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ENGINE - V8
12-2-54 OVERHAUL
Strainer - oil pick-up
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Disassembly
1.Remove sump gasket.
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engine sump.
2.Remove 2 bolts and 1 nut securing oil pick up
strainer.
3.Remove oil pick up strainer.
4.Collect spacer.
5.Remove and discard 'O' ring.
Reassembly
1.Clean oil pick up strainer and 'O' ring recess.
2.Lubricate new 'O' ring with clean engine oil and
fit to recess.
3.Locate spacer on stud.
4.Position oil pick up strainer, fit bolts and tighten
to 10 Nm (7 lbf.ft). Fit nut and tighten to 22 Nm
(16 lbf.ft).
5.Fit new sump gasket.
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engine sump.
Seal - timing gear cover
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Disassembly
1.Secure tool LRT-12-080 to crankshaft pulley
with 2 bolts.
2.Remove crankshaft pulley bolt.
3.Remove crankshaft pulley.
4.Using tool LRT-12-088, remove oil seal from
timing gear cover and discard.
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ENGINE - V8
OVERHAUL 12-2-55
Reassembly
1.Clean seal register in timing gear cover and
crankshaft pulley.
2.Apply Retinax LX grease to inner recess of new
oil seal until recess is half filled with grease.Do
not allow grease to coat any other part of
seal. Do not apply oil to seal.
3.Apply smear of Retinax LX grease to seal
running surface on crankshaft.
4. Fit seal to timing gear cover using tool LRT-12-
089 .
5.Secure tool LRT-12-080 to crankshaft pulley
with 2 bolts. Fit crankshaft pulley.
6.Fit crankshaft pulley bolt and tighten to 270 Nm
(200 lbf.ft).
7.Remove tool LRT-12-080 from crankshaft
pulley.
Gasket - timing gear cover
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Disassembly
1.Remove oil pick up strainer.
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2.Remove and discard 3 bolts securing coolant
pump pulley.
3.Remove coolant pump pulley.
4.Secure tool LRT-12-080 to crankshaft pulley
with 2 bolts.
5.Remove crankshaft pulley bolt.
6.Remove crankshaft pulley.
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ENGINE - V8
12-2-56 OVERHAUL
7.Remove oil filter and discard.
8.Noting the positions of the longer bolts, remove
9 bolts securing timing gear cover.
9.Remove timing gear cover.
10.Remove and discard timing gear cover gasket.
11.Remove seal from timing gear cover and
discard. Reassembly
1.Clean timing gear cover and mating face.
2.Clean oil seal register in timing gear cover.
3.Fit a new timing gear cover gasket, dry, align oil
pump drive gear to key in crankshaft and fit
timing gear cover.
4.Align 2 camshaft sensor harness clips to timing
gear cover bolt holes. Noting positions of the
longer bolts and, working in the sequence
shown, tighten timing gear cover bolts to 22
Nm (16 lbf.ft).
5.Apply Retinax LX grease to inner recess of oil
seal until recess is half filled with grease.
CAUTION: Do not allow grease to coat any
other part of seal. Do not apply oil to seal.
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OVERHAUL 12-2-57
6.Apply smear of Retinax LX grease to oil seal
running surface on crankshaft.
7. Fit seal to timing gear cover using tool LRT-12-
089.
8.Clean and fit crankshaft pulley.
9.Fit crankshaft pulley bolt and tighten to 270 Nm
(200 lbf.ft).
10.Remove tool LRT-12-080 from crankshaft
pulley.
11.Clean oil filter mating face.
12.Lubricate new oil filter seal with clean engine oil
and fit filter.
13.Ensure coolant pump and pulley mating faces
are clean.
14.Remove all traces of thread locking material
from coolant pump pulley drive flange bolt
holes using an M8 tap.
15.Fit coolant pump pulley and tighten new
Patchlok bolts to 22 Nm (16 lbf.ft).
16.Fit oil pick up strainer.
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Timing chain and gears
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Disassembly
1.Remove timing gear cover gasket.
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timing gear cover.
2.Fit crankshaft pulley bolt and rotate engine to
align timing marks. Remove crankshaft pulley
bolt.
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ENGINE - V8
12-2-58 OVERHAUL
3.Restrain camshaft gear and remove gear
retaining bolt.
4.Remove timing chain and gears as an
assembly.
5.Remove gears from timing chain.
6.Remove key from crankshaft. Reassembly
1.Clean timing chain and gears and gear
locations.
2.Fit key to crankshaft.
3.Temporarily fit gears to camshaft and
crankshaft. If necessary, rotate shafts to align
timing marks. When aligned correctly, the
timing marks will face each other; crankshaft
gear timing mark at twelve o'clock position and
camshaft gear timing mark at six o'clock
position.
4.Remove gears from shafts and fit to timing
chain.
