checking oil FORD CAPRI 1974 Workshop Manual

General repair procedures
Whenever scrvie,,,U. repair or overhaul work ,$ c;nric<i out Oil the eM or its components, ,t IS nl:c",ss;uy In nUsc."o the lollowtll\j procedures (Iud ulslruct'{JIlS. Ttus w,lI assis t III ca"ylll(j out Ihe opcrJlion eff Iciently ,1nd to " p,()lcsslollal slanlia,d of workmimstup
Joinl mating ftlces ,7l1d gaskets Where 1'1 gasket IS lIsed tmlwl:CIl the ",,,,ill\1 [<lees 01 two components, OnSlIr(l Ih;)t It IS renowed un Icassclllhly. Bnd 111 it dry unless O(IHJlwise Slaled III the rcp;Hr plOGcdw() Milke SlUe that the nmling (<lees nrc cle;m [lnd dry with "II II,lees of uld \Ja~;kCl rClllov ct1 When cleaning 11 tOnH j<lCC. use il 1001 which,s not likely to scorc Or dalllil(lC the l<lcu, [l1ll1 reillove <lny 1>I'''s or nIcks wnh an oilstone or hno Ide.
Make SUfi) lh,,[ tnppcd holes nrc ciedncd WIth il pI pc clcilncr, and kcep thcm flcc 01 101l1llng compound If tillS IS helll\) used unless
speCIfIcally Instructed otherWIse Ensure that "II ollfrtes. (:hannels 0 1 pIpes ,lie Clt'ill ilnd blow thlough Ihelll. p,eleriluly llsing compressed ill(
ai/ seal s
Wheneve, nn od sCill is removed flom its wOlkll1\1 10Ciliion, eIther mdlvidu"lly or "s p"rt of iln assemhly, It should be lencwcd The very finc sc"lIng IIp of the sei'll IS e"slly dama\Jcd and WIll not seal If the surface it COI11<1(:15 IS not completely c lean and free frOlll
SCHl\ches, nicks 0' grooves. If the o'iginal scaling surfi'lce of the COlnponern cannOI he restorCd, Ihe component shoul d he renewed, PrOlect lhe lips of the scal from any surlace which mi'lY damage them in the course of fmlng. Usc wpe or a conical sleeve where POSSIble, LUb ricate the senl lips WIth 011 befole fruing and, on dual lipped se"ls, fill the space be twcen the hps With grease. Unless otherwise stated. all seills must be hlled with then sealing hps toward the lubricilrH to he seillcd Use iI\ubuli'l' <111ft 01 block 01 wood 01 the npploprime sIze to II1sta ll
) I he scal ilnd, lithe sCi,1 housing IS ~houldeleu. drive the seill down to the shoulue,. If the scal hOUSIng is unshouldcred, the seal Should be fItted with its lace flush W ith the hou$lIlg top face,
Screw IhrCiU/s and lasleoings Always cnsurc that a blind t"pped hole is completely free from orl. U
reilSe,
wilte, or other flUId hcfore instatllng the hott a' stud. Fililu'e 10 do tillS could C,luse thc housm\) to c"lck due to the hydrilulic <1ction of the bolt or slud ilS It IS sc,ewed '" When tluhtenlllU ,1 cilswllilled nut to ilCCCpt iI spht pin, tIghten the nut to the speCIfIed torque, whele ilpphcilh le, and then lIghten furthe, to the next split pin hole Ncver slilckenlhe nulla "lrgn a spirt pin hole unless ~t<l1ed III the ,epil" plocedure When checkIng or retlghwnlllg il nut or holt 10 ,1 specified 10'Que setUIlg. slilcken the nul o r bolt iJy a qua'ter of a turn. "nd then retighten to the speclflcd setting
Locknuts, /ockt.1bs and wasliers Any fo1SlC(1Ong which wdl rotate agaillst a cO!llponen! or hO\ lsing in the course of lI\)hlemng shmrld illways hilve a wilsher between it ilnd the relevil"t component 0' hOllSlllg Sprm<J or spirt w.1she,s should illwilyS be rencwcd when they ilre uscd to lock a c'"trcnl con'ponem such n5.1 blg·end beillmg letalll"'g nut 0' bolt. Locktilbs which il'e fohied over to re t;1in a nut or bolt should illwilyS b e renewed. Self -lockIng nU1S c<ln be reused in non-crit'cal il reJS, p roviding reSlstJ l1Ce Ciln be felt when t he lockmg portion passes ove, the bolt or stud th,eild. Spht pillS must always be ,eplaced with new ones 01 the correct size lor the hole.
Special tools Some repal( procedures III this manuill enWil the lise of special 100ls such ilS il p,ess, two or t hree-legged pulle,s, spring compressors etc Wherever pOSSIble, suitJble ,eildrly ilvailable altcrnatlves 10 the manul(lctu,ers special tools a,e descrrbed, and are shown in u sc. III
SOllle Inswnces, where no a lterniltlve IS poss ible. II hilS been necessary 10 resort to the use of a manufilclurer"S tool and thIS has been done for reilsons of safety as well as Ihe eHlcien! completion of the repair
operation. Unless you are highly Skilled ilnd hilve a thorough unde,standlng of the procedure desc(lbed, neve, " tWlllpl to bypass the use of any specl,,1 tool when the procedure descrIbed specllies ils use, Not only IS I here a ve,y great risk of pe,sonal Injury, but expensive dillllage could be causJd 10 Ihe components involved
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20 Fault diagnosis
Carrying a lew spares eM) :\l1VO you a lono walk!
