RDX L4-2.3L Turbo (2008): Engine, Cooling and Exhaust

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01Relays and Modules Relays and Modules: Sections
02Sensors and Switches Sensors and Switches: Sections
03Maintenance Maintenance: Sections
04Engine, Cooling and Exhaust Engine, Cooling and Exhaust: Sections
- Engine459 pages
  - Actuators and Solenoids - Engine49 pages
    Variable Valve Timing Actuator › Component Information46 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams45 pages
    Diagram Information and Instructions23 pages
    Acronym Definitions
    How to Read Schematics › Circuit Schematics2 3 4
    Symbol and Wire Color Definitions › Wire color abbreviations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
    Diagnostic Aids22 pages
    Terminal Replacement Procedures › How to Replace Connector Terminals2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
    How to Troubleshoot › Five-Step Troubleshooting2 3 4 5
    Variable Valve Timing Solenoid › Component Information › Locations2 3
  - Compression Check › System Information › Specifications2
  - Camshaft, Lifters and Push Rods56 pages
    Camshaft Gear/Sprocket › Component Information › Service and Repair
    Camshaft, Engine › Component Information › Testing and Inspection2
    Rocker Arm Assembly › Component Information7 pages
    Testing and Inspection › Rocker Arm and Shaft Inspection2 3 4
    Service and Repair › Removal and Replacement › Rocker Arm Assembly Removal2 3
    Variable Valve Timing Actuator › Component Information46 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams45 pages
    Diagram Information and Instructions23 pages
    Acronym Definitions
    How to Read Schematics › Circuit Schematics2 3 4
    Symbol and Wire Color Definitions › Wire color abbreviations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
    Diagnostic Aids22 pages
    Terminal Replacement Procedures › How to Replace Connector Terminals2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
    How to Troubleshoot › Five-Step Troubleshooting2 3 4 5
  - Cylinder Block Assembly41 pages
    Connecting Rod Bearing › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
    Connecting Rod, Engine › Component Information3 pages
    Specifications
    Testing and Inspection › Connecting Rod and Crankshaft End Play Inspection2
    Coolant Drain Plug, Cylinder Block › Component Information › Service and Repair
    Crankshaft Main Bearing › Component Information › Specifications2 3
    Crankshaft, Engine › Component Information10 pages
    Specifications
    Testing and Inspection › Connecting Rod and Crankshaft End Play Inspection2
    Service and Repair › Crankshaft and Piston Removal2 3 4 5 6 7
    Harmonic Balancer - Crankshaft Pulley › Component Information › Specifications2 3
    Piston, Engine › Component Information13 pages
    Specifications2 3 4
    Service and Repair › Crankshaft and Piston Removal2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
    Piston Ring, Engine › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
  - Cylinder Head Assembly46 pages
    Valve Clearance › System Information › Specifications2 3 4
    Fuel Pressure Release › System Information › Service and Repair2 3 4
    Rocker Arm Assembly › Component Information7 pages
    Testing and Inspection › Rocker Arm and Shaft Inspection2 3 4
    Service and Repair › Removal and Replacement › Rocker Arm Assembly Removal2 3
    Valve Cover › Valve Cover Gasket › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins22 pages
    Customer Interest for Valve Cover Gasket: › 10-0492 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Valve Cover Gasket: › 10-0492 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Valve Guide › Component Information › Testing and Inspection2 3 4
    Valve, Intake/Exhaust › Component Information5 pages
    Testing and Inspection
    Service and Repair › Removal and Replacement › Valve, Spring, and Valve Seal Removal2 3 4
  - Drive Belts, Mounts, Brackets and Accessories8 pages
    Drive Belt › Component Information › Testing and Inspection2
    Drive Belt Tensioner › Component Information4 pages
    Testing and Inspection2
    Service and Repair › Auto-Tensioner Replacement2
    Engine Mount › Engine Torque Strut › Component Information › Service and Repair › Lower Torque Rod Replacement2
  - Engine Lubrication69 pages
    Engine Oil Pressure › Component Information › Specifications2
    Engine Oil › Component Information › Specifications › Capacity Specifications2
    Oil Filter, Engine › Component Information › Service and Repair
    Oil Filter Housing › Component Information › Service and Repair
    Oil Pan, Engine › Component Information7 pages
    Specifications
    Service and Repair › Oil Pan Removal2 3 4 5 6
    Oil Pressure Sender › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5
    Oil Pressure Warning Lamp/Indicator › Component Information47 pages
    Diagrams45 pages
    Diagram Information and Instructions23 pages
    Acronym Definitions
    How to Read Schematics › Circuit Schematics2 3 4
    Symbol and Wire Color Definitions › Wire color abbreviations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
    Diagnostic Aids22 pages
    Terminal Replacement Procedures › How to Replace Connector Terminals2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
    How to Troubleshoot › Five-Step Troubleshooting2 3 4 5
    Testing and Inspection › Low Oil Pressure Indicator Circuit Troubleshooting (Open)2
    Oil Pump, Engine › Engine Oil Pressure › Component Information › Specifications2
    Oil Spray Jet › Component Information › Testing and Inspection2
  - Intake Manifold › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4 5 6 7 8
  - Lamps and Indicators - Engine › Oil Pressure Warning Lamp/Indicator › Component Information47 pages
    Diagrams45 pages
    Diagram Information and Instructions23 pages
    Acronym Definitions
    How to Read Schematics › Circuit Schematics2 3 4
    Symbol and Wire Color Definitions › Wire color abbreviations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
    Diagnostic Aids22 pages
    Terminal Replacement Procedures › How to Replace Connector Terminals2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
