Caliber L4-1.8L (2009): Engine, Cooling and Exhaust

Also for this vehicle: Caliber L4-2.0L (2008), Caliber L4-2.0L VIN B (2007), Caliber L4-2.4L (2009), Caliber SRT-4 L4-2.4L Turbo VIN F (2007).

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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
- Engine261 pages
  - Actuators and Solenoids - Engine › Variable Valve Timing Solenoid › Component Information12 pages
    Locations › Camshaft Position Solenoid 1/12
    Diagrams › Camshaft Position Solenoid 1/1 (Powertrain) 2 Way2
    Description and Operation › Variable Valve Timing Solenoid - Description2 3 4
    Service and Repair › Variable Valve Timing Solenoid - Removal2 3 4
  - Compression Check › System Information › Specifications2
  - Camshaft, Lifters and Push Rods20 pages
    Camshaft Bearing › Component Information › Specifications
    Camshaft Gear/Sprocket › Component Information5 pages
    Specifications
    Description and Operation › Variable Valve Timing Assembly - Description2
    Service and Repair › Variable Valve Timing Assembly - Removal2
    Camshaft, Engine › Component Information12 pages
    Description and Operation › Camshaft - Description2
    Service and Repair › Procedures2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
    Lifter / Lash Adjuster, Valve › Component Information › Service and Repair › Valve Tappet(s) - Removal2
  - Cylinder Block Assembly45 pages
    Connecting Rod Bearing › Component Information › Specifications2 3
    Connecting Rod, Engine › Component Information8 pages
    Specifications2
    Service and Repair › Procedures2 3 4 5 6
    Crankshaft Main Bearing › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
    Crankshaft, Engine › Component Information11 pages
    Specifications
    Service and Repair › Procedures2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
    Engine Block Heater › Component Information4 pages
    Description and Operation › Engine Block Heater - Description2
    Service and Repair › Engine Block Heater - Removal2
    Harmonic Balancer - Crankshaft Pulley › Component Information3 pages
    Specifications
    Service and Repair › Vibration Damper - Removal2
    Piston, Engine › Component Information8 pages
    Specifications2
    Service and Repair › Procedures2 3 4 5 6
    Piston Ring, Engine › Component Information4 pages
    Specifications
    Service and Repair › Procedures2 3
  - Cylinder Head Assembly16 pages
    Valve Clearance › System Information › Specifications2 3
    Fuel Pressure Release › System Information › Service and Repair
    Valve Cover › Component Information › Service and Repair › Cylinder Head Cover(s) - Removal2 3 4 5
    Valve Spring › Component Information › Service and Repair › Procedures2 3 4 5
    Valve, Intake/Exhaust › Component Information › Description and Operation › Intake and Exhaust Valves - Description2
  - Drive Belts, Mounts, Brackets and Accessories23 pages
    Drive Belt › Component Information6 pages
    Description and Operation2 3
    Service and Repair › Procedures2 3
    Drive Belt Tensioner › Component Information5 pages
    Description and Operation
    Service and Repair › Accessory Drive Belt Tensioner - Removal2 3 4
    Engine Mount › Component Information10 pages
    Description and Operation › Engine Mounting - Description2
    Service and Repair › Engine Mount Insulator - Removal2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Idler Pulley › Component Information › Service and Repair › Accessory Drive Idler Pulley - Removal2
  - Engine Lubrication41 pages
    Engine Oil Pressure › Component Information5 pages
    Specifications
    Testing and Inspection › Checking Engine Oil Pressure2 3 4
    Engine Oil › Component Information7 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Maintenance - Fluid Flushing Information2
    Specifications › Capacity Specifications2
    Service and Repair › Engine Oil Level Check2 3
    Oil Cooler, Engine › Component Information3 pages
    Description and Operation
    Service and Repair › Engine Oil Cooler - Removal2
    Oil Filter, Engine › Component Information › Service and Repair › Procedures2 3
    Oil Pan, Engine › Component Information5 pages
    Specifications
    Service and Repair › Engine Oil Pan - Removal2 3 4
    Oil Pressure Sender › Component Information › Locations2 3
    Oil Pressure Switch (For Fuel Pump) › Component Information4 pages
    Description and Operation › Oil Pressure Switch - Description2
    Service and Repair › Oil Pressure Switch - Removal2
    Oil Pump, Engine7 pages
    Engine Oil Pressure › Component Information5 pages
    Specifications
    Testing and Inspection › Checking Engine Oil Pressure2 3 4
    Oil Pressure Regulator Valve › Component Information › Service and Repair › Procedures2
    Oil Temperature Sensor/Switch, Engine › Component Information4 pages
    Locations2
    Service and Repair › Oil Temperature Sensor - Removal2
  - Intake Manifold › Component Information8 pages
    Specifications2
    Service and Repair › Procedures2 3 4 5 6
  - Seals and Gaskets, Engine5 pages
    Crankshaft Main Bearing Seal › Component Information › Service and Repair › Rear Crankshaft Oil Seal - Removal2
    Front Crankshaft Seal › Component Information › Service and Repair › Front Crankshaft Oil Seal - Removal2 3
  - Sensors and Switches - Engine11 pages
    Oil Pressure Sender › Component Information › Locations2 3
    Oil Pressure Switch (For Fuel Pump) › Component Information4 pages
    Description and Operation › Oil Pressure Switch - Description2
    Service and Repair › Oil Pressure Switch - Removal2
    Oil Temperature Sensor/Switch, Engine › Component Information4 pages
    Locations2