WHhou t 100 ,ulIeh trouhle in the event o f il hrC<lkdown should he c,llllod EXI}(lflcncc ;md aV.1II.lbl!! sp.1c e w,lI mOdIfy the list helow, lout Ihe lollowOI1U noay ~;lIIC havul!/ 10 Cilll on IHO/(!$Slonal ,1SS'S '<lIlCC
S ,Im/( I"uys. dm/JI .1IIri ,:ollt'c/ly Y;'I/ II"(/ III h:;J(/ .~/I{I&#34;III!lI:,lIJ {II"Y .:1H>II1I" to 11).11:/0 /I" .. fllllY '(ltllu.'.\'{ fit"" lin-,/lsllI/w'IIt
DrHII/mim [(JIm, (:lIlIdulI.~VI IIlId C&#34;&#34;Ii&#34;:II&#34;&#39;HI~&#39;.&#34; I'omls (;'s ;,/I/lII(.','I/)/e
IJllv/.'lmll(s) ,.'/I11:II/VJlCY IYl't' m"y suffu;t, SlIill!! {(I,ft'S S •. '/ of //111//:'/1,,1 "ylll bill/,S 1/1/ 0/ ",dlll/Ol 5<:;,11:, ,mil IlOst: '>,md.1UI! t&#34;~II;III.1&#39;1 /),111(1I1!IC Roll OlllllilJIMlt/y IIIl'l' Lf>llylll of sulillflll WIIC Lc"yllt of ci.:cIIlC,llllt·.
rUiC" Of mSIICC/IQIII;III'11 (eilllliot/blt' ;,S II.'S( I;IIIJIJ) OMlt'IY 111111/1 Il'mls Tow" Q/IC Iym(/Oll WJiClllloo/lllY ,ow/osol Llfll! 01 c"Yllle Oil SeMcI I eMI olltyr/wlIll(: /f",d Emeif/CoCY WII/({SCIt'ell W(JIm ({live cl'II$ Tube 01 Idlel IJ,1S((;
II Sllilro IU(l 1 IS Cil",c< I .• 1 Ciln dcs'Ollod for th(l pu'pose should hc uscd 10 m&#34;l&#34;,l(~e rrsks of le<Jkngc Hnd colhsion damage. A IIISI a,d kil and il Wil,n,ng 1I1,1I1gI0. wh"sl not ill wesenl compulsory In Ihc UK, (Ir C
ohvlOusl y senSible ilems !O carry u addl1ion 10 Ihe nbove When 10urll1g nll,oad 11 mny ue advisnu le 10 carr y nddlllonnl spares
WhiCh, evon 'f you cnnnOi III thcm yowscll, could snve hav'"(J 10 Willi wh,le p<lrlS MC OUlillned The IlCms below lIIi'y be worih cOlls,derr"y
Chi/eli {JII( I (/U Ol/it' eab /es Cy/md/H " ",7/ IIPsll:rn AlfclI/MOt /)lIIsiles Fllel (Jump 111/1.11'1 11:11 Tyte va/vI! cote
One of Ihe 111010llng 0'ganlSilll0ns w<ll he ahle 10 advrse 011 nVil,l"bllrly o f fucl elC III lore'gll coumlles,
Engine w ilt no ! starl
Ellgillc taits 10 ((IIf) W/IL'II slilrlc r ()p vra le d 1' 1;11 h~lll.&#39;ry (.ud,;,,!!,!, u~.., rlmlll'uolds, 01 push Sl.1rt) nnllclY 1(:rnllll.,ls Ions!! 01 cntlod,!d BaltelY ll.1,tll to hody dd"cl'vu Enwnc e(utll S I,,1)) 100Sll 01 broken Sl.1rtel 1II0lO r (or so lulloid) "",,,ng loose or IJroken
l\ulOn1 ;II,e II1!11srllr~s,()&#34; seleClor ,n W'OIlIl pos",on, or Inhd)!' sW/lcli fHur,y '11""'Oll/SI (lr lu, sw,'ch folUllY
M i'ror mech:u"C.11 ,,,,lure (Se'lUre)
Sli&#34;!~1 Or sole"ord 'ntorrloll rilul! (seo Chaplllr 12)
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simple les t lamp is useful fot checking electrical fault s
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20.6A Mil,kIl1H S 011 the reverse 01 ,1 hl!1 ClI,t tlP.ilrnlH sh ell (, .... owed) 20.GEl ·S1.1n<!;u(l' 1l1;J.kinns on Ih.} O(,vmsc 0 1 ., m,un bCil,ong sh(:U (ilrfown(/) 20.7A PI,&#39;~liY<lUo u~ed 10 Check the 'un, clemallco 0 1 m.110 nnd blu-end bea"ngs (imowed)
2 BCilrll1!j shells 111 (lootl condItIon h,IVC 1)C"fU'O surfaces wllh il smooth. (lyen m.m s,tvcr /u,ey coloUI .111 ave._ Wam hCillln!IS wIll show piuches 01 il d,t(clcnt colour when the hctlring mottll h<ls worn nWily nnd exp o~&#34;d lho undcilny O''',,[lo cd bC1'lllIlIJS will be PltI..,!! [)r scored II the 1:,;&#34;&#39;~!>hMl IS III good cOII(1I110n ,t IS n1(:.cly " qUC!ol10n of "hlilllllllU ,1"0Ihl;l SCI 01 hC.111"!Js th;;! SiUllfl s,~e. A new Oilllksh;,h WIll I1C,,<I new hc,,,u'(j shot ts ;ls il II},"!!) , of cour~c 3 The (II'UII,al hOle ill the cyhn(ICr hh;x:k l110ly have hoon !o,wndard 0' lhll rllSI !IIild.: ovcrs,~c ;mel in the taller IIlswncc llus WIll he ,mhCillud by Ihe 1>","II1!I c"ps wh,ch wol l he m",ke(1 wnh while piunl I) The oll!)""ll S'l!} 01 Ihe CI<lnkshMt manl hem Illy 10llln,11s Ill<ly hnve
heen stnnd;ud a. 0 .25 nun (0.010 .n) unde,s'le. II the lournnis were underS'le Ofty.nally. Ih.s w.1I he ind.cale d hy a ween str,!)e o n Ihe lus l halance weigh I 5 The o"wnal size 01 the bly-end IOUll1:l1 W<lS elth!} , s[,lnd<l.d or 0 .25 mm (0010 tn) undersile_ 11 undersrze. Ihe corresponding .0Utll<l' web w.1I he 1l\11.k ed With a urecll ~pOI. 6 II Ihe Ue<lrttlIJ shells <I.e 10 be renewed. lilke the old oues alollY to you. sUPI)"e. and Ih;s Will aC I "5 " check th"l you ,IIC ttel1lllU Ihe co.mCI SI/ .e 1I1:,1"11!15. Undel sil.e hen"IlUs n.e 1ll.1.ked as such on Ihe ..... ve.se I<lc(, (1IhOlos)
- , The ,WII II"1I clea.,l"ce 01 [h" hC"""!lS m,ly he ch"cled U~I&#34;!J PI<lsu!J.1!IC lhn 1,I<lSIIC th,cild IS IKlsllloned o n Ihe lou,nal Ihen tim
l ,e;IIII1() ~IH:II "n(l C,IP IISSOllliJtr,d . ,lilt! 1110 l)Oits/nulS 11!Jlllcncd 10 Ihe speerllod 10'(lul1 W hen Ihe C<ll) IS ,cmoved. Ihe Width 01 Ihe Ih,e<ld IS me<lsul(.~1 wllh <I canl !F1Uue whic h Ill(hcates the ftrrmmU cle<lmrr ce (photns).
