RL V6-3474cc 3.5L (1998): Engine, Cooling and Exhaust

Also for this vehicle: 3.5RL V6-3474cc 3.5L (2001), RL V6-3.5L (2007), RL V6-3.7L (2009).

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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
- Engine549 pages
  - Actuators and Solenoids - Engine85 pages
    Engine Mount Control Actuator › Component Information › Locations2
    Engine Mount Control Solenoid › Component Information42 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams41 pages
    Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Read and Use Wiring Diagram18 pages
    Circuit Schematics2 3 4 5 6 7
    Symbols › Wire Color Abbreviations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Diagnostic Aids23 pages
    Five-Step Troubleshooting
    Troubleshooting Tests › Testing For A Short With A Self-Powered Test Light or DVOM2 3 4 5 6
    Terminal Replacement Procedure › How to Replace Connector Terminals2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
    Variable Valve Timing Actuator › Component Information › Diagrams41 pages
    Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Read and Use Wiring Diagram18 pages
    Circuit Schematics2 3 4 5 6 7
    Symbols › Wire Color Abbreviations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Diagnostic Aids23 pages
    Five-Step Troubleshooting
    Troubleshooting Tests › Testing For A Short With A Self-Powered Test Light or DVOM2 3 4 5 6
    Terminal Replacement Procedure › How to Replace Connector Terminals2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
  - Compression Check › System Information › Specifications
  - Camshaft, Lifters and Push Rods47 pages
    Camshaft, Engine › Component Information › Testing and Inspection2 3
    Rocker Arm Assembly › Component Information › Specifications2 3
    Variable Valve Timing Actuator › Component Information › Diagrams41 pages
    Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Read and Use Wiring Diagram18 pages
    Circuit Schematics2 3 4 5 6 7
    Symbols › Wire Color Abbreviations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Diagnostic Aids23 pages
    Five-Step Troubleshooting
    Troubleshooting Tests › Testing For A Short With A Self-Powered Test Light or DVOM2 3 4 5 6
    Terminal Replacement Procedure › How to Replace Connector Terminals2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
  - Cylinder Block Assembly53 pages
    Balance Shaft › Component Information15 pages
    Specifications2
    Service and Repair › Disassembly2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    Balance Shaft Belt › Component Information17 pages
    Diagrams2 3 4
    Service and Repair › Removal and Installation2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    Balance Shaft Belt Tensioner › Component Information › Specifications
    Balance Shaft Gear › Component Information › Specifications
    Connecting Rod Bearing › Component Information › Specifications
    Connecting Rod, Engine › Component Information4 pages
    Specifications › Torque Specifications2
    Testing and Inspection › End Play Inspection2
    Crankshaft Main Bearing › Component Information › Specifications
    Crankshaft, Engine › Component Information7 pages
    Specifications2
    Testing and Inspection › Connecting Rod Bearing Inspection2 3 4 5
    Harmonic Balancer - Crankshaft Pulley › Component Information › Specifications2
    Piston, Engine › Component Information › Specifications2
    Piston Pin, Engine › Component Information › Specifications
    Piston Ring, Engine › Component Information › Specifications
  - Cylinder Head Assembly8 pages
    Valve Clearance › System Information › Specifications2
    Fuel Pressure Release › System Information › Service and Repair
    Rocker Arm Assembly › Component Information › Specifications2 3
    Valve Cover › Component Information › Specifications2
  - Drive Belts, Mounts, Brackets and Accessories96 pages
    Drive Belt › Component Information6 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Engine - Drive Belt Fraying May Be Normal
    Adjustments › Alternator Belt2 3 4 5
    Engine Accessory Bracket › Component Information › Specifications
    Engine Mount88 pages
    Engine Mount Control Actuator › Component Information › Locations2
    Engine Mount Control Solenoid › Component Information42 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams41 pages
    Diagnostic Aids23 pages
    Five-Step Troubleshooting
    Troubleshooting Tests › Testing For A Short With A Self-Powered Test Light or DVOM2 3 4 5 6
    Terminal Replacement Procedure › How to Replace Connector Terminals2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
    Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Read and Use Wiring Diagram18 pages
    Circuit Schematics2 3 4 5 6 7
    Symbols › Wire Color Abbreviations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Engine Mount Control Unit › Component Information44 pages
    Diagrams41 pages
    Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Read and Use Wiring Diagram18 pages
    Circuit Schematics2 3 4 5 6 7
