2010 ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE battery

Accessory Drive System (03.05)
Issue 4, November 2008Workshop Manual 3-5-3
4. Release the tensioner and remove the belt from the idler
(see Figure 1).
Figure 1
5. Remove the bolt that attaches the idler to the engine.
6. Remove the idler.
Installation
1. Put the idler in position on the engine.
2. Install and torque the bolt that attaches the idler.
3. Release the tensioner and put the belt on the idler.
4. Install the duct for the throttle body.
5. Connect the two ‘quick-fit’ connectors for the breather pipes to the air cleaner duct.
6. Set the battery isolation switch to ‘ON’.

Engine Cranking System (03.06)
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Engine (03.00)
Engine Cranking System (03.06)
Maintenance
Removal
1. Remove RH exhaust manifold (see Workshop Manual
procedure 09.00.CA Manifold - Exhaust - RH - Renew).
2. Switch battery isolation switch ‘OFF’.
3. Remove battery cable from starter motor.
4. Disconnect solenoid multiplug from starter motor (see Figure 1).
Figure 1
5. Remove starter motor bolts (x2) (see Figure 2).
Figure 2
Installation
1. Install starter motor bolts (x2).
2. Connect solenoid multiplug to starter motor.
3. Install battery cable from starter motor.
4. Switch battery isolation switch ‘ON’. 5. Install RH exhaust manifold (see Workshop Manual
procedure 09.00.CA Manifold - Exhaust - RH - Renew).
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Emission Control (03.08)
Engine (03.00)3-8-2 Workshop Manual October 2005
6. Disconnect hose from engine (quickfit) and remove
hose.
Installation
1. Connect hose to engine (quickfit).
2. Clip hose to bracket.
3. Remove drain container.
4. Lower vehicle on ramp.
5. Install hose to oil separator (quickfit).
6. Install throttle body to air cleaner duct (clip x1).
7. Fill tank with approximately amount of displaced oil and replace cap.
8. Use handbook procedure to check oil level.
Oil Separator Assembly-Renew
Removal
1. Release clip and disconnect air cleaner duct from throttle body.
2. Disconnect hoses from oil separator (clips x2).
3. Remove separator (bolt x1) (place cloth to catch oil)
Installation
1. Install separator (bolt x1) (torque).
2. Install hoses to oil separator (clips x2).
3. Install throttle body to air cleaner duct (clip x1).
4. Use handbook procedure to check oil level.
Emissions Separator Hose-Renew
Removal
1. Move throttle body to air cleaner duct for access (clip x1).
2. Disconnect hose from oil separator (clips x1).
3. Disconnect hose from engi ne and remove (clips x1).
Installation
1. Connect hose to engine (clips x1).
2. Install hose to oil separator (clips x1).
3. Install throttle body to air cleaner duct (clip x1).
4. Use handbook procedure to check oil level.
Secondary Air Injection Pump and
Bracket Assembly-Renew
Removal
1. Disconnect vehicle battery. 2. Remove inlet manifold assembly (see Workshop Manual
procedure 03.01.BA Manifold Assembly - Intake Upper
- Renew).
3. Disconnect breather tube to secondary air pump (quickfit).
4. Disconnect vacuum tube from solenoid valve.
5. Disconnect vacuum tubes (x2) from actuator valves.
6. Loosen unions and disconnect secondary air injection tubes (x2).
7. Disconnect multiplug, air injection pump. Release multiplug from mounting bracket.
8. Release harness and vacuum tube fir tree clips (x6) from mounting bracket.
9. Remove bolts (x3), securing secondary air injection pump assembly to engine.
10. Remove secondary air injection pump assembly.
Installation
1. Position secondary air injection pump assembly, install and torque tighten bolts (x3).
2. Secure harness and vacuum tube fir tree clips (x6) in
mounting bracket.
3. Secure multiplug in bracket, connect multiplug.
4. Connect and torque tighten secondary air tube unions (x2).
5. Connect vacuum tubes to solenoid and actuator valves (x3).
6. Connect breather tube to secondary air injection pump.
7. Install inlet manifold assembly (see Workshop Manual procedure 03.01.BA Manifold Assembly - Intake Upper
- Renew).