21 T iroin g gOMs -oxailliniltion .1nd renovat;OH
I,,~t>(:ct Iho !)(:<I' teeth 10' d'llllilge. o r Siuns 01 e~ccsslVC wea, which Will C;JUse nOI SY Ope'<l tlon 2 The IliIckln sll helween Ihe CHIllSh,111 Hem nlltl Ihe ClllllkSh"h geal
muS I nOI exce ed 027 mm (0011 In) .md Ihe bilckl<l sh should be checked al lou, d,lIe,(: n t POilU S a.ound the pellphc,y 01 Ihe yea. (pholO)
22 Flywheel _ examinntion and renovatio n
hl~l)t&#34;;t Ihe lIywheel lor danln!Je and ch"ck Ih(: ling tical 10.
,1nd d.llll,I!IC 2 If th'l .1I1!1 IIC'" IS h,utiy worn Of has IllISSIl1!J It!clh II shaul. ,e!lew,·d Til" old 11111.1 call ho 'emoved Ironl tile lIywhecl by CU1\1 1l0 lc h 1I.·lwc"n two leeth With <I h;lcks<lw <111(1 thell Sl)irmng 1 " 1:01 .. ch,~d 3 Tn III ,I lIeW "nil !Jeill ,eqlllies h!};oIUln Ihe fino 10 2Q4"C {4Q ( ThiS c<ln tH: dOlle hy polish;ng fou, equal spnccd seCI,ons of Ihe · laYing .1 o n <I SUII,lhle heM ,eS'S tm,1 sudace (suc h liS Ille bucks) he,'lIng It evenly wnh n hlow lamp or 10.ch unlolthe polished a,eas <I IIUllt yellow Illll Do not ove,hen, or the hnrd we,lfill\! P,ol)C,lles he lost Till! 'JeM has <I Challlle.cd inne, edge which should go ilg,l Ihe shoulde' when pul on I he lIywheet When hOI ellou!Jh place U<Jilf 111 position qUickly. IIlPPlIlg il hOln e IS ,lecessmy. <lnd let It ' n.1lUr;llIy WIthout Iluench .. l!' III <lny w<ly
23 Oil "ump -distl1;l!llling. cxarninntion nnd reassembly
II 011 [lU'''1> w~,&#34; IS slIspecw(l il is pOSSlhle 1 0 OOIJIIl n 'CpJII Check fVI W("" 11151 li S desc!lbed IlIte! in IhlS Sec llon ilnd II conlun vhlain ,III IIVCI "(lui kil O' il new pump_ The twO f O tors <I.e a m<l1C P<ll< <llld 'Ulf\)" smgle ,eplncenlcllt unl\. Whe.e t he ,Olor ilssembly I
he le·l,s~(1 <llId Ihe OU(O •• otor. pOIOr to dISIT1,111tlrng. mUSI oe m<l,ke(".
Its hont f,IC e ,n o,de, to ensu,e cOllecl .e ilssembly 2 Remove Iho u&#39;I&#34;~e PIP(! and 0,1 slfaUle' If flOI ;:rlre<ldy 'emoved 3 Note the IdaHI·e POSIII OII ollhO 011 pump covel nlld body nlld Ii (111(10.11111 lemove the oolls and spung was he,s {,}hO loj Llfl i1wav COVflr. <1 Cn.efuliy .emove the ,0lOrs hom the housmg 5 USlnll <I cem.c lJunch. lOp ~ holo;n Ihe cellt.e 01 t he p.esslHe" v.llve Sl'airUg plug. (rnilko a note W obtain a new one) _ 6 Screw OIl <I sell-tapping screw and. uSIng iln open-ended spanl wilhd,aw Ihe Scillrng plug.
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20.7B Cil.d U<luge 10' checking widlh 0 1 PlilstiU3ge 2 1 2 Ch(ock,ny the timing gea, backlash 23.3 Unbolting Ihe 0, 1 pump cove.
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35 Vnlvo clearances -checking lind adjustment
Adll'S 1 the inle t Jnd c~h&#34;ust villvc clcnrnnce s when lho engine is cold, he lween 20 <Inc! 40'C (68 i1rl<l104'Fj. Clear,1nces ille impor tant II the CIC;)IilIlCC is 100 !J,eil1 the v,1lycs will 1101 open as fully as they should. They will ;lIsa open 'ille 1111(1 close early. Ihis will alfcel the engine perform,mec. IIlhe ch!"'anccs arc 100 smalilhe valves mlly not close COnl l)lelely which could resull in lack 01 compression and ve,y soon. hurnt out valves .md valve SOillS 2 When tummy the cngmc dUflng valvo clearilllce adrustments ,llways 1l11111ho cnuulC ulthe duoel'0n 01 norlll;")1 10\<lI;on hy means 01 a ~1)illlllCl on the puliey nul 3 Tt"" tht! cnyulC imd <JlIgn the C!llnksh<1ft pulley 111;l,k With tho O'I11",k on the 111111111) cove. 1 If Ihe c.,lnksh.111 pullev IS 10t.1ted Unckwn.ds ,lilt! IO.W,l.ds sl'ghtIV.
