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ENGINE - V8
REPAIRS 12-2-33
6.Remove 4 bolts securing drive plate clamp ring
and remove ring.
7.Remove drive plate from hub.
8.Remove 6 Allen screws securing hub, remove
hub and collect spacer.
On early engines, balance weights are on
engine side of drive plate; replacement drive
plates will have balance weights on torque
converter side of drive plate.
Refit
1.Clean hub and mating face, spacer and clamp
ring.
2.Clean drive plate and ensure free from cracks
and distortion.
3.Fit spacer and hub to crankshaft, tighten Allen
screws to 78 Nm (58 lbf.ft).
4.Fit drive plate and clamp ring, tighten bolts to
45 Nm (33 lbf.ft).
5.Clean CKP sensor and mating face.
6.Fit crankshaft sensor and tighten nuts to 6 Nm
(5 lbf.ft).
7.Fit CKP sensor cover and tighten bolts to 6 Nm
(5 lbf.ft).
8.Fit CKP sensor multiplug to bracket.
9.Fit automatic gearbox.
+ AUTOMATIC GEARBOX - ZF4HP22
- 24, REPAIRS, Gearbox - convertor and
transfer gearbox - V8.
Ring gear - starter
$% 12.53.19
Remove
1.Remove flywheel.
+ ENGINE - V8, REPAIRS, Flywheel.
2.Drill a 3 mm (0.12 in) diameter hole at root of 2
teeth.
3.Apply a cold chisel in root of one of ring gear
teeth, strike chisel with hammer to break ring
gear.
WARNING: SUITABLE EYE PROTECTION
MUST BE WORN.
4.Remove starter ring gear.
Refit
1.Clean flywheel and starter ring gear.
2.Heat new starter ring gear evenly to 350
°C
(660
°F), indicated when the ring is a light blue
colour.
3.Locate ring gear on flywheel and press ring
gear hard against flange on flywheel.
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ENGINE - V8
REPAIRS 12-2-35
Strainer - oil pick-up
$% 12.60.20
Remove
1.Remove sump gasket.
+ ENGINE - V8, REPAIRS, Gasket -
sump.
2.Remove 2 bolts and one nut securing oil pick-
up strainer.
3.Remove oil pick-up strainer.
4.Collect spacer from stud.
5.Remove and discard 'O'ring.
Refit
1.Clean oil pick up strainer and 'O' ring recess.
2.Lubricate and fit new 'O' ring.
3.Locate spacer on stud.
4.Position oil pick-up strainer, fit bolts and tighten
to 10 Nm (8 lbf.ft). Fit nut and tighten to 22 Nm
(16 lbf.ft).
5.Fit new sump gasket.
+ ENGINE - V8, REPAIRS, Gasket -
sump.
Pump - oil
$% 12.60.26
Remove
1.Remove timing gear cover gasket.
+ ENGINE - V8, REPAIRS, Gasket -
timing gear cover.
2.Remove bolt securing CMP sensor, remove
clamp and sensor.
3.Remove 6 bolts securing coolant pump,
remove pump and discard gasket.
4.Remove oil pressure switch and discard
sealing washer.
5.Remove 4 bolts securing oil filter head, remove
filter head and discard 2 'O' rings.
6.Remove filter head adaptor.
Refit
1.Ensure filter head adaptor is clean and apply
Loctite 577 sealant to thread.
2.Fit filter head adaptor and tighten bolts to 13
Nm (9 lbf.ft).
3.Clean filter head and mating face.
4.Fit new 'O' rings to filter head and filter head
adaptor.
5.Fit filter head and tighten bolts to 8 Nm (6 lbf.ft).
6.Ensure oil pressure switch and mating face is
clean.
7.Fit new sealing washer and tighten switch to 15
Nm (11 lbf.ft).
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ENGINE - V8
12-2-36 REPAIRS
8.Clean coolant pump and mating face.
9.Use a new gasket and fit coolant pump.
Tighten bolts securing coolant pump to 25 Nm
(19 lbf.ft).
10.Ensure CMP sensor is clean and fit sensor to
cover.
11.Fit clamp to CMP sensor and tighten bolt to 8
Nm (6 lbf.ft).
12.Fit timing gear cover gasket.
+ ENGINE - V8, REPAIRS, Gasket -
timing gear cover.
Gasket - sump
$% 12.60.38
Remove
1.Release fixings and remove battery cover.
2.Disconnect battery earth lead.
3.Remove dipstick.
4.Raise the vehicle on a ramp.
5.Drain engine oil.
+ MAINTENANCE, PROCEDURES,
Engine oil - V8 engine.
6.Remove 8 bolts securing cross member and
remove cross member.
7.Raise front of vehicle under body to increase
clearance between engine and front axle.
8.Disconnect and release gearbox oil cooler pipe
and discard 'O' ring.
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ENGINE - V8
REPAIRS 12-2-37
9.Remove 2 clips securing oil cooler pipes at
front of sump.
10.Remove clip securing oil cooler pipes to side of
sump.
11.Remove clip bracket.
12.Remove 2 forward facing bolts securing sump
to bell housing.
13.Remove 4 rear facing bolts securing sump to
bell housing.
14.Remove 2 bolts in sump recess.
15.Remove 3 nuts securing front of sump. 16.Remove 12 bolts securing sump flange to
engine.
17.Manoeuvre sump over front axle and remove
sump.
18.Discard sump gasket.
Refit
1.Clean all traces of sealant from the sump and
sump mating faces using a plastic scraper or
solvent.
2.Apply a 5 mm wide bead of sealant, Part No.
STC 50550, across the cylinder block to front
cover joint and across the cylinder block to rear
main bearing joint. Apply a globule of sealant to
cover the end of the cruciform seal, (see
illustration).
3.Fit new gasket, dry, to sump, ensuring that
locating tags are correctly positioned.
4.Manoeuvre sump into position, fit and lightly
tighten 2 bolts to retain sump in place, then fit
and lightly tighten remainder of bolts.
5.Working in the sequence illustrated, tighten the
sump bolts to 22 Nm (16 lbf.ft).
6.Position side clip bracket, fit and tighten bolt.
7.Position oil cooler pipe clips, fit and tighten
nuts.
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ENGINE - V8
12-2-38 REPAIRS
8.Clean gearbox oil cooler pipe 'O' ring recess
and mating face.
9.Lubricate and fit new 'O' ring to gearbox oil
cooler pipe.
10.Position pipe and tighten nut.
11.Lower front of vehicle.
12.Position cross member to chassis, fit bolts and
tighten to 25 Nm (18 lbf.ft).
13.Refill engine oil and fit dipstick.
14.Connect battery earth lead.
15.Fit battery cover and retain with fixings.
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.
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ENGINE - V8
REPAIRS 12-2-39
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. 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.
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ENGINE - V8
12-2-40 REPAIRS
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.
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.
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ENGINE - V8
REPAIRS 12-2-41
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.
Refit
1.Clean mating faces of timing gear cover and
cylinder block. Clean dowels and dowel holes.
2.Fit new gasket, dry, to dowels in cylinder block.
3.Fit timing gear cover to cylinder block and,
working the sequence illustrated, tighten bolts
to 22 Nm (17 lbf.ft) . Ensure CMP sensor
multiplug bracket is secured by bolt.
4. 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).
5.Connect multiplug to oil pressure switch.
6.Connect multiplug to CMP sensor.
7.Connect coolant hose to coolant pump and
secure with clip.