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ENGINE - V8
12-2-28 REPAIRS
21.Disconnect multiplug from EVAP purge valve.
22.Remove nut securing engine harness earth to
body and disconnect engine harness to main
harness multiplug.
23.Remove trim fixings securing toe board and
remove toe board. 24.Disconnect 5 multiplugs connecting engine
harness to ECM.
25.Release engine harness, pull into engine bay
and coil on top of engine.
26.Raise vehicle on ramp.
27.Remove 3 bolts securing oil cooling pipes to
sump and remove saddle clamps.
28.Tie oil cooling pipes aside.
29.Remove exhaust front pipe.
+ MANIFOLDS AND EXHAUST
SYSTEMS - V8, REPAIRS, Front pipe.
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ENGINE - V8
12-2-30 REPAIRS
Refit
1.Clean mating faces of engine and gearbox,
dowel and dowel holes.
2.Lubricate splines and bearing surface on first
motion shaft with grease.
3.With assistance position engine in engine bay,
align to gearbox and locate on dowels.
4.Position support brackets, fit bell housing bolts
and tighten to 50 Nm (37 lbf.ft).
5.Position engine mountings, fit nuts and tighten
to 85 Nm (63 lbf.ft).
6.Lower lifting equipment and remove from
engine.
7. Models with automatic gearbox: Align torque
converter to drive plate, fit bolts and tighten to
50 Nm (37 lbf.ft). Fit access plug.
8.Fit exhaust front pipe.
+ MANIFOLDS AND EXHAUST
SYSTEMS - V8, REPAIRS, Front pipe.
9.Position oil cooling pipe saddle clamps and
tighten bolts.
10.Position engine harness into foot well.
11.Connect 5 multiplugs to ECM.
12.Fit toe board and secure with trim fixings.
13.Connect engine harness earth to body and
secure with nut.
14.Connect engine harness to main harness
multiplug.
15.Connect multiplug to EVAP purge valve.
16.Connect engine harness multiplugs to fuse
box.
17.Connect starter lead to fuse box and secure
with nut.
18.Connect engine harness positive lead to
battery and tighten nut.
19.Fit fuse box cover.
20.Position engine earth lead and secure with
bolt.
21.Position coolant rail and secure with bolt.
22.Connect harness clips to coolant rail.
23.Connect hose to coolant rail and coolant pump
and secure with clips.
24.Connect PAS pump high and low pressure
pipes and secure with clips.
25.Position oil cooling pipe saddle clamp to PAS
pump housing and secure with bolt.
26.Clean A/C compressor and housing mating
faces, dowels and dowel holes.
27.Position A/C compressor, fit bolts and tighten
to 22 Nm (16 lbf.ft).
28.Connect multiplug to A/C compressor.
29.Clean ACE pump and housing mating faces,
dowels and dowel holes.
30.Position ACE pump, fit bolts and tighten to 22
Nm (16 lbf.ft). 31.Clean all pulley 'V's, fit auxiliary drive belt,
using a 15mm spanner, release belt tensioner
secure belt and re-tension drive belt .
32.Ensure auxiliary drive belt is correctly located
on all pulleys.
33.Fit radiator.
+ COOLING SYSTEM - V8, REPAIRS,
Radiator.
34.Fit top hose and secure with clips.
35.Connect fuel pipe to fuel rail.
36.Position ignition coils and connect ht leads.
37.Fit upper inlet manifold.
+ MANIFOLDS AND EXHAUST
SYSTEMS - V8, REPAIRS, Gasket - inlet
manifold - upper - Without Secondary Air
Injection.
38.Fit new oil filter and refill engine with oil.
+ ENGINE - V8, REPAIRS, Filter - oil.
+ MAINTENANCE, PROCEDURES,
Engine oil - V8 engine.
39.Top up gearbox oil.
+ MAINTENANCE, PROCEDURES,
Automatic gearbox.