th e valves 01 N o 1 or 5 cy lll1(le l Will he seen to be rocking (the two lOCker .1.ms movlI1(J '" oppOS'to tlireCt,ons). If thc vlllvcs 0 1 N o 1 cylinde • .1IC lockll1~J. ,Ol:lhl the CI:lllksllol ft th.ough 360' so thl1l those 011 No 5 cylinde. ,lie ,ock"'!J 5 W hen the vlllves oj No 5 cVhnd':I :lre In thiS position. check the v:llve cle.1 .. lOlces 01 No 1 cyhndc, by IIlseillng a leder gnugc 01 the
S llcclfled thickness hetween Ihe lock e ' ,'1111 :lnri the vnlve stem. ArlluSt the cl("II:lncc. It necess,"Y. hy hlmong the lOCkCf null ndJushn!,l screw 1011111 the speCified cfenlnnce IS obtained (1Ih010) Inle t nnd edlo1u~t v;,lv&#39;~ cle;IIances a.e rh(/.!.ell\. 6 II the engine IS now IOt,~tcrl '/301 II hun the v.1lv .... s 01 N o 3 cvlll"l!":r w,1I he rockul~J ,111<1 the v;olv"s 01 No ,I CVlll,!s,!r r..1I' he checked ,lnd I1dJus t()d .
7 Proceed to ;"Idlust Ihe cf":II:II'CCS .1I:COrdrn\1 1 0 th" '''rnO o!(ler ;"IS lollows. F,U 1 .8 shows the cvlOildel IHHllhe.s "nd valves Irsl .... d OIl tllell eou eer o.rlcr. wo,k",U Ilorn Ihe llOlIt 01 the engone .
Valves rocking No 5 Cldimler No 3 cylm(lcr No 6 cylmticr No 1 cylll/tier Nu 4 CylllltilH Nil 2 cylll/tie,
Villves to ndjust No 1 cyltll(lef (ill. ,'x) No" cyllmler (III. ,'x) No 2 cylm(lcr (ill. ex) No 5 cylilltier (cx. ill) No 3 cylmdcr (ex. IiI) No 6 cylimft'r (ex, ;n)
8 r-11 the rock er COV~!&#39; U,1skcIS ;IIHI rockc. covers (photo). T 'Uh ten the S(!C'''rI1 !) holts to Ihe speCi fied twqllc
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ex-0
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~G-E&#39;X
r:\G-in
0G-E'X
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Fig. 1.8localio n of inlet <HId exhaust valves (Sec 35)
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36 Engine anciIiMies·· ref itting
Rcle' 10 SCClrOIl 8 "ud rul,t the Irsted COllllJor&#34;&#34;&#39;t~ \Vllh rele,erlce to Ihe Chaple,s mtl'C,lh)(!
37 Engino -refitting
Rcf,wn!) the cngrne '$ D reve,sDI 01 the ,emoval procedure given or Section 6 . hili III Ddd,uon note Ihe lol/owing pOin ls
(,l) (b) ,oj (II)
(c)
Llyfuly (frc,lSC fhc yembox illfml shaft Ch~&#39;ck 111,11 /h,· clulch rcle,'se ,11m IS correctly loca/cd AdIIlS/ Ihe CfffU;h C,l"'C as (Iescfibed til Chilpler 5
Ad,US/ Ifle tcnSfo n of Ihe powef sleell;IY pump ilnd ,,1/emilIO ' "nvd1ell(s) ,IS (/eSt'nlwtilll CII,lplefS 10 alld 2 respcc/ively Fill Ille COQIIIUI sySlem (Ch.lp/er 2) "1/(1 powcr stecling SYS/VIII (ell"!!I,.:, 1 0). Illen I,II/lic Cflgine w,III 011 (Scc/ioil 2)
38 Engine -in,t;"l stMt 'lIl) ,,/ter major overhaul or rcpnir
M"ke su,e thai th.:: h:l1tc1y ,$ fuliV cha,u.::O '!IId Ib,"" alliub rrcafl tS coolant and lucl ,lie '''III''''',sl,..,,,
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Fig . 1.1 8 R ear oil sen I ilnd ildaptcr pliltc (Sec 84)
84 Renr oil se;1i ,,,,(I lIywheel - rc fitti"u
1 I'll the ()n!J&#34;I(~ .r,," ,,(1"1'10' pla1<:1 and s(:clIre ,I wllh 'I S IIv(: holls. 2 Smenr en\J1ne (ld OlltO the CI,mkshah '''". Smear 0,1 on the lip 01 the sea l tlnd pos(( lon tlon ';".11 on th e cran hha ll. 3 Align the seil l c;""er holos wllh Ihose 011 the cylrnd(:, hlock . Insell the loul bolts and 11!lhlCll Ihem 10 the SpeCifIed 10lqUfl 4 F it the flywher.:l . or dllveplalc on au lOlllallC lwnsrnis sion Illodels.
InSerll h e six holl S ;",d u\llole rllhem 10 Ihe 10 lque w rench sell"'U Uiven in lhe Speclllcm'olls
8 5 Sump -rciiuill!)