5.With timing marks aligned, fit timing chain and
gears as an assembly.
6.Restrain the camshaft gear and tighten
retaining bolt to 50 Nm (37 lbf.ft).
7.Fit timing gear cover gasket.
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timing gear cover.
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ENGINE - V8
OVERHAUL 12-2-59
Rocker shaft - overhaul
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If both rocker shafts are to be removed, identify
each assembly to ensure refitment to original
cylinder head.
Disassembly
1.Release ht leads from rocker covers.
2.Remove 4 bolts securing rocker cover and
remove cover. 3.Remove and discard rocker cover gaskets.
4.Progressively remove 4 bolts securing rocker
shaft assembly to cylinder head, release
rocker shaft from push rods and remove rocker
shaft.
5.Ensure push rods remain located in tappets
when rocker shaft is removed. Retain all
components in their removed sequence for
re-assembly.
6.Remove and discard split pin from one end of
rocker shaft.
7.Collect plain and wave washers.
8.Remove the rocker arms, rocker pillars and
springs.
9.Remove and discard remaining split pin and
collect plain and wave washers.
Inspect
1.Clean all components.
2.Inspect rocker shaft and rocker arms for wear
and scoring. Replace as required.
3.Replace weak or broken springs.
4.Lubricate moving parts with clean engine oil.
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ENGINE - V8
12-2-60 OVERHAUL
Reassembly
1.Reassemble rocker shafts, ensuring that
components are returned to their original
positions, secure plain washers with new split
pins.
2.Ensure shaft identification groove is positioned
at one o'clock, with push rod locations of rocker
arms to the right. Oil feed restriction will
result if rocker shafts are incorrectly
assembled.
3.Position rocker shaft assembly to cylinder
head ensuring push rods are engaged in
rocker arms.
4.Fit rocker shaft bolts and progressively tighten
to 40 Nm (30 lbf.ft).
5.Clean mating faces of rocker covers and
cylinder heads.
6.Fit new rocker cover gaskets, dry, position
rocker cover, fit bolts and working in diagonal
sequence, tighten to:
lStage 1 - 3 Nm (2.5 lbf.ft)
lStage 2 - 8 Nm (6 lbf.ft)
7.Ensure that gasket is correctly positioned
around periphery of rocker cover.
8.Secure ht leads to rocker cover.
Gasket - cylinder head
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Disassembly
1.Remove inlet manifold gasket.
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inlet manifold.
2. RH cylinder head: Remove auxiliary drive belt
tensioner.
3. RH cylinder head: Remove bolts securing
alternator mounting bracket and remove
bracket.
4.Noting their fitted order, disconnect ht leads
from spark plugs.
5.Progressively remove 4 bolts securing the
rocker shaft and remove rocker shaft.
6.Remove push rods and store in their fitted
order.
7.Working in the sequence shown remove 10
bolts securing the cylinder head to block.
Discard the bolts.
8.Remove cylinder head.
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OVERHAUL 12-2-61
9.Remove cylinder head gasket.
CAUTION: Support both ends of cylinder
head on blocks of wood.
Inspect
1.Clean mating faces of cylinder block and head
using suitable gasket removal spray and a
plastic scraper, ensure that bolt holes in block
are clean and dry.
CAUTION: Do not use a metal scraper or
machined surfaces may be damaged.
2.Check head and block faces for warping and
pitting.
lMaximum cylinder head warp = 0.05 mm
(0.002 in).
Note: Cylinder head can be refaced to 0.50
mm (0.02 in) maximum below head height –
See cylinder head overhaul.Reassembly
1.Fit cylinder head gasket with the word TOP
uppermost.
CAUTION: Gaskets must be fitted dry.
2.Carefully fit cylinder head and locate on
dowels.
3.Lightly lubricate new cylinder head bolt threads
with clean engine oil.
4.Noting that bolts 1, 3 and 5 are longer than the
remainder, fit bolts and tighten in the sequence
shown to 20 Nm (15 lbf.ft) then turn through 90
°, then a further 90 °. CAUTION: Do not
tighten bolts 180
° in one operation.
5.Clean the push rods, Lubricate ends of push
rods with clean engine oil, and fit in their
removed order.
6.Clean bases of rocker pillars and mating faces
on cylinder head.
7.Clean contact surfaces on rockers, valves and
push rods.
8.Lubricate contact surfaces and rocker shaft
with clean engine oil.
9.Fit rocker shaft assembly and engage push
rods.
10.Fit rocker shaft bolts and progressively tighten
to 40 Nm (30 lbf.ft).
11.Connect ht leads to spark plugs in their correct
fitted order.
12. RH cylinder head: Position alternator
mounting bracket, fit bolts and tighten to 40 Nm
(30 lbf.ft).
13. RH cylinder head: Fit auxiliary drive belt
tensioner.
14.Fit inlet manifold gasket.
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