    How to Troubleshoot › Five-Step Troubleshooting2 3 4 5
    Testing and Inspection › Low Oil Pressure Indicator Circuit Troubleshooting (Open)2
  - Seals and Gaskets, Engine24 pages
    Crankshaft Main Bearing Seal › Component Information › Service and Repair
    Front Crankshaft Seal › Component Information › Service and Repair
    Valve Cover Gasket › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins22 pages
    Customer Interest for Valve Cover Gasket: › 10-0492 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Valve Cover Gasket: › 10-0492 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  - Sensors and Switches - Engine › Oil Pressure Sender › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5
  - Timing Components72 pages
    Camshaft Gear/Sprocket › Component Information › Service and Repair
    Timing Chain › Component Information13 pages
    Testing and Inspection2
    Service and Repair › Cam Chain Removal2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Timing Chain Tensioner › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
    Timing Component Alignment Marks › Component Information › Locations
    Timing Cover › Component Information › Specifications
    Variable Valve Timing52 pages
    Variable Valve Timing Actuator › Component Information46 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams45 pages
    Diagram Information and Instructions23 pages
    Acronym Definitions
    How to Read Schematics › Circuit Schematics2 3 4
    Symbol and Wire Color Definitions › Wire color abbreviations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
    Diagnostic Aids22 pages
    Terminal Replacement Procedures › How to Replace Connector Terminals2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
    How to Troubleshoot › Five-Step Troubleshooting2 3 4 5
    Variable Valve Timing Pressure Switch › Component Information › Locations2 3
    Variable Valve Timing Solenoid › Component Information › Locations2 3
  - Tune-up and Engine Performance Checks26 pages
    Fuel Pressure › System Information › Specifications2 3
    Idle Speed › System Information › Specifications2 3
    Air Cleaner Housing › Air Filter Element › Component Information › Testing and Inspection2
    Fuel Filter › Fuel Pressure Release › System Information › Service and Repair2 3 4
    Firing Order › Component Information › Specifications
    Ignition Timing › System Information › Specifications2 3
    Spark Plug › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
    Compression Check › System Information › Specifications2
    Valve Clearance › System Information › Specifications2 3 4
  - Water Pump › Component Information6 pages
    Specifications2
    Service and Repair › Water Pump Replacement2 3 4
- Cooling System88 pages
  - Coolant › Component Information › Specifications › Capacity Specifications2
  - Coolant Drain Plug, Cylinder Block › Component Information › Service and Repair
  - Radiator Cooling Fan51 pages
    Radiator Cooling Fan Control Module Relay › Component Information › Locations
    Radiator Cooling Fan Motor › Component Information46 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams45 pages
    Diagram Information and Instructions23 pages
    Acronym Definitions
    How to Read Schematics › Circuit Schematics2 3 4
    Symbol and Wire Color Definitions › Wire color abbreviations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
    Diagnostic Aids22 pages
    Terminal Replacement Procedures › How to Replace Connector Terminals2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
    How to Troubleshoot › Five-Step Troubleshooting2 3 4 5
    Radiator Cooling Fan Motor Relay › Component Information › Locations2 3 4
  - Engine - Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch › Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch (For Computer) › Component Information3 pages
    Description and Operation
    Service and Repair › ECT Sensor 1 Replacement2
  - Fan Shroud › Component Information › Service and Repair2 3 4
  - Heater Control Valve › Heater Control Valve Cable › Component Information › Adjustments
  - Radiator › Component Information › Testing and Inspection2 3 4
  - Radiator Cap › Component Information › Testing and Inspection
  - Relays and Modules - Cooling System5 pages
    Radiator Cooling Fan Control Module Relay › Component Information › Locations
    Radiator Cooling Fan Motor Relay › Component Information › Locations2 3 4
  - Sensors and Switches - Cooling System › Engine - Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch › Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch (For Computer) › Component Information3 pages
    Description and Operation
    Service and Repair › ECT Sensor 1 Replacement2
  - Thermostat, Engine Cooling › Component Information › Specifications2 3
  - Thermostat Housing, Engine Cooling › Component Information › Service and Repair2 3 4
  - Water Pump › Component Information6 pages
    Specifications2
    Service and Repair › Water Pump Replacement2 3 4
- Exhaust System25 pages
  - Catalytic Converter › Component Information7 pages
    Locations2
    Service and Repair › Under-Floor TWC2 3 4 5
  - Exhaust Manifold › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
  - Exhaust Pipe › Component Information › Service and Repair
05Powertrain Management Powertrain Management: Sections
06Transmission and Drivetrain Transmission and Drivetrain: Sections
07Brakes and Traction Control Brakes and Traction Control: Sections
08Starting and Charging Starting and Charging: Sections
09Power and Ground Distribution Power and Ground Distribution: Sections
10Steering and Suspension Steering and Suspension: Sections
11Heating and Air Conditioning Heating and Air Conditioning: Sections
12Restraint Systems Restraint Systems: Sections
13Accessories and Optional Equipment Accessories and Optional Equipment: Sections
14Body and Frame Body and Frame: Sections
15Cruise Control Cruise Control: Sections
16Instrument Panel, Gauges and Warning Indicators Instrument Panel, Gauges and Warning Indicators: Sections
17Lighting and Horns Lighting and Horns: Sections
18Windows and Glass Windows and Glass: Sections
19Wiper and Washer Systems Wiper and Washer Systems: Sections