En~&#34;,,, lh;ol Ill" ru,rI "'!) ',u.l,u :e s 01 hoth IllI.! Slimp a"d t h e c(,1nkcilsc ,lie cl ea" ,mol IIi,1I n", '.""I",!) SlIrJ ,u;e 01 the Sli mp IS not d'S lo lte d. 2 Apply IO" ,I,,,!! c"'''pollnd 1 0 the pOUltS wllel(~ Ihe l"llllll) cover ablilS lhu ,;yir r"lr" 1,Io ck .lIId where Ihe rea' 001 $u,,1 carr.(:r "dIOIllS II 3 Pln ce tloo \J,,~k&#34;l '" fJo~.t.on, lIt tlo" SlIm l} ,'Ild IIlS(). 1 lhe r0Io1111il1l)
bolts ImUO I tl!lhl 4 PrO!lres~lvely 1I!llIt,," llw sump holt s 011 opposIte I'ilr ts lIllt,1 all 0 1
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hem ,H" il l tl", ~ 1&#34;&#34;:lllI&#34;d IOlllUU , 5 FII ,1 now w;,~h&#34;, 10 Ihe ~Ul1lp II"'UI pili!) , IIlscrl lhe dl,lIll pllll) and
t ,uhlen ,t
8 6 Cylinder h e"ds re;rssernbly
L~y the cylrnd" r h",.\! on .IS s Ide. luhrrcnt e cvcry valve Uu ide with eng;l1(! oil. ,lilt! ,&#34;~,,&#34;t the valves 11110 the \Ju, dc Irom whIch lh ey wele remov(:d 2 To ,WOld d<l(11;U)III\) lhe II p 01 the stern 0,1 sonl , with consequent rncreJsed 0.1 con~UI1&#39;ptIUIl. wrnp <I p.cce 0 1 ndheslvc wpe. or fo il. fOund the \JrOove o f cvery v,llve SWill Sh( le lhe scn ls over t he valve sIems and push th clll over th.: lupS of the vnlve u",des 3 Remove Ihe &#34;dh&#34;~lve wpc. or fOIl. horn Ih e vnlve S1(~I1IS. 4 F,t the valve sp"nl) ovc, the valvc. Wi lh thc close cOllcd end 10wnrtis the Cylrnd er head. lhen fll thc sprin\J relarne r on top 01 lhe
sprlll\). 5 US1ll\J a vnlve ~prul!) compresso r. com press lhe splln\) lus t enou\)h 10 inse,t the IWO Splil COIl,,15 If lhe vnlvc spml(j is compressed 100 filr.
lhero.s dilnlJC' oltl1<.: ~I&#34;&#34;IU rcW""C' dillllil\)IIlU tllC villve SHlm 011 sen l
G Ahcr "lsert")!J tit" ~pllt collets. r eleilSo the spllny compressor (111(1
rcmove II 7 C hcc k th"t lh..: ~pl&#39;l cull":IS hilve seilled properly and t<lp the top o f
t he v"lve S1C1lI hUhl1y w llh a plJstrc headed hJmrne, to ensure 1I11S,
Fi g. 1.1 9 Tightening sequenc e for cylinde r head bolts on the 3.0 litre enuine (Sec 8 7)
a Repe"l liln pruccdwn orven III p;ua!Jrnphs 1 to 7 o n the (CmJlnlllU
v,llv"s
87 Cylinder heads - re fitt;nu
11 the tappels w ere rcmoved. luiJricnle lhe lilppets nnd I heu hores wnh enoine orl nnd insor t thOlll wilh lhc;, d Ished cnds uppermost Ensule lha l every tappet ,s rclltlcd Into lhe hore hom whIch II wns
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2 Mak e sure tha t Ihe rna t"'!1 surlaccs o f lhe cylinder block. cyl lndor henrJs ;Uld 1111,,1 Ill,lIlIlold ;lIe de;"l. then plnce new cyhndcr head \Ja~kets ove, the Wildes un thn cylrmh" block. Tho cyirnder head \I,,~k ~IS beilr thO malkln\! TOP f:nON T ilnd nced to h e pOSII,oned
cOII(:ct ly .
3 Low ul Ille cyl ""lcr he,1ds ov"r the" posl tlonrngst u(!s, Although t he cyhlld\~r headS ,"0 Id entlc;,I, they should h,lVe been Illtlrke d when remuved ilnd should be lehllUd III thcrr ()IIUinal positions t1 Inse rt the cyirndcf 11I)"d boilS f"'!I(:r t.!Jh l then tIghten lhelll prUglC SSlv(: ty OIl the olde, shown III r,U I l!J and III llle stnucs",s U iven
m the SpcelirC;lt'OnS
88 Rocker arms and cover
s -refiUing
Ensure Ihm "II Ihe puslllOlls ,lie ,nselwd I!ltO the" p'llpor placos ;II1<J lh at thc" lowcr ends nle on\J"gcd in the ClipS o f the t"ppelS 2 Place the roc ker arms over tho jlllshrods. fIt the fulcrlllll seMS and ;ldllJS 1o r nulS. an d liuhten the ntl)usting nulS !"'ger light 3 Se t No 1 cyllllder at TO C <Jnd reh t the dis tllbu tor (see ChilP1C' 4) 4 I\dlust the vil tve clea ra n ces as descrohed in the foll o w rng Section 5 FIt the roc ke' covers , uSlIl g Ilew \Jilskc IS . ens uring tho t the gilskets arc senlOd e venly n il round l ho cylinder hend. Fit the cover altilchlllont
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)olt S nntl lighten them t o the spec ,f led torque.
89 Valve clearnnees -checking nnd adjustment
R eier
to SeC!lon 3 5
90 Engine ancillaries -refitting
R eier 10 Sec tIon 46 and ref, t lhe I. ste d componenlS w,th refercnce
to th e Chaptels ind,cilte(f
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72 Chapter 3 Fuel and exhaust systems
3 Unsc.cw the cenlle bolt and .emovc the cove •. T o p<event 105501 coolilnt 1i.5t .emove ilnd .ufol the p.essurc cnp to . eleilsc any prcssure but do thIs only w,th the engll1e cold. 01 Remove the th.ee sc.ews. dcwch the h(")using ilnd move ,t clcill 01 the cilli)u.ello,. Fo r ilccess to thc lower sc.CW 1 WIll be necess1lry to mnk e up a sUl tilhle cranked sc.ewd.lVer. 5 Oet<ll";h Ihe lI11efllill he<ll shelld.
