check oil LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 1995 Owner's Manual

V8i
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SPECIFICATIONS, TORQUE TORQUE VALUES
NOTE: Torque wrenches should be regularly checked for accuracy to ensure that all fixings are
tightened to the correct torque.
Nm
Engine
Adaptor plate to crankshaft 84........................................................................
Generator and power steering mounting bracket to cylinder head 30............
Cylinder head:
Stage 1: 20.............................................................................................
Stage 2: - Further 180°±5°
Drive plate to converter 39..............................................................................
Engine mountings to engine and chassis 55..................................................
Engine mounting rubbers to brackets 30........................................................
Flexible drive plate to crankshaft adaptor plate 41.......................................... **
Flywheel to crankshaft bolts 78....................................................................... **
Lifting eye to cylinder heads 39......................................................................
Main bearing cap rear bolts 92....................................................................... *
Oil sump drain plug 40....................................................................................
Oil sump to cylinder block 18..........................................................................
Rocker cover to cylinder head 9....................................................................
Rocker shaft bracket to cylinder head 38........................................................
Spark plug 21..................................................................................................
Starter motor attachment 44...........................................................................
* These bolts must have threads coated in lubricant EXP16A before assembly.
** These bolts must have threads coated in sealant Loctite 270
METRIC Nm
M5 6......................................................................................................
M6 9......................................................................................................
M8 25.....................................................................................................
M10 45...................................................................................................
M12 90...................................................................................................
M14 105..................................................................................................
M16 180..................................................................................................
UNC / UNF
1/4 9......................................................................................................
5/16 24...................................................................................................
3/8 39.....................................................................................................
7/16 78...................................................................................................
1/2 90.....................................................................................................
5/8 136....................................................................................................
NOTE: Torque values above are for all screws and bolts used except for those specified.

4.0 V8
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REPAIR 171.Route drive belt around pulleys.
172.Pivot tensioner downwards.
173.Align belt to tensioner and release tensioner.
174.Connect battery positive lead and tighten.
175.Secure terminal cover.
176.Align gearbox breather pipe, clip to engine lifting
eye and fit bolt. Tighten to
9 Nm.
177.Align and secure engine harness brackets to
inlet manifold and fit nuts. Tighten to
9 Nm.
178.Connect injector multiplugs.
179.Connect air intake temperature sensor multiplug.
180.Connect fuel temperature sensor multiplug.
181.Connect coolant temperature multiplug.
182.Connect temperature gauge connector.
183.Connect oil pressure switch Lucar.
184.Connect camshaft sensor multiplug and secure
to bracket.
185.Fit ignition coil bracket.
See FUEL SYSTEM
SFI, Repair, Ignition Coils
186.Position heater hose/pipe assembly.
187.Connect hose to inlet manifold.
188.Align pipe to bracket and fit bolt. Tighten to
9
Nm.
189.Tighten hose clip.
190.Connect heater return hose and tighten clip.
191.Remove plugs from fuel feed and return hose
connections.
192.Clean feed unions.
193.Connect return hose and tighten clip.
194.Connect feed hose union and tighten.
195.Remove cloth.
196.Connect purge hose.
197.Connect leads to generator, tighten terminal nuts
and fit cover.
198.Connect sensing Lucar.
199.Connect servo vacuum hose.
200.Position expansion tank and secure with fixings.
201.Connect hose and tighten clip.
202.Lower ramp.
203.Fit mass air flow sensor.
See FUEL SYSTEM
SFI, Repair, Mass Air Flow Sensor (MAF
Sensor)
204.Fit plenum chamber.See FUEL SYSTEM SFI,
Repair, Plenum Chamber
205.Fit radiator.See COOLING SYSTEM, Repair,
Radiator
206.Fit bonnet.See CHASSIS AND BODY, Repair,
Bonnet [Hood]
207.Reconnect battery negative lead.
208.Bleed power steering system.
See STEERING,
Repair, Power Steering System - Bleed
209.Drain engine oil and refill.See LUBRICANTS,
FLUIDS AND CAPACITIES, Information,
Recommended Lubricants and Fluids - USA
Vehicles
210.Start engine. Check for fuel, coolant and oil
leaks.FRONT COVER GASKET
Service repair no - 12.65.04 - Front Cover Gasket
Remove
1.Disconnect battery negative lead.
2.Drain cooling system.
See COOLING SYSTEM
V8, Adjustment, Coolant
3.Remove radiatorSee COOLING SYSTEM,
Repair, Radiator
4.Remove water pump pulley.See COOLING
SYSTEM, Repair, Viscous Coupling, Fan
Blades, Pulley and Fan Cowl
5.Slacken bottom hose clip. Remove hose from
water pump.
6.Raise vehicle on ramp.
7.Disconnect oil cooler hoses from front cover and
position aside. Plug hoses and connections.
8.Disconnect Lucar from oil pressure switch.

