Models with air conditioning (page 3 of 3)
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Freelander Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1998–2000
- Section
- Repairs
Engine - L SeriesModels with air conditioning · page 3 of 3
Refit
- Clean mating faces of cylinder head and block.
- Ensure oil and coolant passages are clean, clean dowels and dowel holes.
- Check that oil feed restrictor in cylinder block is clear and fitted below cylinder block top face.
- Clean and dry cylinder head bolts.
- Measure length of cylinder head bolts. If any bolt exceeds the maximum length of 243.41 mm. then all bolts must be renewed.
- Ensure dowels are fitted to cylinder block and fit NEW cylinder head gasket, dry, over the dowels.
- Check that camshaft timing gear drive pin is at 2 o’clock position. If necessary, temporarily fit camshaft gear and rotate camshaft until pin is positioned. Remove camshaft gear.
- Temporarily fit crankshaft pulley bolt, remove timing pin LRT-12-058 and using crankshaft pulley bolt, rotate crankshaft anti-clockwise until numbers 1 and 4 pistons are approximately 25 mm below cylinder block top face. Do not remove pulley bolt at this stage.
- Fit cylinder head onto cylinder block, carefully locating onto dowels.
- Use clean engine oil to lubricate the thread and under side of each cylinder head bolt head
CAUTION: Do not lubricate under side of washers.
- Fit and tighten the cylinder head bolts progressively in the sequence shown, using the following procedure. 1. Tighten all bolts to 30 Nm. 2. Tighten all bolts to 65 Nm. 3. Tighten each bolt through 90.° 4. Tighten each bolt through a further 90°
CAUTION: Ensure correct sequence is followed for all 4 stages. Do not tighten bolts 180° in one operation.
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