VtlCllllm pul/-down 6 FII <In el<lSIlC bilnd to Ihe choke plnte leve. illld POSItion 1 so th.11 the choke ptilles ilIe hl)ld closed Open. then .elcase. Ihe \h.oule 10 ensu.e Ihal Ihe choke 1)lilleS close fully_ Unsr..ew the pluU f.om the d,nph'il\jlll unl th en Illilnllilily pIIsh oplm Ihfl d,nplHolum ,'p 10 Its SlOP I. om IIlslde the choke hOUSIng Do nOl push on the I(HI as 11 ,s spflng·londed. but pu~h on the d,.lphln~)l1llllu\J ho(ly. The choko ptille !lllll·down should now llU mO;")$lIIc(1. lISUl!) an lH\lllar~cd !WISt (i. III ~hank " ..,tween Ihe edlJe ollhe cho~e pl"le al\(I the au hOln walt <lnd compa.ed WIth Ihe sl'eclllcd II!fwO Ad)lI~L. ,I l1ecessilI Y. hy SCIOWlrlU the .1dlu stull) SCICW In or oul. lI~III!J a sho,t hl,ldod sc.ewd.,vel Rof'l the end 1)luII "'ld detach Ihe el<l~hC hand on complet.on
Choke phasillg 7 Hold tho Ih'O Hlo 1),1.tly open <In,1 posItIon Ihe last "lin Cilrtl so Ih.1t Ihn last 1(lIe ad)lIstll1H ~C!ew locah)s on lhe &#34;jlIH~f ser.I'OIl 01 Ihe calli Ikh.:ase Ihe ,h,ollle to hold the cam III HilS POSIUOIl. then tlush the choke pl;)ICS clown untIl lhe ~tCp on tht! (::11) lan's ;\!la&#39;n~lthc adJus t Ill!! so"w MO,lSUII) the ChWI;IIICI.: tW!Wel1 lhH "d\!e uf lhe chllk" ,,1;I!e and !hl! au horn wall USUllJ ;") spl".."Clfoeti ~Il.) 11,,11 A't)us\. II llI:c""s;uy. fly
IJ(mdlllU Ihe tau. S Rn"t Ihe intelnal hcal stueld eIlS''''"\1 Ih,lt Ihl! hole ,n the COve'
locmes COrfeclly 01110 Ihe t :le\] C<lSI ,n the hOllsin!! 9 Connectl"e lli.melnl spWln 1 0 lhe chokc levc •. position the ChO~e housing ilnd loosely hI the th.ec Icta,mnu SClCWS 10 R ota\C the housing unt"the malks a.e ahllned then tiuh\l!n Ihe lhree screws_ II Relit Ihe cever. togelher with., "ew Y<ll>kOt. and t'yhten the C"n\'1) bolt. Top up I he coohng s y Slem ,I Ilccess: llY 12 Reconnect!hc h;")lle'y . run thc ell!l'"c :",d Mllu~t Ihe 1,IStldle spccd ;,s d"sCllhed III Ihe 101l0winU Pil';'!I.;lph
Filsl idlv speL'd 1 3 hlc;IlIy" tachomcte. wlIII,c .eq,,"ed !lllmlc. 10 sellhu t,&#39;~1111l1! 'P'" 10 lhe ~peclllncl v.1Iuc . nUll lhc CnnUlc lip to no.,,,al opc.at"I!1 t,:'Upe."lu,e. then ~wO\ch oil ;Jml COllllect Ihn tachomete. (whe.e .wn"a"h,) OpCl1t he Iluollie pal\lally. hnhllhc chokc pl.1\(.)5 lully closed tI'"" 'ele,lse tht.! th,ollie $0 Ih.111he cho~e 1""ch.1111$I11 IS held 'n the fast "II" fK151\10" Relc"$c the cho~1&#34;l pl.ltCS . d" . .:ckllll! lh;lllhcy .cmaln lully olwn (II they ".c not open. Ihe ,lsse rnlJly IS I"ully 01 Ihe cnU"lc ' S 1101 al 01Ie .,11111IJ len'I/C,,'lurc) Wlthoul louchl"H the ;lc c"le."to. ved"I. Sliltl
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A 0,,/1 8 AUjus/my'"y
Fig. 3 .17 Checking the Vllc .. "m pull·down with l' drill {Scc 111
A t:lils/lc Im",' C V;//:1I11111 (&#39;I&#39;~&#39;f,~lmllull B DIJII
Fig. 3.18 AdjtlslinU the vacullm pull- down (Sec 11)
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Fig. 3 .20 linkage SCI fo r checking fast idle adjustment (Secl1)
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,6 Chapter 4 Ignition system
9 The spark plug gaf} is 01 conside rable impor1~e. as. if it is too lilrge or too small. the size of the spark ilnd its efficiency will be seriously impilired. The spilrk plug should be set to the ligure given in thl} Specifications ill the beginning of this Chapter; IOTa sel it, measure the gilp with a/cere, gauge. and then bend open. or close. the outer plug electrode untillhe correct gap is achieved. The centre electrode should never be benl as this may crack the insulation ilnd cause plug fAilure if nothing worse. 11 Relit the plugs, and re/ilthe leads from the distr ibu tor in the correct I"ing order. which is given in the Specifications. Screw the plugs in by hilnd initiilily then tighten them to the specified torque using the plug spilnnel.
12 Fault diagnosis -ignition system
By lar (he nlo1jori (y 01 brCJkdown and running troubles ilre caused by InUits In the igrlOlron system er(her in (he low (enSlon or high tens ion circuns There <ire two mnin symptoms Indlca(lI1g Igni(ion IJults. flthel (he "ngine WIll not Start or lire. or the engine is dIffIcult to SWr( and misfiles If it is a regulnr misflte the fault IS almost sure to he in the Icondary or hIgh tenSion cirCUlI. !f the misfir'"g is intermittenL the "HI lt ~oliid be ;n either the high ur low tension circuits. If (he car stops suddenly. or WIll not stilr( ilt ,111, I( is likely thm the lault is in the low ten sion cncwt. loss of power ,1nd overheating, tlpar t from f,lUlly c,lrl>LJratlon or fuel Injec tion Setlln(Js, ilre normally tllle to faults in the d,strrllulOr Or 10 Incorrect I(Jrlltion tlllllrl!J .