    Service and Repair › Oil Temperature Sensor - Removal2
  - Timing Components43 pages
    Camshaft Gear/Sprocket › Component Information5 pages
    Specifications
    Description and Operation › Variable Valve Timing Assembly - Description2
    Service and Repair › Variable Valve Timing Assembly - Removal2
    Timing Chain › Component Information › Service and Repair › Procedures2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Timing Chain Tensioner › Component Information4 pages
    Specifications2
    Service and Repair › Engine Timing Tensioner - Removal2
    Timing Cover › Component Information14 pages
    Specifications
    Service and Repair › Engine Timing Cover(s) - Removal2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    Variable Valve Timing › Variable Valve Timing Solenoid › Component Information12 pages
    Locations › Camshaft Position Solenoid 1/12
    Diagrams › Camshaft Position Solenoid 1/1 (Powertrain) 2 Way2
    Description and Operation › Variable Valve Timing Solenoid - Description2 3 4
    Service and Repair › Variable Valve Timing Solenoid - Removal2 3 4
  - Tune-up and Engine Performance Checks24 pages
    Fuel Pressure › System Information7 pages
    Specifications
    System Diagnosis › Checking the Fuel Delivery System2 3 4 5 6
    Air Cleaner Housing › Air Filter Element › Component Information › Service and Repair › Air Cleaner - Removal2 3 4
    Fuel Filter › Fuel Pressure Release › System Information › Service and Repair
    Firing Order › Component Information › Specifications
    Spark Plug › Component Information6 pages
    Specifications › Spark Plug Specifications2
    Service and Repair › Spark Plug - Removal2 3 4
    Compression Check › System Information › Specifications2
    Valve Clearance › System Information › Specifications2 3
  - Water Pump › Component Information11 pages
    Specifications2 3
    Service and Repair › Procedures2 3 4 5 6 7 8
- Cooling System83 pages
  - Coolant › Component Information7 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Maintenance - Fluid Flushing Information2
    Specifications › Capacity Specifications2
    Description and Operation › Description2 3
  - Coolant Line/Hose › Component Information › Service and Repair › Water Pump Inlet Tube - Removal2
  - Coolant Reservoir › Component Information4 pages
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Coolant Recovery Bottle - Removal2
  - Radiator Cooling Fan23 pages
    Radiator Cooling Fan Control Module › Component Information3 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams › Radiator Cooling Fan Module C1 (Engine Compartment) 2 Way2
    Radiator Cooling Fan Motor › Component Information16 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
    Radiator Cooling Fan Motor Relay › Component Information4 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams › Relay-Radiator Fan-Low/High2 3
  - Engine - Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch › Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch (For Computer) › Component Information5 pages
    Locations › Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor 12 3
    Diagrams › Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor 1 (Powertrain) 2 Way2
  - Heater Core › Component Information4 pages
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Installation2
  - Radiator › Radiator Drain Plug › Component Information › Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Radiator Cap › Component Information6 pages
    Description and Operation › Radiator Cap - Description2
    Testing and Inspection › Pressure Testing2
    Service and Repair › Radiator Cap - Cleaning2
  - Relays and Modules - Cooling System7 pages
    Radiator Cooling Fan Control Module › Component Information3 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams › Radiator Cooling Fan Module C1 (Engine Compartment) 2 Way2
    Radiator Cooling Fan Motor Relay › Component Information4 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams › Relay-Radiator Fan-Low/High2 3
  - Sensors and Switches - Cooling System › Engine - Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch › Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch (For Computer) › Component Information5 pages
    Locations › Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor 12 3
    Diagrams › Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor 1 (Powertrain) 2 Way2
  - Thermostat, Engine Cooling › Component Information7 pages
    Specifications
    Description and Operation › Engine Coolant Thermostat - Description2
    Service and Repair › Engine Coolant Thermostat - Removal2 3 4
  - Water Pump › Component Information11 pages
    Specifications2 3
    Service and Repair › Procedures2 3 4 5 6 7 8
- Exhaust System21 pages
  - Catalytic Converter › Exhaust Temperature Sensor › Component Information › Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Exhaust Manifold › Component Information6 pages
    Specifications
    Service and Repair › Procedures2 3 4 5
  - Exhaust Pipe/Muffler Hanger › Component Information › Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Exhaust Pressure Sensor › Component Information › Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Heat Shield, Exhaust › Component Information3 pages
    Description and Operation
    Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Muffler › Component Information › Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Sensors and Switches - Exhaust System4 pages
    Exhaust Pressure Sensor › Component Information › Service and Repair › Removal2
    Exhaust Temperature Sensor › Component Information › Service and Repair › Removal2
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