1999 LAND ROVER DEFENDER oil change

07GENERAL FITTING REMINDERS
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INFORMATION PREPARATION
1.Clean components and surrounding area prior to
removal.
2.Blank off any openings exposed by component
removal using greaseproof paper and masking
tape.
3.Immediately seal fuel, oil or hydraulic lines when
separated, using plastic caps or plugs, to
prevent loss of fluid and entry of dirt.
4.Close open ends of oilways, exposed by
component removal, with tapered hardwood
plugs or readily visible plastic plugs.
5.Immediately a component is removed, place it in
a suitable container; use a separate container for
each component and its associated parts.
6.Before dismantling a component, clean it
thoroughly with a recommended cleaning agent;
check that agent is suitable for all materials of
component.
7.Clean bench and provide marking materials,
labels, containers and locking wire before
dismantling a component.
DISMANTLING
1.Observe scrupulous cleanliness when
dismantling components, particularly when
brake, fuel or hydraulic system parts are being
worked on. A particle of dirt or a cloth fragment
could cause a dangerous malfunction if trapped
in these systems.
2.Blow out all tapped holes, crevices, oilways and
fluid passages with an air line. Ensure that any
O-rings used for sealing are correctly replaced or
renewed, if disturbed.
3.Use marking ink to identify mating parts, to
ensure correct reassembly. If a centre punch or
scriber is used they may initiate cracks or
distortion of components.
4.Wire together mating parts where necessary to
prevent accidental interchange (e.g. roller
bearing components).
5.Wire labels on to all parts which are to be
renewed, and to parts requiring further
inspection before being passed for reassembly;
place these parts in separate containers from
those containing parts for rebuild.
6.Do not discard a part due for renewal until it has
been compared with the new part, to ensure that
its correct replacement has been obtained.INSPECTION-GENERAL
1.Never inspect a component for wear or
dimensional check unless it is absolutely clean;
a slight smear of grease can conceal an incipient
failure.
2.When a component is to be checked
dimensionally against figures quoted for it, use
correct equipment (surface plates, micrometers,
dial gauges, etc.) in serviceable condition.
Makeshift checking equipment can be
dangerous.
3.Reject a component if its dimensions are outside
limits quoted, or if damage is apparent. A part
may, however, be refitted if its critical dimension
is exactly limit size, and is otherwise satisfactory.
4.Use’Plastigauge’12 Type PG-1 for checking
bearing surface clearances. Directions for its
use, and a scale giving bearing clearances in
0,0025 mm steps are provided with it.
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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION Pistons
1.Bowl in piston head
2.Piston ring grooves3.Graphite coated aluminium alloy skirt
4.Gudgeon pin bore
The five pistons have graphite compound coated aluminium alloy skirts which are gravity die cast and machined.
Each of the pistons has phosphated, shaped gudgeon pin bores and a swirl chamber (bowl-in-piston) machined in
the head which partly contains the inlet air that is compressed during the combustion process and helps provide
turbulence for efficient air / fuel mixture to promote complete combustion. The recesses in the piston crowns also
provide clearance for the valve heads.
CAUTION: Pre EU3 and EU3 pistons are not interchangeable due to the EU3 piston combustion
bowl being offset.
The pistons are attached to the small-end of the connecting rods by fully floating gudgeon pins which are retained
in the piston gudgeon pin bushings by circlips.
The pistons and gudgeon pins are gallery cooled, oil being supplied under pressure from the piston lubrication jets
when the pistons are close to bottom dead centre.
Piston rings
Each piston is fitted with two compression rings and an oil control ring. The top compression ring is located in a
steel insert ring carrier which helps to provide a minimal reaction to compression forces.
The top ring is barrel-edged and chrome-plated, the 2nd compression ring is taper-faced and the oil control ring is
chrome-plated and features a bevelled ring with spring.
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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION The engine oil cooler assembly is located on the left hand side of the engine block behind the oil centrifuge and oil
filter. The housing is bolted to the engine block by seven bolts. A matrix is included in the oil cooler housing which
acts as a heat exchanger. Coolant flow circulates through the oil cooler housing under pressure from the coolant
pump and distributes the flow evenly around the matrix fins and then along the block into three core holes for
cylinder cooling. Coolant enters the oil cooler through a pipe with a rubber hose extension at the rear side of the
engine. The coolant hose is attached to the stub pipe of the oil cooler by a spring clip.
Oil, drawn from the sump by the oil pump, passes through the oil cooler via the cylinder block. The flow of coolant
around the exterior surface of the oil cooler matrix cools a proportion of the engine oil flow as it passes through the
oil cooler.
The oil cooler is sealed to the cylinder block by a gasket which must be replaced every time the oil cooler housing
is removed.
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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION CYLINDER HEAD COMPONENTS
The cylinder head components are described below:
Cylinder head
The cylinder head is of aluminium construction. It is not possible to reface the cylinder head if it becomes worn or
damaged. An alloy camshaft carrier is bolted directly to the upper surface of the cylinder head. Two dowels are
included in the cylinder head upper face for correct location of the camshaft carrier.