4.0 V8
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REPAIR 28.Remove alignment tool LRT-12-090.
29.Apply a small amount of Loctite 242 to threads
and refit front cover bolts. Tighten to
22 Nm.
30.Fit sump bolts. Tighten to23 Nm.
31.Connect camshaft sensor multiplug.
32.Connect Lucar to oil pressure switch terminal.
33.Remove plugs from oil cooler pipes and cover.
34.Fit new 'O' ring seals, reconnect oil cooler pipes.
Tighten to
15 Nm.
CAUTION: Over tightening of oil cooler
pipe unions can crack front cover.
35.Refit bottom hose to water pump. Tighten clip.
36.Refit water pump pulley.
See COOLING
SYSTEM, Repair, Viscous Coupling, Fan
Blades, Pulley and Fan Cowl
37.Refit radiator assembly.See COOLING
SYSTEM, Repair, Radiator
38.Refill cooling system.See COOLING SYSTEM
V8, Adjustment, Coolant
39.Check/top-up engine oil.
40.Lower ramp.
41.Reconnect battery negative lead.

12ENGINE
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REPAIR Refit
1.Clean sump, remove all traces of gasket from
mating faces of sump and cylinder block.
Visually check sump for damage.
2.Apply beads of RTV sealant to front main
bearing cap.
3.Position new gasket to sump, ensuring that
location pips on gasket are located in sump.
Check gasket lays flat on sump flange.
4.Fit sump. Fit bolts, ensuring that longest bolt is
inserted at position 7.
5.Working around the sump in the sequence
illustrated, tighten the bolts to the stage 1 torque
figure. Then, in the same sequence, tighten the
bolts to the stage 2 torque figure.
NOTE: For torque values.See
Specifications, torque, Torque Values
6.Fill engine with oil.CYLINDER HEAD GASKET
Service repair no - 12.29.01
Remove
1.Disconnect battery negative lead.
2.Position absorbent cloth around fuel pipe to fuel
rail union. Unscrew union to relieve pressure.
CAUTION: Plug the connections.
WARNING: Do not carry out the next
instruction until the coolant is cool to
avoid personal injury from scalding.
3.Release clip and disconnect radiator bottom
hose, allowing coolant to drain into a suitable
container.

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REPAIR 22.Raise vehicle
23.Remove 4 nuts securing downpipe to exhaust
manifold.
24.Release downpipe from exhaust manifold.
25.Collect gasket.
26.Release 4 screws and remove spark plug cover.
27.Release spark plug leads from spark plugs and
release from clips. Place aside.
28.Remove camshaft covers.
29.Remove timing belt.
See Camshaft Front Oil
Seal
30.Progressively loosen and remove 10 cylinder
head bolts in sequence shown.
31.Remove cylinder head complete with manifold,
place on blocks to prevent damage.
32.Remove and discard cylinder head gasket.
33.Remove location dowels from cylinder block.
34.Inspect cylinder head for damage, cracks and
burning.
35.Inspect cylinder block. Ensure that the oil
restrictor is clear and fitted below the block face.
36.Clean all traces of gasket material from head
and block mating faces, using release agent and
plastic scraper.
37.Check cylinder head and block faces for
warpage:
Longitudinal warp = 0.1 mm max.
Transverse warp = 0.1 mm max.
Diagonal warp = 0.1 mm max.
38.Decarbonize cylinder head and pistons if
necessary.
39.Clean cylinder head bolt threads with a wire
brush, check for damage, replace if necessary.
40.Check cylinder block threads by running bolts
into threads using fingers only. Clean any tight
threads using M11 x 1.5 mm tap. Remove all
traces of oil from bolt holes.

