In-car engine repair procedures

In-car engine repair procedures

This Part of Chapter 2 is devoted to repair procedures possible while the engine is still installed in the vehicle, and includes only the Specifications relevant to those procedures.

Since these procedures are based on the assumption that the engine is installed in the vehicle, if the engine has been removed from the vehicle and mounted on a stand, some of the preliminary dismantling steps outlined will not apply.

Information concerning engine/transmission removal and refitting, and engine overhaul, can be found in Part B of this Chapter, which also includes the Specifications relevant to those procedures.

• Specifications
• General information
• Repair operations possible with the engine in the vehicle
• Compression test - description and interpretation
• Top Dead Centre (TDC) for No 1 piston - locating
• Cylinder head cover - removal and refitting
• Inlet manifold - removal and refitting
• Exhaust manifold - removal, inspection and refitting
• Crankshaft pulley - removal and refitting
• Timing belt covers - removal and refitting
• Timing belt - removal, refitting and adjustment
• Timing belt tensioner and toothed pulleys - removal, inspection and refitting
• Camshaft oil seals - renewal
• Camshafts and hydraulic tappets - removal, inspection and refitting
• Cylinder head - removal and refitting
• Sump - removal and refitting
• Oil pump - removal, inspection and refitting
• Oil cooler - removal and refitting
• Oil level sensor - removal and refitting
• Oil pressure warning light switch - removal and refitting
• Crankshaft oil seals - renewal
• Flywheel/driveplate - removal, inspection and refitting
• Engine/transmission mountings - inspection and renewal