8. Connect vehicle battery.
PCV Valve Assembly-Renew
Removal
1. Disconnect breather tube from PCV valve.
2. Remove bolts (x2) securing PCV valve, remove PCV valve.
Installation
1. Clean PCV valve and mating face.
2. Install PCV valve, install and torque tighten bolts (x2).
3. Connect breather tube to PCV valve.
Crank Vent Hose-Renew
Removal
1. Disconnect hose from cam cover (quickfit).
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ItemCode
PCV Valve Assembly-Renew 03.08.DC
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ItemCode
Crank Vent Hose-Renew 03.08.DD

Engine Sealing (03.10)
Engine (03.00)3-10-2 Workshop Manual Issue 5, Janauary 2010
21. Remove the M10 bolt that attaches the auxiliary drive belt tensioner and remove tensioner (Refer to Figure 3).
Figure 3
22. Remove the two bolts that attach the inspection cover to lower crankcase and remove the cover.
23. Install the tool (303-1185) to hold the flywheel. Install and tighten the two bolts.
24. Remove and discard the M16 screw that attaches the crankshaft pulley.
25. Install the thrust-button of tool (303 -1186) into crankshaft.
26. Put the tool into the pulley.
27. Attach the tool with the two bolts.
28. Turn the centre bolt clockwise to withdraw the pulley from the crankshaft.
29. Collect the crankshaft pulley, locking ring and the thrust button for the special tool.
30. Remove the special tool from the pulley.
31. Remove and discard the O-ring seal from the pulley.
32. Remove the bolt that attaches the alternator idler pulley and remove the pulley.
33. Remove the bolt that attaches the idler pulley for the air- conditioning compressor and remove the pulley.
34. Put an applicable container under the oil filter to collect drained oil.
35. Remove the oil filter.
36. Release the oil separator drain tube from the timing cover.
37. Release the clip for the oil separator drain tube from the bracket.
38. Release the cover for the battery cable from the alternator. 39. Remove the nut that attaches the battery cable to the
alternator and remove the cable. (Refer to Figure 4).
Figure 4
40. Disconnect the electrical connector from the alternator.
41. Remove the M8 bolt that attaches the top of the alternator.
42. Remove the M10 bolt and the nut that attaches the bottom of the alternator and remove the alternator.
43. Remove the three Torx bolts that attach the alternator mounting bracket to the cylinder block.
44. Remove the bracket (Refer to Figure 5).
Figure 5
45. Remove the three M8 bolts that attach the PAS pump to the mounting bracket and move the pump away.
WAR NI NG
DO NOT GET USED ENGINE OIL ON YOUR SKIN.
USED ENGINE OIL CAN BE HARMFUL.
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Engine (03.00)3-10-4 Workshop Manual Issue 5, Janauary 2010
20. Put the alternator in position.
21. Install the M8 bolt that attaches the top of the alternator.
22. Install the M10 nut and bolt that attaches the bottom of the alternator.
23. Torque tighten the alternator attachment bolts.
24. Connect the battery cable to the alternator.
25. Install and torque the nut that attaches the battery cable.
26. Install the cover for the cable connection.
27. Connect the electrical connector to the alternator.
28. Apply new engine oil to the seal on a new oil filter.
29. Install the new oil filter.
30. Install the drain tube for the oil separator into the clip in the bracket.
31. Install the drain tube for the oil separator into timing cover.
32. Install the idler pulley for the air conditioning compressor.
33. Install and torque the M10 bolt that attaches the idler pulley.
34. Install the alternator idler pulley.
35. Install and torque the M10 bolt that attaches the idler pulley.
36. Install the auxiliary drive belt tensioner.
37. Install and torque the M10 bolt that attaches the tensioner.
38. Put the water pump pulley in position.
39. Install the three M6 bolts that attach the water pump pulley.
40. Turn the auxiliary drive be lt tensioner until you can
install the drive belt.
41. Torque tighten the three M6 water pump pulley bolts.
42. Clean the coolant manifold and the mating faces on the cylinder heads.
43. Install two new O-ring seals into the coolant manifold.
44. Put the coolant manifold in position.
45. Connect the electrical connector for the temperature sensor.
46. Install the coolant pipe in the manifold.
47. Install and torque tighten the four M6 Torx bolts that attach the coolant manifold to the cylinder heads.
48. Connect the three coolant hoses to the coolant manifold and install the hose clips.
49. Connect the engine breather to the oil separator.
50. Clean the left and right cam covers.
51. Install the inner and outer seals on the left cam cover.
52. Install the left cam cover (Refer to ’Left Side Cam Cover - Remove and Install’, page 3-10-4).
53. Install the inner and outer seals on the right cam cover.
54. Install the right cam cover (Refer to ’Right Side Cam Cover - Remove and Install’, page 3-10-9).
55. Install the front subframe (refer to Workshop Manual procedure 02.01.BA Subframe Assembly - Front -
Remove for Access and Refit). 56. Install the oil tank assembly
(refer to Workshop Manual
procedure 03.02.CA Tank Assembly - Oil Cooler -
Renew).
57. Fill the cooling system (refer to Workshop Manual procedure 03.03.AD Coolant - Drain and Refill).
Left Side Cam Cover - Remove and
Install
Removal
1. Disconnect the battery earth cable.
2. Remove the front crush brace. (Refer to procedure 01.01.LC - Front Crush Brace).
3. Remove the left side front crush bar for the body reinforcement. (Refer to procedure 01.01.AC - Left Side
Front Crush Bar for the Body Reinforcement).