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REPAIR CHECK CAMSHAFT DRIVE BELT
Service repair no - 12.65.17
CAUTION: This check must be carried out
at the service intervals specified and
whenever carrying out any repair which
requires the timing belt to be disturbed. Pay
particular attention for signs of belt splitting at
base of teeth.
1.Remove 5 bolts securing timing belt upper cover
2.Remove upper cover.
3.Using a socket and extension bar on the
crankshaft pulley bolt, rotate engine to allow the
timing belt to be inspected.
CAUTION: Do not use camshaft gears or
retaining bolts to rotate engine.
4.Check timing belt condition, renew any belt that
shows signs of oil contamination, cracking,
fraying or splitting at base of teeth.
CAUTION: Cause of oil contamination, if
present, must be rectified.
5.Clean timing belt upper cover.
6.Position upper cover.
7.Fit upper cover securing bolts.

Mpi
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SPECIFICATIONS, TORQUE TORQUE VALUES
NOTE: Torque wrenches should be regularly checked for accuracy to ensure that all fixings are
tightened to the correct torque.
Nm
ENGINE
Timing belt upper cover bolts 5......................................................................
Timing belt centre cover bolts 5.....................................................................
Timing belt lower cover bolts 5......................................................................
Crankshaft pulley centre bolt 85.....................................................................
Crankshaft pulley to timing gear bolts 10........................................................
Tensioner pulley bolt 30..................................................................................
Spark plugs 27................................................................................................
Timing belt upper backplate bolts 10..............................................................
Camshaft gear bolts 65...................................................................................
Exhaust camshaft rear oil seal cover plate bolts 10........................................
Inlet camshaft rear oil seal cover plate bolts 10..............................................
Crankshaft rear oil seal housing bolts 10........................................................
Engine sump bolts
Stage 1 3...............................................................................................
Stage 2 10..............................................................................................
Bell housing nuts 40........................................................................................
L.H. and R.H. engine mounting nuts 85..........................................................
Exhaust manifold to downpipe nuts 10...........................................................
Exhaust downpipe to silencer box nuts 30......................................................
Air conditioning compressor to engine block bolts 45.....................................
Cylinder head bolts
Stage 1 45..............................................................................................
Stage 2 80..............................................................................................
Stage 3 - Further 90°
Camshaft cover bolts 10.................................................................................
Knock sensor 15.............................................................................................
Ignition coil bracket bolts 25............................................................................
Coolant temperature sensor 15......................................................................
Crankshaft sensor bolts 7..............................................................................
Fuel temperature sensor 7.............................................................................
Intake air temperature sensor 7.....................................................................
Fuel rail to inlet manifold bolts 10...................................................................
Fuel feed hose stiffening bracket bolts 7.......................................................
Throttle housing mounting nuts 7...................................................................
Fuel pressure regulator steady bracket bolts 7..............................................
Oxygen sensor 55...........................................................................................

Tdi
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REPAIR TURBOCHARGER OIL FEED PIPE
Service repair no - 19.42.14
Remove
1.Disconnect battery negative lead.
2.Remove exhaust front pipe.
See MANIFOLD
AND EXHAUST SYSTEM, Repair, Manifold
and Exhaust System - Tdi
3.Remove banjo bolt securing oil feed pipe to
turbocharger, discard 2 sealing washers.
4.Unscrew union, disconnect oil feed pipe from
cylinder block.
CAUTION: Plug the connections.
5.Move oil feed pipe from behind turbocharger and
remove.
Refit
6.Reverse removal procedure. use new sealing
washers.
7.Tighten banjo bolt to
20 Nm.
8.Check/top-up engine oil level.TURBOCHARGER OIL DRAIN PIPE
Service repair no - 19.42.12
Remove
1.Disconnect battery negative lead.
2.Remove exhaust front pipe.
See MANIFOLD
AND EXHAUST SYSTEM, Repair, Manifold
and Exhaust System - Tdi
3.Unscrew union and disconnect oil drain pipe
from cylinder lock.
4.Remove 2 bolts securing oil drain pipe to
turbocharger.
5.Remove oil drain pipe, remove and discard
gasket.
CAUTION: Plug the connection.
Refit
6.Ensure mating surfaces of oil pipe, turbocharger
and engine block are clean.
7.Reverse removal procedure. Use a new gasket.
8.Tighten oil drain pipe to turbocharger bolts to
25
Nm.
9.Check/top-up engine oil level.