    Symbols › Wire Color Abbreviations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Diagnostic Aids23 pages
    Five-Step Troubleshooting
    Troubleshooting Tests › Testing For A Short With A Self-Powered Test Light or DVOM2 3 4 5 6
    Terminal Replacement Procedure › How to Replace Connector Terminals2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
    Testing and Inspection › Troubleshooting Flowchart2 3
    Idler Pulley › Component Information › Specifications
  - Engine Lubrication47 pages
    Engine Oil Pressure › Component Information › Specifications2
    Engine Oil Drain Plug › Component Information › Specifications
    Engine Oil › Component Information3 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Engine - Oil Recommendation GF-4 Standard
    Specifications › Capacity Specifications2
    Oil Filter, Engine › Component Information › Specifications2 3
    Oil Pan, Engine › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4 5 6 7
    Oil Pressure Sender › Component Information › Specifications2 3
    Oil Pressure Sensor › Component Information › Locations
    Oil Pressure Warning Lamp/Indicator › Component Information › Diagrams25 pages
    Diagram Information and Instructions2
    Diagnostic Aids23 pages
    Five-Step Troubleshooting
    Troubleshooting Tests › Testing For A Short With A Self-Powered Test Light or DVOM2 3 4 5 6
    Terminal Replacement Procedure › How to Replace Connector Terminals2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
    Oil Pump, Engine › Engine Oil Pressure › Component Information › Specifications2
  - Intake Manifold › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
  - Lamps and Indicators - Engine › Oil Pressure Warning Lamp/Indicator › Component Information › Diagrams25 pages
    Diagram Information and Instructions2
    Diagnostic Aids23 pages
    Five-Step Troubleshooting
    Troubleshooting Tests › Testing For A Short With A Self-Powered Test Light or DVOM2 3 4 5 6
    Terminal Replacement Procedure › How to Replace Connector Terminals2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
  - Relays and Modules - Engine › Engine Mount Control Unit › Component Information44 pages
    Diagrams41 pages
    Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Read and Use Wiring Diagram18 pages
    Circuit Schematics2 3 4 5 6 7
    Symbols › Wire Color Abbreviations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Diagnostic Aids23 pages
    Five-Step Troubleshooting
    Troubleshooting Tests › Testing For A Short With A Self-Powered Test Light or DVOM2 3 4 5 6
    Terminal Replacement Procedure › How to Replace Connector Terminals2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
    Testing and Inspection › Troubleshooting Flowchart2 3
  - Sensors and Switches - Engine4 pages
    Oil Pressure Sender › Component Information › Specifications2 3
    Oil Pressure Sensor › Component Information › Locations
  - Timing Components111 pages
    Balance Shaft › Component Information15 pages
    Specifications2
    Service and Repair › Disassembly2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    Balance Shaft Belt › Component Information17 pages
    Diagrams2 3 4
    Service and Repair › Removal and Installation2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    Balance Shaft Belt Tensioner › Component Information › Specifications
    Balance Shaft Gear › Component Information › Specifications
    Timing Belt › Component Information31 pages
    Specifications2
    Testing and Inspection › Balancer Belt Inspection2 3
    Adjustments › Timing Belt Adjustment2
    Service and Repair › Removal and Installation2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
    Timing Belt Idler Pulley › Component Information › Service and Repair
    Timing Belt Tensioner › Component Information › Specifications2
    Timing Cover › Component Information › Specifications2
    Variable Valve Timing › Variable Valve Timing Actuator › Component Information › Diagrams41 pages
    Diagnostic Aids23 pages
    Five-Step Troubleshooting
    Troubleshooting Tests › Testing For A Short With A Self-Powered Test Light or DVOM2 3 4 5 6
    Terminal Replacement Procedure › How to Replace Connector Terminals2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
    Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Read and Use Wiring Diagram18 pages
    Circuit Schematics2 3 4 5 6 7
    Symbols › Wire Color Abbreviations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  - Tune-up and Engine Performance Checks20 pages
    Fuel Pressure › System Information › Technical Service Bulletins › New Fuel Pressure Gauge and Replacement Parts2
    Idle Speed › System Information › Specifications2 3 4 5
    Air Cleaner Housing › Air Filter Element › Component Information › Locations2
    Fuel Filter › Fuel Pressure Release › System Information › Service and Repair
    Firing Order › Component Information › Specifications
    Ignition Timing2 pages
    Number One Cylinder › Component Information › Locations
    Timing Marks and Indicators › System Information › Locations
    Spark Plug › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