The EU3 cylinder head has a single internal fuel rail for delivering fuel to the injectors and an external fuel pipe for
returning spill fuel back to the fuel connector block. Therefore, pre EU3 and EU3 cylinder heads are not
interchangeable.
CAUTION: The cylinder head incorporates drillings for the fuel injection system, any
contamination which enters these drillings could cause engine running problems or injector
failure. It is therefore, essential that absolute cleanliness is maintained when carrying out work on
the cylinder head.
The camshaft carrier and cylinder head assembly is attached to the cylinder block by twelve cylinder head
retaining bolts which pass through the camshaft carrier and the cylinder head to secure the assembly to the
cylinder block.
CAUTION: The valve heads, tips of the injectors and glow plugs protrude below the face of the
cylinder head and will be damaged if the cylinder head is stored face down.
The camshaft is located between the cylinder head and the camshaft carrier, and the bearing journals are line
bored between the two components to form a matched pair.
CAUTION: Always fit plugs to open connections to prevent contamination.
The valve guides and valve seat inserts are sintered components which are an interference fit to the cylinder
head. The cylinder head machining also provide the locations for the electronic unit injectors, glow plugs, hydraulic
lash adjusters, finger followers and low pressure fuel rail.
Cooling to the cylinder head is provided by coolant flow through a water jacket machined into the cylinder head.
Drillings through the block provide lubrication channels for pressurised oil supply to cylinder head components
such as the lash adjusters, finger followers, rocker arms and camshaft bearings.
A coolant outlet elbow is fitted to the front LH side of the cylinder head to allow flow of coolant from the cylinder
head back to the radiator. A metal gasket is used to seal the joint between the water outlet elbow and the cylinder
head. A coolant temperature sensor is located in a port in the side of the water outlet elbow for monitoring coolant
temperature.
A stub pipe is connected at the front RH side of the cylinder block above the timing cover which connects a pipe to
supply oil to the vacuum pump. The timing chain tensioner adjuster is screwed in a thread in the cylinder head at a
location on the front RH side of the engine below the oil feed port for the vacuum pump.
An access hole for the camshaft gear is included at the front of the cylinder head which is sealed with a plastic
plug and rubber’O’ring. A press-fit core plug for the chain chest is located on the front face of the cylinder head.
A press-fit core plug for the cylinder head water jacket is located at the rear of the cylinder head and a threaded
brass plug for the water jacket is located on the LH side of the cylinder head beneath the exhaust manifold
assembly.
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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION CAMSHAFT COVER COMPONENTS
The camshaft cover cover components are described below:
Camshaft cover
The camshaft cover is cast from aluminium alloy and is fixed to the camshaft carrier / cylinder head assembly by
thirteen bolts. The cover has spacers and sealing washers inserted into each of the thirteen bolt holes.
A breather hose is connected to a port at the top of the camshaft cover by means of a hose clip which vents
crankcase gases back to the air intake via a breather valve in the air intake tract, located forward of the
turbocharger in the flexible air intake duct.
A rubber seal is fitted between the camshaft cover and camshaft carrier.
An oil filler aperture is included in the top of the camshaft cover, which is sealed with a plastic cap with integral
rubber seal.
CAMSHAFT TIMING CHAIN COMPONENTS
The timing chain cover and timing chain components are described below:
Timing chain cover
The timing chain cover is cast and machined aluminium alloy and is attached to the cylinder head by a bolt at the
RH top of the cover and by a stud and nut at the LH top of the cover. Eight screws are used to attach the timing
chain cover to the front of the engine block. The timing cover is located to the cylinder block front face by two
dowels.
A viscous fan is attached to an idler pulley at the front of the engine block. The fan bearing is located on a shaft
and held in place by a circlip and a bearing flange, the inner race of the fan bearing is an interference fit on the
shaft. The fan idler pulley is attached to the bearing hub by three bolts and the fan itself is secured to the pulley
and bearing shaft by a left-hand threaded nut.
The front of the crankshaft passes through a hole in the lower part of the timing cover. An oil seal is pressed into a
recess in the front of the timing cover to seal the interface between the front of the crankshaft and the timing
cover.
A stub pipe is fitted to the front RH side of the timing cover which is used to attach the oil drain pipe from the
vacuum pump by means of a hose and spring clip.
Timing chains
The timing chain between the camshaft and crankshaft sprockets is a duplex type, each chain having 56 links.
The timing chain is contained between a fixed plastic guide and an hydraulically adjustable plastic tensioner arm
which are attached to the front of the engine block.
To cope with the higher injection loads of the EU3 engine, the timing drive between the camshaft and crankshaft
has been upgraded. This requires thicker chain links to be used, therefore the individual pre EU3 and EU3
components are not interchangeable.
To distinguish between the two timing chains the links are different colours. A pre EU3 chain has blue links. An
EU3 chain has bronze links.
The oil pump timing chain is a single type and traverses the oil pump sprocket and the rear crankshaft sprocket.
The timing chains are oil lubricated, with oil being provided by a chain lubrication jet and from oil flow returning
back to the sump from the cylinder head. An oil hole is included at the front left hand side of the cylinder head
which supplies oil from the cylinder head oil galleries.
