Gas OPEL FRONTERA 1998 Owners Manual

6E–349 ENGINE DRIVEABILITY AND EMISSIONS
Damage during re-gapping can happen if the gapping
tool is pushed against the center electrode or the
insulator around it, causing the insulator to crack.
When re-gapping a spark plug, make the adjustment
by bending only the ground side terminal, keeping the
tool clear of other parts.
”Heat shock” breakage in the lower insulator tip
generally occurs during several engine operating
conditions (high speeds or heavy loading) and may be
caused by over-advanced timing or low grade fuels.
Heat shock refers to a rapid increase in the tip
temperature that causes the insulator material to
crack.
Spark plugs with less than the recommended amount of
service can sometimes be cleaned and re-gapped , then
returned to service. However, if there is any doubt about
the serviceability of a spark plug, replace it. Spark plugs
with cracked or broken insulators should always be
replaced.
A/C Clutch Diagnosis
A/C Clutch Circuit Operation
A 12-volt signal is supplied to the A/C request input of the
PCM when the A/C is selected through the A/C control
switch.
The A/C compressor clutch relay is controlled through the
PCM. This allows the PCM to modify the idle air control
position prior to the A/C clutch engagement for better idle
quality. If the engine operating conditions are within their
specified calibrated acceptable ranges, the PCM will
enable the A/C compressor relay. This is done by
providing a ground path for the A/C relay coil within the
PCM. When the A/C compressor relay is enabled,
battery voltage is supplied to the compressor clutch coil.
The PCM will enable the A/C compressor clutch
whenever the engine is running and the A/C has been
requested. The PCM will not enable the A/C compressor
clutch if any of the following conditions are met:
The throttle is greater than 90%.
The engine speed is greater than 6315 RPM.
The ECT is greater than 119C (246F).
The IAT is less than 5C (41F).
The throttle is more than 80% open.
A/C Clutch Circuit Purpose
The A/C compressor operation is controlled by the
powertrain control module (PCM) for the following
reasons:
It improvises idle quality during compressor clutch
engagement.
It improvises wide open throttle (WOT) performance.
It provides A/C compressor protection from operation
with incorrect refrigerant pressures.
The A/C electrical system consists of the following
components:
The A/C control head.
The A/C refrigerant pressure switches.
The A/C compressor clutch.
The A/C compressor clutch relay.
The PCM.
A/C Request Signal
This signal tells the PCM when the A/C mode is selected
at the A/C control head. The PCM uses this to adjust the
idle speed before turning on the A/C clutch. The A/C
compressor will be inoperative if this signal is not
available to the PCM.
Refer to
A/C Clutch Circuit Diagnosis for A/C wiring
diagrams and diagnosis for A/C electrical system.
General Description (Exhaust Gas
Recirculation (EGR) System)
EGR Purpose
The exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system is use to
reduce emission levels of oxides of nitrogen (NOx). NOx
emission levels are caused by a high combustion
temperature. The EGR system lowers the NOx emission
levels by decreasing the combustion temperature.
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Linear EGR Valve
The main element of the system is the linear EGR valve.
The EGR valve feeds small amounts of exhaust gas back
into the combustion chamber. The fuel/air mixture will be
diluted and combustion temperatures reduced.
Linear EGR Control
The PCM monitors the EGR actual positron and adjusts
the pintle position accordingly. The uses information from
the following sensors to control the pintle position:
Engine coolant temperature (ECT) sensor.
Throttle position (TP) sensor.
Mass air flow (MAF) sensor.
Linear EGR Valve Operation and Results
of Incorrect Operation
The linear EGR valve is designed to accurately supply
EGR to the engine independent of intake manifold
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to the intake manifold through an orifice with a PCM
controlled pintle. During operation, the PCM controls
pintle position by monitoring the pintle position feedback
signal. The feedback signal can be monitored with Tech 2
as “Actual EGR Pos.” “Actual EGR Pos.” should always
be near the commanded EGR position (”Desired EGR
Pos.”). If a problem with the EGR system will not allow the
PCM to control the pintle position properly, DTC P1406
will set. The PCM also tests for EGR flow. If incorrect flow
is detected, DTC P0401 will set. If DTCs P0401 and/or
P1406 are set, refer to the DTC charts.
The linear EGR valve is usually activated under the
following conditions:
Warm engine operation.
Above-idle speed.
Too much EGR flow at idle, cruise or cold operation may
cause any of the following conditions to occur:
Engine stalls after a cold start.
Engine stalls at idle after deceleration.
Vehicle surges during cruise.
Rough idle.
Too little or no EGR flow may allow combustion
temperatures to get too high. This could cause:
Spark knock (detonation).
Engine overheating.
Emission test failure.
DTC P0401 (EGR flow test).
Poor fuel economy.
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EGR Pintle Position Sensor
The PCM monitors the EGR valve pintle position input to
endure that the valve responds properly to commands
from the PCM and to detect a fault if the pintle position
sensor and control circuits are open or shorted. If the
PCM detects a pintle position signal voltage outside the
normal range of the pintle position sensor, or a signal
voltage that is not within a tolerance considered
acceptable for proper EGR system operation, the PCM
will set DTC P1406.
General Description (Positive
Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) System)
Crankcase Ventilation System Purpose
The crankcase ventilation system is use to consume
crankcase vapors in the combustion process instead of
venting them to the atmosphere. Fresh air from the
throttle body is supplied to the crankcase and mixed with
blow-by gases. This mixture is then passed through the
positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valve into the
common chamber.
Crankcase Ventilation System Operation
The primary control is through the positive crankcase
v e n t i l a t i o n ( P C V ) v a l v e . T h e PCV valve meters the flow at
a rate that depends on the intake vacuum. The PCV valve
restricts the flow when the inlet vacuum is highest. In
addition, the PCV valve can seal the common chamber
off in case of sudden high pressure in the crankcase.
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rings and enter the crankcase. These gases are mixed
with clean air entering through a tube from the air intake
duct.
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During normal, part-throttle operation, the system is
designed to allow crankcase gases to flow through the
PCV valve into the throttle body to be consumed by
normal combustion.
A plugged valve or PCV hose may cause the following
conditions:
Rough idle.
Stalling of slow idle speed.
Oil leaks.
Sludge in the engine.
A leaking PCV hose would cause:
Rough idle.
Stalling.
High idle speed.