Engine fails 10 staft 1 If the engine falls to StM( and t he cal was IIJnning norll1t1l1y when.t wns IJst used, first check ther e is fuel in the petrol wnk. If (he engille tums ovel normally on (he starter 1I10tor and the bilHery is evidently well chmged. then the lault mny be in either the high or low tension circuits. Firs( check Ihe HT circuit. Note: If lire hal/cry is known 10 hI! {(Illy ch,}lged, Ihe ignilion liglll cOllies on, ,1I)d Ihe s/arler 1II010r {,lils /() tum IIIe ongine check the tightness o f the le'lds on the biltlely terillinilis ,1I)d <1Iso (lte seCUIIHWSS oflhe e,l,th leold (0 irs cOllllec/ion 10 tire body It is qui(e common for tlie le,1(ls /0 Ii,}ve wOlked loose. l.'vc'1I If Ihey look ,1n(/ lecl seclI,e. /I one 01 the boll/my ((:{minM {Josts [11.'1.1' vC'IV liot wi".." (Iyiny (0 wOlk Ihe s/mler 1II0tOl (his is ;/ sUie IIId'C,7/IUI/ 0/ ;/ I;wlty COllllel;('On 1(1 1h.11Ie"lIillal. 2 One of tile commonest rOilsons lor bad stmtln!J IS wet or d;UllP sp,uk plug lead~ and dlstribu(or. Hemove (he distllblltor cap. H "JOdenSil(Ion is v iSIble IIlte!llillly dry the CJp With il rag and also wIpe ;lCf the leads nelu the cap_ 3 If (he enUiue sull fmls 1 0 St.l.t. check that cunent IS reachlllg (he JUS, by dlscounectln!1 ench plug le,l<1 in turn ilt the sp1Hk plllU end, .. ,ld holdlllg Ihe end olthe callie about 5 mm (0.2 Ill) aWilY from the cylillder block. Spin the enu'ne all the sta rter motor. 1 Spa,klllg between the end of the cable ilnd Ihe block should he fa"ly strong With J strong leuulm blue spark_ (Hold (he lead WI(h wbber to ilvold elec(IIc shocks) If Clluelll is reilching (he plugs. then rel110Ve them and clean and reg,lp them. Tho engine should now SWrt 5 If there is no spilrk ilt the plug leilds. wke of! the HT lead from the cenlre of the d'sltibutor C<lP and hold i( (0 the block i1S belore. Spin the engine on Ihe SWrter once more . A Inpid succession of blue sparks hetween the end of the loau and the block ind'cate thilt (he coil is In order and that the distributor cap.s cracked, the rOlOr mm faulty, 01 the carbon brush in the tOp 01 the distributor Ctlp or rotor Mm spr ing is nOt making good contact Poss,bly, (he POintS me in had condition (mechanical contaCI hrOilker) . Renew them ns doscribed in Ih is ChnJ)ter, Sec tion 4_
6 If Ihere me no spmks Irom the end of the lend 110m the coil check the connections atlhe coil end of the lead. If il is in order 5(31 1 checking (he low tension circuit. 7 Use iI 12V voltmeler or a 12V bulb ilnd two leng(hs of w ire. On conventional distributors switch on the ignilion i1nd ensure tha t the points arc open. On breakerless dlstlibulOlS ensure thilt Ihe segments on the rOlor are nOt adJilcenl to (he triggel coil. Make a tes t between the low tension wire to the COil ( + ) terminal nnd eilrth. A leading of 7 (0 8 'lollS should be obtained. N o reJding indiCiites a break in the supply from the ignition swilCh or il f,1UIl in the ballast resiswnce wire. A correct rending indicn(es a faulty cojl or condensel, or n blok en lend between the coil ilnd the distrIbutor. On breokedess ignition systems the (rigger coil and ilmplificr module are suspect . H~ve (hem checked by a Ford dealer. . 8 Take the condenser wire off the points assembly Jnd with the points open test between the moving point ilnd eMth. If there is now a leildrng then the tault is in (he condenser. Fit a new one as dcsclibed in this Chapter, Section 5 9 W,th no reilding from the moving point to eilrth, wke ,1 reildrng between eil/th ,1nd the ell or negiltive ( - ) teminal ot (he COIl. A rendm(J here shows a broken wire which will need to be renewed hetween (he COil ilnd dis(rihutor. No retlding confirms thil1the coil hilS failed ilnd must be renewed, afler which the eno"te wdl run once more Rcmtmher (0 rel,t tho condenser wire 10 the pomt$ ilssemhly.
Engine misfires 10 If the enOlnr. mlsfues re!Julariy. run It ilt a f~st irllrng speed. Pull off eilch 01 the plu(! C,lpS III hUll nnd hsten t o (he note 01 the engrne. Hold the phl(J cnp In il dry cloth or with a rubber g love <IS addition,of protection au"inst il shock frOll1 the HT supply_ 11 No d,ifercnce in eng me running will he noticed when the leild 110m the defective plug is removed. Removing th e lead from one at the good cylinders will accentuilte (h e misfire. 12 Remove the plugleild from the end o f the defective plug ilnd hold il tlbmlt 5 i'lli'll (0.2 in) nwny from the hlock_ SWrt (he enoine. If the sPJ'king is fairly strong and regul"r the I""'t must lie in the spnrk plug 13 Tho plu~J mily be loose, the Insulation mav be crtlcked. or the points may have burnt away g,ving 100 wide tI unp lor the spark to juml). Worse stoll, one of the points may hnve broken off. 11 II there IS no spilrk ilt the end of the plu\J lend, or ,f It is weak ilnd IIlIermiHent, check the Ignition leild from (he distrdwtor to the plug. If the IIlsulJtlon IS cracke( 1 or pCIIshed, renew the lead_ Check the COrlilections Jt the distllbutor CilP_ 15 If (here is s(111 no spark, eX,lmllle the dlstlil)utor CilP cillefully fa, (r"dIllU. ThiS Cilll be recoor1,sed by a very thm black line running between two or more electrodes. 01 between "n elec lrode and some
other Pollt of the dlstllhu(or. These lilles J,e p,lths which now conduct electllcit y Jcross the CJp lhus lewng it run to e,,'th. Tile only answer IS a new distllbutor CilP_ 16 APilit frorn the Ignition tll1l1ng being Incorrect. other Ciluses of rlllsl,,,ng hilve already been denl( w l(h under Ihe section dealrng with the f,lriUre of Ihe enuine to star I. To reCi!p - these 0110 Ih,lt:
(,J) The cOllm.lV be {,lufly giving ,111 iniNmil/elll mislile (b) Thele limy he ,1 (/iJmiJged wile or loose cOrlflee/ioll in till! low (eflsion circuil (c) The condensel /II,lY I;e shOll circuiling (i{ filled) (d) There nwy be a meehanic,lllolUI! IiI Ihe dis/flbll/or (bfOken dliving spindle or eOlllac/bleaker spring. if filled)
17 If the ignition (iming is too far reto1lded, it should be noted thallhe engine will tend to overheat. and there will he a quite no(iceable drop in powel. If the engine is overheating and Ihe power is down, and Ihe ,oni(ion tim in!) is correct. then Ihe carburenor or fuel injection should be checked, i1S ,I is likely that this is where the Iilult lies.