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ENGINE - V8
REPAIRS 12-2-39
Switch - oil pressure
$% 12.60.50
Remove
1.Release fixings and remove battery cover.
2.Disconnect battery earth lead.
3.Raise front of vehicle.
WARNING: Do not work on or under a
vehicle supported only by a jack. Always
support the vehicle on safety stands.
4.Remove fixings and remove underbelly panel.
5.Disconnect multiplug from oil pressure switch.
6.Position container below switch to catch oil
spillage.
7.Remove oil pressure switch and discard
sealing washer.
Refit
1.Clean oil pressure switch threads.
2.Fit new sealing washer to switch.
3.Fit oil pressure switch and tighten to 15 Nm (11
lbf.ft) .
4.Connect multiplug to oil pressure switch.
5.Fit underbelly panel and secure with fixings.
6.Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
7.Connect battery earth lead.
8.Fit battery cover and retain with fixings.
9.Top up engine oil.
Cooler - engine oil
$% 12.60.68
Remove
1.Release fixings and remove battery cover.
2.Release fixings and remove cooling fan cowl.
3.Remove front grille.
+ EXTERIOR FITTINGS, REPAIRS,
Grille - front - up to 03MY.
4.Remove 6 scrivets and remove LH and RH air
deflectors from front panel.
5.Remove nut and move LH horn aside.
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ENGINE - V8
12-2-40 REPAIRS
6.Remove 2 bolts securing radiator LH and RH
upper mounting brackets to body panel and
remove brackets.
7.Remove 4 screws securing air conditioning
condenser LH and RH upper mounting
brackets to condenser.
8.Remove condenser upper mounting brackets
with rubber mounts from radiator extension
brackets.
9.Remove 2 bolts securing LH and RH extension
brackets to radiator and remove brackets.
10.Position absorbent cloth under each oil cooler
hose connection to collect oil spillage. 11.Push against coupling release rings and
disconnect both hoses from oil cooler.
CAUTION: Always fit plugs to open
connections to prevent contamination.
12.Remove screw securing oil cooler to radiator.
13.Release cooler from its location on radiator.
14.Release radiator lower mountings from
location in chassis and carefully move radiator
towards engine sufficiently only to release
engine oil cooler from radiator.
15.Remove engine oil cooler.
Refit
1.Fit engine oil cooler to radiator, engage in
location and secure with screw.
2.Fit radiator to location in chassis.
3.Ensure connections are clean, then secure
hoses to oil cooler.
4.Fit extension brackets to radiator and secure
with bolts.
5.Fit brackets with rubber mounts to extension
brackets and secure to air conditioning
condenser with screws.
6.Fit radiator upper mounting brackets and
secure to body with bolts.
7.Fit LH horn and secure with nut.
8.Fit LH and RH air deflectors to front panel and
secure with scrivets.
9.Fit front grille.
+ EXTERIOR FITTINGS, REPAIRS,
Grille - front - up to 03MY..
10.Fit cooling fan cowl and secure with fixings.
11.Fit battery cover and secure with fixings.
12.Top up engine oil.
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ENGINE - V8
REPAIRS 12-2-41
Gasket - timing gear cover
$% 12.65.04
Remove
1.Remove oil pick-up strainer.
+ ENGINE - V8, REPAIRS, Strainer -
oil pick-up.
2.Remove timing gear cover oil seal.
+ ENGINE - V8, REPAIRS, Seal - cover
- timing gears.
3.Remove engine oil filter.
+ ENGINE - V8, REPAIRS, Filter - oil.
4.Remove and discard 3 bolts securing coolant
pump pulley and remove pulley.
5.Remove 3 bolts securing PAS pump pulley and
remove pulley.
6.Drain cooling system.
+ COOLING SYSTEM - V8,
ADJUSTMENTS, Drain and refill.7.Release clip and disconnect coolant hose from
coolant pump.
8.Disconnect multiplug from oil pressure switch.
9.Disconnect multiplug from CMP sensor.