    Compression Check › System Information › Specifications
    Valve Clearance › System Information › Specifications2
  - Water Pump › Component Information4 pages
    Specifications2
    Service and Repair › Water Pump Replacement2
- Cooling System210 pages
  - Air Bleeder Screw, Coolant › Component Information › Specifications
  - Coolant › Component Information › Specifications › Capacity Specifications2
  - Coolant Reservoir › Component Information › Specifications
  - Radiator Cooling Fan111 pages
    Radiator Cooling Fan Control Module › Component Information42 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams41 pages
    Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Read and Use Wiring Diagram18 pages
    Circuit Schematics2 3 4 5 6 7
    Symbols › Wire Color Abbreviations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Diagnostic Aids23 pages
    Five-Step Troubleshooting
    Troubleshooting Tests › Testing For A Short With A Self-Powered Test Light or DVOM2 3 4 5 6
    Terminal Replacement Procedure › How to Replace Connector Terminals2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
    Radiator Cooling Fan Motor › Component Information59 pages
    Specifications2
    Diagrams41 pages
    Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Read and Use Wiring Diagram18 pages
    Circuit Schematics2 3 4 5 6 7
    Symbols › Wire Color Abbreviations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Diagnostic Aids23 pages
    Five-Step Troubleshooting
    Troubleshooting Tests › Testing For A Short With A Self-Powered Test Light or DVOM2 3 4 5 6
    Terminal Replacement Procedure › How to Replace Connector Terminals2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
    Testing and Inspection › Both Fans And Compressor Do Not Work At All2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
    Radiator Cooling Fan Motor Relay › Component Information › Locations › Component Locations2 3
    Radiator Cooling Fan Temperature Sensor / Switch › Component Information6 pages
    Specifications › Mechanical Specifications2
    Testing and Inspection › Preliminary Information2 3 4
    Fan Blade › Component Information › Specifications
  - Engine - Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch17 pages
    Coolant Temperature Sensor / Switch HVAC › Component Information › Testing and Inspection › Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor / Troubleshooting2 3
    Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch (For Computer) › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
    Radiator Cooling Fan Temperature Sensor / Switch › Component Information6 pages
    Specifications › Mechanical Specifications2
    Testing and Inspection › Preliminary Information2 3 4
    Temperature Sensor (Gauge) › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
  - Fan Shroud › Component Information › Specifications
  - Heater Control Valve › Heater Control Valve Cable › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins › A/C - Heater Blows Cold Air/A/C Blows Warm Air
  - Lamps and Indicators - Cooling System › Temperature Gauge › Component Information › Description and Operation2
  - Radiator › Component Information › Specifications › Mechanical Specifications2
  - Radiator Cap › Component Information › Specifications2
  - Relays and Modules - Cooling System45 pages
    Radiator Cooling Fan Control Module › Component Information42 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams41 pages
    Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Read and Use Wiring Diagram18 pages
    Circuit Schematics2 3 4 5 6 7
    Symbols › Wire Color Abbreviations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Diagnostic Aids23 pages
    Five-Step Troubleshooting
    Troubleshooting Tests › Testing For A Short With A Self-Powered Test Light or DVOM2 3 4 5 6
    Terminal Replacement Procedure › How to Replace Connector Terminals2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
    Radiator Cooling Fan Motor Relay › Component Information › Locations › Component Locations2 3
  - Sensors and Switches - Cooling System › Engine - Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch17 pages
    Coolant Temperature Sensor / Switch HVAC › Component Information › Testing and Inspection › Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor / Troubleshooting2 3
    Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch (For Computer) › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
    Radiator Cooling Fan Temperature Sensor / Switch › Component Information6 pages
    Specifications › Mechanical Specifications2
    Testing and Inspection › Preliminary Information2 3 4
    Temperature Sensor (Gauge) › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
  - Temperature Gauge › Component Information › Description and Operation2
  - Thermostat, Engine Cooling › Component Information › Specifications › Standards and Service Limits2
  - Water Pump › Component Information4 pages
    Specifications2
    Service and Repair › Water Pump Replacement2
- Exhaust System10 pages
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