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18 Carefully ~ove the lrilnsmission reilrwards ilnd downwmds, and
away from the car. Make sur e that lhe torque conver ter rema ins fully in
the transmission. 19 Refilling is the reverse of remova l but ensure that the torque converter drain plug is In line wIth the hole in the driveplate . To check
that the torque converter is positively engaged. measure the distance A between the converter housing to engine mJting fJce and the end of the $llIb ShilfL This should be al leilsl 10 mm (0.4 in) (Fig. 633). Adjust the selector cilble i1nd inhlbilOr switch i1S deSCribed later ill this Chapter. Reftll the 1riln smission unit with lhe specified flu,d before StDrlll1g the ennine i1nd check lhe level i1S describe(f in Section 19.
21 Selecto r mechililism -removnl. overhnlll ilud refitting
Apply the hnndbr,lke then Inek up the front of the car ilntl suppo'1
on ilxle stands. 2 Insi(fe the cm. prose off th e selector lever escutcheon. ,md wothrhaw
!he Illumillnt,on 1ll0U1l1l1l\J from the selec tor lever Oeneilth the CM. remove the Spr<fl\l chp and dewch the selector rod
.1 the selector lever.
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6 .33 Checking torque converter engagement with trnnsmission oil pump (Sec 20)
Alle,1S1 100111111 (0.4 ill) 8 O(.1ill (lluy
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6 .34 Selector mechanism (Secs 2 1 and 22)
A SclcclOf pawl B SClccrof cabie
C Pusllbu/loll
o Natld/c
f Connccting clip F Shill (od
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r'9' 8.11 Differential ClOsing and bCiHillU C<lP identificatio n '''nrks (Sec 8)
Fig. 8 .1 3 Removing tholockinu pin IrOtlllh c pinion goar shaft (Sec 8)
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Fig. 8.12 RClll ovin!J the differential assemhlv (Sec 8)
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Fig. 8.1 6 Chocking the crownwheel and pinion backlash (Sec 8)
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Fig. 9.1 DU<lI linc hydn.ulic brnke circuit (Sec 1)
1 2 Fron! br,)k(1 disc ,1nil c<1IijJ~&#39;f M,lS/IH cylinder and I/uid resefvoir 3 V,KIIUIn sClva unit 5 ReM drum brake 4 Prcss1ltc (h!fetcH/i.)1 wi/filing swi/cl!
2 ROlltine maintenance
Al III<, u,h!lvals speClficed in the Routine M<JinlellilllCC sectIo n in the frOllt of tlw 11,;)1111<11 Colny oul the lollowlIl(J procedures
Check hrilke fluid Ivvel 1 CI",<;k 110.11 Ilw hrake thud )"vcl in the reselvoir is .1, or nc." lhe 1Il,,~i&#34;&#39;lI&#39;&#34; ',,,10k The ,c~;cr\loi( is localed on the master cylinder on the nghl-hillld sule 01 the IJulkhead III the cl1uine cOIllpnnlllCII!. SliUht Va-"I,ulls of I"vel Will occur ilccordlfl!) to the wear ollhe II/<l ke linings. If lI,v(!1 (hops wW ;1,ds the ""Ilimlllll mn,k the cornplclC hydraulic system should he Chec ked lor le<lks,
2 ·'h tim cm rnlsed. c,lIe1l1lly inspect illl the hydraulic pipes. hoses ;lnt. .. ,lions lor chJlmg. c'ilcks. Illilks ilnd corrosion.
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uejJ.es~ the rubue' membrJne to check the fluid low level
Warning IrUht
3 To top up the fluid unscrew the fill er cap whrle holding the c,lhle connector sWtionar y. and add brake lIuid ns necessJr y. R efit the cnp on completion. 4 When checking the brnk e fluid level it is n good practice to also check the low level wnrning light With the hnndbwke rele<lslId and the iunition switched on. depress the rubber membr<lrlC on the rIl511'VOII hi ler C<ljJ (phOto) If the wilrning light filils to came on check the bulb ill1d <lssocimed circuit.
Check disc p<1d and rear bwke shoe linings 5 Jnck up the Iront nnd rem of the Cilr nnd support all il xle stands,
Re leuse the hilndb'<lke. 6 Although i t is pOSSible to check the Iront disc pari 1illillUS with <l mirror and torch. it is recommended thnt the front wheels <lre Illst
,emoved. 7 Mensufe the thickness 0 1 lining on e<lch disc p<ld <lIlt! If ,lilY IS less thnn 3 .0 mm (0,1 18 in) renew the complete set of front [Jose pnds 8 II the ren, b'nke h<lckplntes incorporn\(! inspection hOles. remove the rubher plugs nnd check thnt the thickness of the hmn\js IS not less
thnn 1 .5 mm (0.059 in)
Fig. 9.2 Handbr a ke lin k ag e lubrication points (arro\Ncd) on early models (Sec 2)
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