10. If fitted: Loosen union and disconnect oil
cooler pipe from timing gear cover. Remove
and discard 'O' ring.
CAUTION: Always fit plugs to open
connections to prevent contamination.
11.Remove 9 bolts securing timing gear cover and
remove cover. Remove and discard gasket.
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ENGINE - V8
12-2-42 REPAIRS
Refit
1.Clean mating faces of timing gear cover and
cylinder block. Clean dowels and dowel holes.
Ensure bolt holes are clean and dry, remove all
traces of sealant from bolt threads.
2.Fit new gasket, dry, to dowels in cylinder block.
3.Locate tool LRT-12-090 on timing cover and oil
pump drive gear.
4.Position timing cover to cylinder block and at
the same time, rotate tool LRT-12-090 until
drive gear keyway is aligned with Woodruff key.
5.Remove tool LRT-12-090.
6.Apply sealant, Part Number STC 50552 to
threads of timing cover bolts, fit bolts and
working in the sequence illustrated, tighten to
22 Nm (17 lbf.ft) . Ensure CMP sensor multiplug
bracket is secured by bolt.
7. If fitted: Fit new 'O' ring to oil cooler pipe,
connect pipe to timing gear cover and tighten
union to 15 Nm (11 lbf.ft).
8.Connect multiplug to oil pressure switch.
9.Connect multiplug to CMP sensor. 10.Connect coolant hose to coolant pump and
secure with clip.
11.Ensure mating faces of PAS pump pulley and
drive flange are clean, fit pulley and tighten
bolts to 22 Nm (16 lbf.ft).
12.Remove all traces of thread locking material
from coolant pump pulley drive flange bolt
holes using an M8 tap.
13.Ensure mating faces of coolant pump pulley
and drive flange are clean, fit pulley and tighten
new Patchlok bolts to 22 Nm (16 lbf.ft).
14.Ensure mating faces of oil filter and adaptor are
clean, smear clean engine oil onto seal and fit
filter.
15.Fit timing gear cover oil seal.
+ ENGINE - V8, REPAIRS, Seal - cover
- timing gears.
16.Fit oil pick-up strainer.
+ ENGINE - V8, REPAIRS, Strainer -
oil pick-up.
17.Refill cooling system.
+ COOLING SYSTEM - V8,
ADJUSTMENTS, Drain and refill.
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EMISSION CONTROL - V8
REPAIRS 17-2-63
8.Remove 2 nuts securing air injection pipe to air
intake plenum.
9.Release pipe from clip on rear of air intake
plenum.
10.Release 3 clips securing harness to engine bay
bulkhead.
11.Position container to collect any coolant
spillage.
12.Release clips securing heater hoses to heater.
13.Release hoses from heater.
14.With assistance, manoeuvre air injection pipe
from engine bay.Refit
1.With assistance, manoeuvre air injection pipe
into engine bay and secure onto clip at rear of
air intake plenum.
2.Connect heater hoses to heater and secure
with clips.
3.Reposition harness along engine bay bulkhead
and secure with clips.
4.Fit and tighten nuts securing air injection pipe to
air intake plenum.
5.Connect multiplug to SAI vacuum solenoid.
6.Connect air pump hose to air injection pipe and
secure with clip.
7.Connect LH and RH SAI control valve hoses to
air injection pipe and secure with clips.
8.Remove container.
9.Top up engine coolant.
+ MAINTENANCE, PROCEDURES,
Cooling system.
M17 0231
M17 0232
M17 0233
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ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - V8
DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION 18-2-3
1Mass air flow/ inlet air temperature sensor
2Fuel injectors
3High tension leads/spark plugs
4Fuel pump relay
5ATC compressor clutch relay/ cooling fan relay
6Throttle position sensor
7Heated oxygen sensor
8Idle air control valve
9Ignition coils
10Engine coolant temperature sensor
11Crankshaft speed and position sensor
12Knock sensor
13Camshaft position sensor