant matrix is
connected via hoses into the main coolant system
at the radiator bottom hose (see Cooling System).
ENGINE OIL PRESSURE AND OIL TEMPERATURE SENSORS
D.303.1205
OIL COOLER AND FILTER ASSEMBLY
EOP Sensor
EOT Sensor
D.303.1205
D.303.1371
Engine Oil Pressure (EOP) and Oil
Temperature (EOT) Sensors
EOP and EOT sensors are fitted on the LH side of
the cylinder block in the return feed from the oil
cooler. The oil temperature is monitored to
provide data for the VVT system.
Oil Cooler
Hollow Bolt
Engine Mount/
Oil Cooler Adapter
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Exhaust Gas Re-circulation (EGR)
Operation
The EGR system is only fitted to vehicles in NAS
markets and comprises the following
components:
¥ EGR vacuum regulator valve
¥ EGR valve
¥ differential pressure feedback EGR sensor
¥ exhaust gas feedback pipe with internal
orifice
Exhaust gas is re-circulated back to the engine
intake in proportion to a measured pressure
differential in the feedback pipe. The amount of
gas re-circulated varies primarily with engine
speed and load but is also modified by the EMS to
allow for other factors, eg coolant temperature,
and also to achieve optimum emissions and fuel
economy.
The re-circulated exhaust gas is taken from the A
bank exhaust manifold and fed into the engine via
the EGR valve. The feedback pipe contains an
internal tube with a small diameter orifice that
creates a pressure differential in the feedback
pipe. Two small pipes, connected to the feedbackpipe each side of the orifice, transmit the pressure
differential to the differential pressure feedback
EGR sensor.
The sensor consists of a transducer (a vacuum
operated variable capacitor) and a processing
circuit which convert the input pressure/vacuum
value to a corresponding analogue voltage which is
sent to the PCM. The differential pressure feedback
EGR sensor has a linear response and the
variations in exhaust pressure produce outputs in
the approximate range 1V- 3.5V dc.
The EGR vacuum regulator valve and the EGR
valve comprise the actuating components of the
control loop. The EGR vacuum regulator valve has
a vacuum input from the manifold distribution
pipes, a vacuum output to the EGR valve and
receives a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal
from the PCM. The PWM signal switches the
vacuum control output to the EGR valve according
to input demand from the differential pressure
feedback EGR sensor or in response to override
conditions determined by the engine management
system. The EGR valve is a vacuum operated
EGR SYSTEM
J.303.1282
Exhaust Gas
Feedback Pipe
Differential Pressure
Feedback EGR sensor
EGR Vacuum
Regulator Valve
EGR valve
Orifice
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18diaphragm valve with no electrical connections
which opens the EGR feed pipe to the induction
manifold under the EGR vacuum regulator
control.
Where the EGR system is not fitted, a blanking
plate seals the manifold in place of the EGR valve.
Control Conditions
EGR operates over most of the engine speed/load
range but is disabled by the engine management
system under certain conditions:
¥ during engine cranking
¥ until normal operating temperature is
reached
¥ when the diagnostic system registers a failure
which affects the EGR system (eg a faulty
sensor)
¥ during idling to avoid unstable or erratic
running
¥ during wide open throttle operation
¥ when traction control is operative.
While the main control loop is based on feedback
from the differential pressure feedback EGR
sensor, the EGR rate is also modified by other
engine conditions; coolant, ambient and air
charge temperatures, barometric pressure, VVT
cam position and air charge mass. Note also that
the EGR rate increases gradually after it is enabled
on each drive cycle.
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Air Induction System
range, the manifold geometry can be set to three
different configurations, each of which maximises
the tuning effect over different parts of the range.
This variable geometry is achieved by the use of
two gate valves, the intake manifold tuning (IMT)
valves, which are controlled by the engine
management system.Air Intake
The air induction system consists of the intake
ducting and air cleaner, the throttle body, tuned
manifold assembly and lower manifold (see Fuel
System).
The air cleaner connects to the throttle body via a
lateral mounted intake pipe with resonator box. A
separate duct, housing the MAF sensor, fits
between the air cleaner and resonator pipe. The
IAT sensor is located in the intake resonator pipe.
Variable Intake System
(see illustration on page 23)
The induction manifold is specially designed to
optimise torque across the engine speed/load
range. The air charge enters the induction
manifold from the throttle body and passes
through a plenum chamber for distribution to the
cylinders via the manifold runners. The function
of the plenum chamber is to provide a resonance
(or maximising) effect such that large pulses of
charge air are produced which will arrive at the
inlet ports at the correct time for induction into
the cylinders. This ram charging action is only
effective over a restricted speed/load range for a
particular plenum chamber volume and geometry.
To extend the effect over the whole engine speed
J.303.1379
AIR INTAKE
J.303.1379
Air CleanerIntake DuctingMAF Sensor
IAT SensorThrottle Body
Tuned Manifold Assembly