19FUEL SYSTEM
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REPAIR TURBOCHARGER ACTUATOR
Service repair no - 19.42.31
Remove
1.Remove exhaust manifold and turbocharger.
See MANIFOLD AND EXHAUST SYSTEM,
Repair, Exhaust Manifold - Tdi
2.Remove 2 nuts securing the actuator to the
turbocharger bracket.
3.Release clip and disconnect hose from actuator.
4.Remove and discard clip securing control lever
to wastegate spindle.
5.Remove turbocharger actuator.
Refit
6.Fit the replacement actuator and secure with
nuts.
7.Push the control lever as far as possible towards
the actuator and apply pressure to keep the
lever in this position.
8.Pressurise the actuator to 57 - 62 cm Hg and
hold this pressure.
CAUTION: Use only the threaded end of
the lever to make adjustments. Forcing the
complete lever in or out will change the
calibration with the possibility of damaging engine
boost.
9.Screw the lever in either direction until the eye
on the end will locate easily over the wastegate
spindle and secure with a new clip.
10.Release the pressure and tighten the locknut.
11.Refit exhaust manifold and turbocharger.
See
MANIFOLD AND EXHAUST SYSTEM, Repair,
Exhaust Manifold - Tdi
TURBOCHARGER AND GASKET
Service repair no - Turbocharger - 19.42.01
Service repair no - Gasket - 19.42.25
Remove
1.Disconnect battery negative lead.
2.Remove air cleaner assembly.
See Air Cleaner
3.Remove exhaust manifold assembly.See
MANIFOLD AND EXHAUST SYSTEM, Repair,
Exhaust Manifold - Tdi
4.Remove and discard clip securing control lever
to wastegate spindle.
5.Remove 4 bolts and 2 clamp plates securing
turbocharger to exhaust manifold.
6.Remove turbocharger and discard gaskets.
Refit
7.Clean mating faces of turbocharger and exhaust
manifold.
8.Reverse removal procedure. Use new clip to
secure control lever to wastegate spindle.
Tighten to
45 Nm.
9.Check/top-up engine oil level.

19FUEL SYSTEM
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REPAIR 15.Disconnect hose, plug return hose and rail.
Remove cloth.
16.Remove 6 nuts securing fuel rail and ignition coil
bracket to inlet manifold.
17.Release ignition coil bracket from inlet manifold
studs. Place aside.
18.Release fuel rail and injectors from inlet
manifold.
Do not carry out further dismantling if component
is removed for access only.
19.Remove fuel rail and injectors.
20.Remove 2 bolts securing fuel pressure regulator
to fuel rail.
21.Remove pressure regulator assembly.
22.Remove 'O' ring from fuel pressure regulator and
discard.
23.Remove 8 clips securing injectors to fuel rail.
24.Remove injectors from fuel rail.
25.Remove 2 'O' rings from each injector and
discard.Refit
26.Ensure mating surfaces between inlet manifold
and ram pipe housing are clean.
27.Ensure all locations in fuel rail and inlet manifold
are clean.
28.Lubricate and fit new 'O' rings to injectors and
fuel pressure regulator.
29.Fit fuel pressure regulator to fuel rail. Secure
with bolts. Tighten to
10 Nm.
30.Fit injectors to fuel rail. Secure with clips.
31.Position fuel rail to inlet manifold. Engage
injectors, one bank at a time.
32.Position ignition coil bracket on inlet manifold
studs.
33.Secure ignition coil bracket and fuel rail to inlet
manifold with nuts. Tighten to
8 Nm.
34.Remove plugs from fuel feed and return pipes
and rail.
35.Connect hose and tighten clip.
36.Clean feed pipe union and connect fuel feed
pipe to fuel rail. Tighten union to
16 Nm.
37.Connect multiplugs to fuel injectors and fuel
temperature sensor.
38.Remove cloth from inlet manifold.
39.Apply a thin, uniform coating of Loctite 577
sealant to mating face of inlet manifold.
40.Fit ram housing to inlet manifold. Secure with
bolts. Tighten to
24 Nm.
41.Connect purge hose, crankcase breather hose,
servo and pressure regulator vacuum hoses to
ram housing.
42.Fit plenum chamber.
See Plenum Chamber
43.Reconnect battery negative lead.
44.Start engine. Check for leaks around fuel rail and
injectors.