4. Disconnect the breather pi pes from the cam cover and
the oil tank Y-piece.
5. Use applicable caps to seal the open ports.
6. Remove the ignition coil cover.
7. Disconnect the electrical connector from each of the four ignition coils.
8. Disconnect the electrical connector from the Variable
Valve Timing (VVT) solenoid.
9. Release the fir tree clip that attaches the wiring harness for the ignition coils.
10. Move the wiring harness for the ignition coils away.
11. Release the wiring harness for the injectors from the mounts.
12. Cut and remove the three cable ties that attach the rear of the wiring harness for the injectors.
13. Release the purge pipe an d heater pipe from the two
clips on the wiring harness bracket.
14. Remove the two nuts and three screws that attach the front bracket for the wiring harness.
15. Remove the three screws that attach the rear bracket for the wiring harness.
16. Cut and remove the four cable ties that attach the rear
of the wiring harness to the front bracket.
17. Remove the rear bracket for the wiring harness.
18. Remove the front bracket for the wiring harness.
19. Remove the screw that attaches each of the four ignition coils.
20. Remove the four ignition coils.
21. Remove the 14 screws that attach the cam cover to the
engine.
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ItemCode
Left Side Cam Cover - Remove and
Install 03.10.AS
Note: When you remo ve the cam cover attachment bolts in
the step that follows , record their installed positions in the
cam cover.

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Engine (03.00)
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22. Remove and discard the seals for the 14 cam cover screws.
23. Remove the cam cover.
24. Remove the breather pipe stub.
25. Remove and discard the seal for the breather pipe stub.
26. Remove and discard the O-ring seal for the VVT
solenoid.
27. Remove and discard the cam cover gasket.
28. Remove and discard the four O-ring seals from the spark plug wells.
29. Clean the component mating faces.
Install
1. Install four new O-ring seals in the spark plug wells.
2. Install a new O-ring seal for the VVT solenoid.
3. Install a new cam cover gasket.
4. Install a new seal for the breather pipe stub.
5. Install the breather pipe stub.
6. Apply a 6 mm diameter sphere of silicon RTV sealant at the positions shown in Figure C03-10-102.
Figure C03-10-102
7. Install the cam cover.
8. Install new seals for the 14 cam cover screws.
9. Install and torque the 14 screws that attach the cam cover to the engine in the sequence shown to 10 Nm.
Figure C03-10-051
10. Install the four ignition coils. 11. Install and torque the screw that attaches each of the
four ignition coils to 5 Nm.
12. Install the front bracket for the wiring harness.
13. Install the rear bracket for the wiring harness.
14. Install and torque the three screws that attach the rear bracket for the wiring harness to 11 Nm.
15. Install and tighten the two nuts and three bolts that attach the front bracket for the wiring harness.
16. Install the purge pipe and he ater pipe into the two clips
on the wiring harness bracket.
17. Use four applicable cable ties to attach the rear of the wiring harness to the front bracket.
18. Install the wiring harness for the injectors into the mounts.
19. Install the fir tree clip that attaches the wiring harness for the ignition coils.
20. Connect the electrical connector to each of the four ignition coils.
21. Connect the electrical connector to the VVT solenoid.
22. Install the ignition coil cover.
23. Remove and discard the caps from the breather pipes.
24. Connect the breather pipes to the cam cover and the oil tank Y-piece.
25. Install the left side front crush bar for the body reinforcement. (Refer to procedure 01.01.AC - Left Side
Front Crush Bar for the Body Reinforcement).
26. Install the front crush brace. (Refer to procedure 01.01.LC - Front Crush Brace).
27. Connect the battery earth cable
Left Side Cam Cover Gasket - Renew
Removal
1. Remove the left cam cover (Refer to ’Left Side Cam Cover - Remove and Install’, page 3-10-4).
2. Remove and discard the cam cover gasket.
Installation
1. Clean the mating faces of the cam cover and the cylinder head.
2. Put the new cam cover gasket in position.
3. Install the left cam cover (Refer to ’Left Side Cam Cover - Remove and Install’, page 3-10-4).
CAUTION
Tighten the screws gradually and equally in the step
that follows. If you do not, the cam cover gasket can be
damaged.
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CAUTION
M a k e s u re th a t th e ve h i c le i s o n i t s r o a d w h e el s on l ev e l
ground when you do the do the steps that folllow. If you
do not, the front of the vehicle can be twisted when the cross brace is tightened.
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8. Install the right exhaust camshaft.
9. Install the five bearing caps in their correct positions.
10. Install the ten bolts and torque tighten them in the sequence specified.
11. Install the Torx bolt that attaches the sprocket to the camshaft.
12. Rotate the camshaft and use feeler gauges to do a check of each valve clearance .
13. Do the procedure again an d install the right intake
camshaft.
