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ENGINE - V8
REPAIRS 12-2-19
Gasket - rocker cover - LH
$% 12.29.40
Remove
1.Remove upper inlet manifold gasket.
+ MANIFOLDS AND EXHAUST
SYSTEMS - V8, REPAIRS, Gasket - inlet
manifold - upper - Without Secondary Air
Injection.
2. Models with air conditioning: Release 4
clips and remove fan cowl.
3. Models with air conditioning: Release
tension on auxiliary drive belt and remove belt
from air conditioning compressor. Disconnect
compressor multiplug. Remove 4 bolts
securing compressor and position compressor
aside. 4.Release ht leads from rocker cover clips.
5.Remove screw securing dip stick tube.
6.Remove 4 bolts securing rocker cover.
7.Remove rocker cover and collect gasket.
Refit
1.Clean mating faces of rocker cover and
cylinder head.
2.Using a new gasket, fitted dry, position rocker
cover ensuring gasket is correctly located.
3.Fit rocker cover bolts and working in diagonal
sequence, tighten to:
lStage 1 - 3 Nm (2.5 lbf.ft)
lStage 2 - 8 Nm (6 lbf.ft)
4.Ensure that outer rim of gasket is correctly
positioned around periphery of rocker cover.
5.Fit and tighten screw securing dip stick tube.
6.Secure ht leads in rocker cover clips.
7. Models with air conditioning: Clean
compressor dowels and dowel holes. Position
compressor, fit bolts and tighten to 22 Nm (16
lbf.ft). Release auxiliary drive belt tensioner
and fit belt to compressor.
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ENGINE - V8
12-2-26 REPAIRS
Engine assembly
$% 12.41.01.99
Remove
1.Drain engine oil and remove oil filter.
2.Remove radiator.
+ COOLING SYSTEM - V8, REPAIRS,
Radiator.
3.Remove upper inlet manifold.
+ MANIFOLDS AND EXHAUST
SYSTEMS - V8, REPAIRS, Gasket - inlet
manifold - upper - Without Secondary Air
Injection.
4.Remove ignition coil assemblies.
5.Position absorbent material to catch spillage
and disconnect fuel pipe from fuel rail.
CAUTION: Always fit plugs to open
connections to prevent contamination.
6.Release 2 hose clips and remove top hose.
7.Using a 15 mm spanner, release auxiliary drive
belt tension and remove drive belt. 8.Remove 3 bolts securing ACE pump, release
pump and tie aside.
9.Disconnect multiplug from A/C compressor.
10.Remove 4 bolts securing A/C compressor,
release compressor and tie aside.
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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
12-2-42 REPAIRS
8.Ensure mating faces of PAS pump pulley and
drive flange are clean, fit pulley and tighten
bolts to 22 Nm (16 lbf.ft).
9.Remove all traces of thread locking material
from coolant pump pulley drive flange bolt
holes using an M8 tap.
10.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).
11.Ensure mating faces of oil filter and adaptor are
clean, smear clean engine oil onto seal and fit
filter.
12.Fit timing gear cover oil seal.
+ ENGINE - V8, REPAIRS, Seal - cover
- timing gears.
13.Fit oil pick-up strainer.
+ ENGINE - V8, REPAIRS, Strainer -
oil pick-up.
14.Refill cooling system.
+ COOLING SYSTEM - V8,
ADJUSTMENTS, Drain and refill.
Seal - cover - timing gears
$% 12.65.05
Remove
1.Remove auxiliary drive belt.
+ CHARGING AND STARTING,
REPAIRS, Belt - auxiliary drive.
2.Secure tool LRT-12-080 to crankshaft pulley
with 2 bolts.
3.Remove crankshaft pulley bolt.
4.Remove crankshaft pulley.
5.Use tool LRT-12-088, to remove oil seal from
timing gear cover.
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ENGINE - V8
REPAIRS 12-2-43
Refit
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.Fit crankshaft pulley bolt and tighten to 270 Nm
(200 lbf.ft).
6.Remove tool LRT-12-080 from crankshaft
pulley.
7.Fit auxiliary drive belt.
+ CHARGING AND STARTING,
REPAIRS, Belt - auxiliary drive.
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ENGINE - V8
OVERHAUL 12-2-45
OVERHAUL
Gasket - inlet manifold
$% 30.15.08.01
Disassembly
1.Disconnect multiplug from coolant thermistor.
2.Disconnect multiplugs from injectors; release
injector harness from fuel rail and position
aside.
3.Remove 3 bolts securing PAS pump pulley and
remove pulley.
4.Loosen bolt securing jockey pulley and remove
pulley. 5.Remove 4 bolts and one nut securing auxiliary
housing and remove housing.
6.Remove 2 nuts securing alternator cables and
release the cables.
7.Remove two bolts securing alternator and
remove alternator.
8.Remove 4 bolts securing coolant outlet elbow
and remove outlet elbow.
9.Remove and discard 'O' ring.
10.Release ht leads from rocker covers.
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ENGINE - V8
12-2-48 OVERHAUL
10.Clean mating faces of rocker covers and
cylinder heads.
11.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)
12.Ensure that outer rim of gasket is correctly
positioned around periphery of rocker cover.
13.Secure ht leads to rocker cover.
14.Clean coolant outlet elbow mating faces.
15.Lubricate and fit new 'O' ring to outlet pipe.
16.Position coolant outlet elbow, fit bolts and
tighten to 22 Nm (17 lbf.ft).
17.Position alternator, fit mounting bolts and
tighten to 45 Nm (34 lbf.ft).
18.Position alternator cables and tighten terminal
B+ to 18 Nm (13 lbf.ft) and terminal D+ to 5 Nm
(3.5 lbf.ft).
19.Position auxiliary housing, fit bolts and tighten
to 40 Nm (30 lbf.ft). Fit nut and tighten to 22 Nm
(17 lbf.ft).
20.Clean jockey pulley mating faces.
21.Position jockey pulley and tighten bolt to 50 Nm
(37 lbf.ft).
22.Clean PAS pump pulley mating faces.
23.Position PAS pump pulley, fit bolts and tighten
to 22 Nm (17 lbf.ft).
24.Secure injector harness and connect injector
multiplugs.
25.Connect multiplug to coolant thermistor.
Gasket - exhaust manifold
$% 30.15.12.01
Disassembly
1.Remove 8 bolts securing exhaust manifold and
collect spacers. Discard the bolts.
2.Remove exhaust manifold.
3.Remove 2 manifold gaskets and discard.
Reassembly
1.Clean exhaust manifold and cylinder head
mating face.
CAUTION: Do not use a metal scraper or
machined surfaces may be damaged.
2.Fit new gaskets, dry, fit exhaust manifold.
CAUTION: Ensure that link bar on gasket is
positioned below spark plugs.
LH bank illustrated
3.Fit spacers to new manifold bolts and, working
in the sequence illustrated, initially tighten bolts
to 15 Nm (11 lbf.ft), then finally tighten to 38 Nm
(28 lbf.ft).
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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
$% 12.29.02.01
Disassembly
1.Remove inlet manifold gasket.
+ ENGINE - V8, OVERHAUL, Gasket -
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.