300Tdi Discovery
01
INTRODUCTION
10
INFORMATION
ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS USED IN THIS
MANUAL
Across flats (bolt size)
AF
............................................
After bottom dead centre
ABDC
...................................
After top dead centre
ATDC
.........................................
Alternating current
a.c.
.................................................
Ampere
amp
................................................................
Ampere hour
amp hr
....................................................
Before bottom dead centre
BBDC
................................
Before top dead centre
BTDC
......................................
Bottom dead centre
BDC
.............................................
Brake horse power
bhp
................................................
British Standards
BS
....................................................
Carbon monoxide
CO
..................................................
Centimetre
cm
.............................................................
Centigrade (Celsius)
C
................................................
Cubic centimetre
cm
3
...................................................
Cubic inch
in
3
...............................................................
Degree (angle)
deg or
°
...............................................
Degree (temperature)
deg or
°
.....................................
Diameter
dia.
...............................................................
Direct current
d.c.
.........................................................
Electronic Control Unit
ECU
........................................
Electronic Fuel Injection
EFI
........................................
Fahrenheit
F
.................................................................
Feet
ft
...........................................................................
Feet per minute
ft/min
..................................................
Fifth
5th
........................................................................
First
1st
........................................................................
Fluid ounce
fl oz
..........................................................
Foot pounds (torque)
lbf ft
............................................
Fourth
4th
.....................................................................
Gramme (force)
gf
........................................................
Gramme (mass)
g
........................................................
Gallons
gal
...................................................................
Gallons (US)
US gal
.....................................................
High tension (electrical)
H.T.
........................................
Internal diameter
I.D.
...................................................
Inches of mercury
in. Hg
..............................................
Inches
in
......................................................................
Kilogramme (force)
kgf
.................................................
Kilogramme (mass.)
kg
................................................
Kilogramme centimetre (torque)
kgf.cm
.......................
Kilogramme per square millimetre
kgf/mm
2
.................
Kilogramme per square centimetre
kgf/cm
2
.................
Kilogramme metres (torque)
kgf.m
..............................
Kilometres
km
..............................................................
Kilometres per hour
km/h
.............................................
Kilovolts
kV
...................................................................
Left-hand
LH
................................................................
Left-hand steering
LHStg
.............................................
Left-hand thread
LHThd
...............................................
Litres
litre
.....................................................................
Low tension
l.t.
.............................................................
Maximum
max.
............................................................
Metre
m
........................................................................
Millilitre
ml
....................................................................
Millimetre
mm
...............................................................
Miles per gallon
mpg
....................................................
Miles per hour
mph
......................................................
Minute (angle)
’
............................................................
Minus (of tolerance)
-
...................................................
Negative (electrical)
-
...................................................
Newton metres (torque)
Nm
........................................
Number
No.
.................................................................
Ohms
ohm
...................................................................
Ounces (force)
ozf
.......................................................
Ounces (mass)
oz
........................................................
Ounce inch (torque)
ozf.in.
..........................................
Outside diameter
O.D.
.................................................
Part number
Part No.
...................................................
Percentage
%
...............................................................
Pints
pt
.........................................................................
Pints (US)
US pt
...........................................................
Plus (tolerance)
+
.........................................................
Positive (electrical)
+
....................................................
Pound (force)
lbf
..........................................................
Pounds inch (torque)
in.lbf.
..........................................
Pound (mass)
lb
...........................................................
Pounds per square inch
P.S.I.
.....................................
Ratio
:
...........................................................................
Reference
ref.
..............................................................
Revolution per minute
rev/min
.....................................
Right-hand
RH
.............................................................
Second (angle)
"
...........................................................
Second (numerical order)
2nd
......................................
Specific gravity
sp.gr.
...................................................
Square centimetres
cm
2
...............................................
Square inches
in
2
.........................................................
Standard wire gauge
s.w.g.
.........................................
Synchroniser/Synchromesh
synchro.
..........................
Third
3rd
.......................................................................
Top dead centre
TDC
..................................................
United Kingdom
UK
......................................................
Vehicle Identification Number
VIN
...............................
Volts
V
.........................................................................
Watts
W
.......................................................................
SCREW THREADS
American Standard Taper Pipe
NPTF
.........................
British Standard Pipe
BSP
...........................................
Unified Coarse
UNC
....................................................
Unified Fine
UNF
.........................................................