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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION Tensioner adjuster
1.Oil supply hole
2.Tensioner adjuster body3.Tensioner adjuster plunger
4.Sealing ring
The tensioner adjuster is hydraulically operated, oil enters the adjuster from the pressurised oil supply flowing
through the cylinder head to operate a plunger which pushes against a pivoting plastic tensioner arm. The lateral
movement in the tensioner arm causes the timing chain to tension and consequently compensation for chain
flutter and timing chain wear is automatically controlled. The adjuster is located at the front right hand side of the
cylinder head, just above the timing chain cover and below the vacuum pump oil feed port. The adjuster body is
threaded and screws into a tapping in the cylinder head. Holes are contained in the adjuster body to receive oil
from the cylinder head galleries, the oil pressure is used to force the plunger out of the adjuster body to press the
tensioner arm against the timing chain and so using the oil trapped in the adjuster body to act as a damper.
The internal damping of the hydraulic tensioner is tuned for each application. This means that pre-EU3 and EU3
components are not interchangeable.
Drive train sprockets
The camshaft sprocket has a double row of teeth which locate with the duplex timing chain. The sprocket is fitted
to the camshaft by three bolts.
The oil pump sprocket is located on the front of the oil pump housing by a single retaining bolt. The sprocket has a
single row of teeth which locates with the oil pump drive chain.
The crankshaft sprocket contains three rows of teeth, the rear row locates on the single oil pump chain and the
front two rows locate with the duplex timing chain. The crankshaft sprocket has a slot in its internal diameter which
locates with the Woodruff key on the crankshaft. The front of the crankshaft sprocket has a timing mark.
As a consequence of thicker chain links being used on EU3 vehicles, the thickness of the camshaft and crankshaft
sprocket teeth has been reduced. Individual pre-EU3 and EU3 components are therefore not interchangeable.
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REPAIR
13.Position camshaft in camshaft carrier.
14.Check end-float of camshaft using a DTI.
Camshaft end-float = 0.06 to 0.16 mm (0.002 to
0.006in).
15.Renew components as necessary to achieve
correct end-float.
CAUTION: Cylinder head and camshaft
carrier are machined together as an
assembly. If bearing surfaces in either
component are found to be damaged, complete
assembly must be replaced.
NOTE: The procedure for checking
camshaft bearing clearances is covered in
Td5 Engine Overhaul section - Cylinder
head - overhaul.Refit
16.Using a suitable cleaning solvent, clean mating
faces of cylinder head and camshaft carrier.
17.Blow out all oilways and waterways.
18.Ensure threaded holes in cylinder head and
camshaft carrier are clean and dry.
CAUTION: Support each end of the
cylinder head on blocks of wood. With
camshaft carrier bolted down some valves
and the injector nozzles will protrude from the
face of cylinder head.
19.Fit new adjusting screws fully into rocker arms.
Fit new lock nuts to screws but do tighten.
CAUTION: Ensure screws are correct for
type of rocker arms fitted. Replacement
screws for Engine Serial No. Prefixes 15P
to 19P have a centre punch mark adjacent to the
adjusting screw slot. These screws are not
interchangeable with those fitted to Engine Serial
No. Prefixes 10P to 14P.
20.Lubricate cams and bearing journals on
camshaft, cylinder head and camshaft carrier
with clean engine oil.
21.Position camshaft in cylinder head with the
timing pin hole in the vertical position.
22.Apply an even film of sealant, Part No. STC
4600 to camshaft carrier face as shown and
spread to an even film using a roller.
CAUTION: Ensure sealant does not block
oilways (arrowed) or contaminate
camshaft bearings. Assembly and bolt
tightening must be completed within 20 minutes
of applying sealant.
23.Fit camshaft carrier ensuring that it is correctly
located on dowels.
24.Fit and lightly tighten camshaft carrier bolts.
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OVERHAUL
3.Using a vernier, check internal diameter of each
rocker arm, take 2 measurements at 180°.
Rocker arm internal diameter =27.0 to 27.013
mm (1.102 to 1.103 in)
CAUTION: Any ovality must be within
limits given.Rocker shaft - Assembling
1.Fit new spring ring to groove in rocker shaft.
2.Lubricate rocker shaft journals and rocker arms
with engine oil.
3.Fit rocker arm to shaft ensuring that it is in its
original fitted order.
4.Fit new spring ring to retain rocker arm.
5.Repeat above procedures for remaining rocker
arms ensuring they are in their original fitted
order.
6.Fit new rocker adjusting screws and locknuts to
rocker arms; do not tighten screws fully into
arms at this stage.
CAUTION: Ensure screws are correct for
type of rocker arms fitted. Replacement
screws for Engine Serial No. Prefixes 15P
to 19P have a centre punch mark adjacent to the
adjusting slot. These screws are not
interchangeable with those fitted to Engine Serial
No. Prefixes 10P to 14P.
Cylinder head - Assembling
1.Lubricate new valve stem oil seals with engine
oil.
2.Using toolLRT-12-071, fit valve stem oil seals.
3.Lubricate valve guides, valve stems, valve
spring caps and springs with engine oil.
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