14. Remove the Torx bolt that attaches the sprocket.
15. Rotate the right intake and exhaust camshafts until the timing flats on each camshaft face up.
16. Install tool (303-530) onto the right cylinder head to hold the camshafts. Install and tighten the three bolts.
17. Install a new left cylinder he ad gasket. Make sure that it
is correctly engaged on the dowels.
18. With the aid of one more person, install the left cylinder head. Make sure that it is correctly engaged on the
dowels.
19. Install and torque the 12 cylinder head bolts in the correct sequence.
20. Lubricate the left exhaust camshaft journals, camshaft lobes, bearing surfaces on the cylinder head and the
bearing caps with clean engine oil.
21. Install left exhaust camshaft.
22. Install the five bearing caps in their correct positions.
23. Install the ten bolts and torque in the sequence specified.
24. Install the Torx bolt that attaches the sprocket to the left exhaust camshaft.
25. Rotate the left exhaust cam shaft as necessary and use
feeler guages to do a check of each valve clearance.
26. Remove the Torx bolt that attaches the sprocket.
27. Install the left intake camshaft (refer to Workshop Manual procedure 03.09.AV Camshaft - Intake - LH -
Renew).
28. Install the timing chain tensioning tool (303-532) into the right exhaust camshaft sprocket.
29. Apply a force to the tool (303-532) in a counterclockwise direction to hold the sprocket and
torque the right sprocket Torx bolts.
30. Remove the special tool.
31. Connect the electrical conne ctors to the left and right
camshaft timing sensors.
32. Connect the electrical connector to each of the two left and two right knock sensors. 33. Install SAI pump and bracket assembly (refer to
Workshop Manual procedure 03.08.DB Pump and
Bracket Assembly - Secondary Air Injection - Renew).
34. Clean the left exhaust manifold.
35. Install a new gasket for the left exhaust manifold .
36. Install the left exhaust manifold.
37. Install and torque tighten the eight nuts.
38. Install the left front wheel arch liner (refer to Workshop
Manual procedure 01.02.FB Wheel Arch Liner - Front -
LH - Renew).
39. Install the right exhaust manifold (refer to Workshop Manual procedure 09.00.CC Gasket - Exhaust Manifold
- right - Renew).
Right Side Cam Cover - Remove and
Install
Removal
1. Disconnect the battery earth cable.
2. Remove the front crush brace. (Refer to procedure
01.01.LC - Front Crush Brace)
3. Remove the right side fr ont crush bar for the body
reinforcement. (Refer to procedure 01.01.AB - Right
Side Front Crush Bar for the Body Reinforcement)
4. Remove the breather pipe from the cam cover.
5. Install applicable caps to seal the open ports.
6. Remove the ignition coil cover.
7. Disconnect the electrical connector from each of the four ignition coils.
8. Disconnect the electrical connector from the Variable Valve Timing (VVT) solenoid.
9. Release the fir tree clip that attaches the wiring harness for the ignition coils.
10. Move the wiring harness for the ignition coils away.
11. Release the wiring harness for the injectors from the mounts.
12. Cut and remove the three cable ties that attach the rear of the wiring harness for the injectors.
13. Remove the screw that attaches the purge pipe P-clip to the cam cover.
14. Move the purge-pipe P-clip away.
15. Release the purge pipe and heater pipe from the two clips on the wiring harness bracket.
16. Remove the two nuts and two screws that attach the front bracket for the wiring harness.
17. Remove the three screws that attach the rear bracket for
the wiring harness.
18. Remove the rear bracket for the wiring harness.
19. Remove the front bracket for the wiring harness.
WA R N I N G
DO NOT GET USED ENGINE OIL ON YOUR SKIN. USED ENGINE OIL CAN BE HARMFUL.
Caution
Gradually tighten one bolt and then the next to correctly
install the camshaft bearing ca ps in the step that follows.
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Engine Sealing (03.10)
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26. Remove the pulley (refer to Figure 4).
Figure 4
27. Remove the bolt that attaches the A/C compressor idler pulley. Remove the pulley (refer to Figure 5).
Figure 5
28. Position the drain tray.
29. Remove the oil filter.
30. Release the oil separator drain tube from the timing cover (refer to Figure 6).
Figure 6
31. Release the clip for the oil separator drain tube from the bracket. 32. Release the terminal cover on the alternator. Remove
the nut that attaches the battery cable to the alternator.
(refer to Figure 7).
Figure 7
33. Disconnect the electrical connector from the alternator.
34. Remove the bolt and the nut and bolt that attach the alternator.
35. Remove the alternator.
36. Remove the three Torx bolts that attach the alternator mounting bracket to cylinder block. Remove the bracket
(refer to Figure 8).
Figure 8
37. Remove the three bolts that attach the PAS pump to mounting bracket. Move the pump away.
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