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Land Rover Discovery II (UK)10 · Engine - V8
10 · Engine

Disassembly

Make
Land Rover
Model
Discovery II (UK)
Section
Overhaul › Disassembly
Engine - V8Disassembly
  1. Clean mating faces of rocker covers and cylinder heads. Gasket - exhaust manifold
  2. Fit new rocker cover gaskets, dry, position rocker cover, fit bolts and working in diagonal

$% 30.15.12.01 sequence, tighten to: l Stage 1 - 3 Nm (2.5 lbf.ft)

Disassembly

l Stage 2 - 8 Nm (6 lbf.ft)

  1. Ensure that outer rim of gasket is correctly positioned around periphery of rocker cover.
  2. Secure ht leads to rocker cover.
  3. Clean coolant outlet elbow mating faces.
  4. Lubricate and fit new 'O' ring to outlet pipe.
  5. Position coolant outlet elbow, fit bolts and tighten to 22 Nm (17 lbf.ft).
  6. Position alternator, fit mounting bolts and tighten to 45 Nm (34 lbf.ft).
  7. Position alternator cables and tighten terminal B+ to 18 Nm (13 lbf.ft) and terminal D+ to 5 Nm (3.5 lbf.ft).
  8. Position auxiliary housing, fit bolts and tighten to 40 Nm (30 lbf.ft). Fit nut and tighten to 22 Nm (17 lbf.ft).
  9. Clean jockey pulley mating faces.
  10. Position jockey pulley and tighten bolt to 50 Nm (37 lbf.ft).
  11. Clean PAS pump pulley mating faces.
  12. Position PAS pump pulley, fit bolts and tighten Reassembly

to 22 Nm (17 lbf.ft).

  1. Secure injector harness and connect injector multiplugs.
  2. Connect multiplug to coolant thermistor.
Disassembly – Connect multiplug to coolant thermistor.
  1. Remove 8 bolts securing exhaust manifold and collect spacers. Discard the bolts.
  2. Remove exhaust manifold.
  3. Remove 2 manifold gaskets and discard.
  4. Clean exhaust manifold and cylinder head mating face.

CAUTION: Do not use a metal scraper or machined surfaces may be damaged.

  1. Fit new gaskets, dry, fit exhaust manifold. CAUTION: Ensure that link bar on gasket is positioned below spark plugs.
Disassembly – Fit new gaskets, dry, fit exhaust manifold. CAUTION: Ensure that link bar on gasket is pos

LH bank illustrated

  1. 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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