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ILLUSTRATIONTOOL NO.
TOOL NAME
5-8840-2607-0
(J 41413)
EVAP Pressure/Purge
Diagnostic Station
5-8840-2608-0
(J 41416)
Ultrasonic Leak Detector
1. 5-8840-2607-0 (J-41413)EVAP Pressure/Purge
Diagnostic Station is a multipurpose tool which is
used to perform several diagnostic procedures for
enhanced emission testing. The station will
accommodate a nitrogen gas filled cylinder which is
used to pressurize the vehicle EVAP system for a
leakdown test and leak location test when a vehicle is
repaired for leakage in the enhanced evaporative
emission control system. It also has two additional
gauges (inches of mercury and inches of water) which
are used to measure both source vacuum and EVAP
canister purge vacuum to verify correct operation and
vapor flow within the canister purge circuit.
2. 5-8840-2608-0 (J-41416) Ultrasonic Leak Detector is
a microprocessor-based device used to detect leaks
in the enhanced evaporative emission control
system. The evaporative system is pressurized to 30
inches of water using the 5-8840-2607-0 (J-41413)
EVAP Pressure/Purge Diagnostic System. Small
leaks in the EVAP system will emit sound at a high
frequency undetectable by a human ear but
detectable with the 5-8840-2608-0 (J-41416). The
technician traces along the evaporative system and
can pinpoint leaks due to corroded lines, cracked
hoses, or a damaged EVAP component. The
detector includes a high quality set of headphones to
block out surrounding shop noise and the LED
sensitivity meter allows a visual reference for locating
leaks in conjunction with the audio output heard
through the headphones. Powered by (1) nine volt
battery.

6F–3 ENGINE EXHAUST
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When inspecting or replacing exhaust system
components, make sure there is adequate clearance
from all points on the underbody to prevent overheating
the floor pan and possible damage to the passenger
compartment insulation and trim materials.
Check complete exhaust system and nearby body areas
and rear compartment lid for broken, damaged, missing
or mispositioned parts, open seams, holes, loose
connections or other deterioration which could permit
exhaust fumes to seep into the rear compartment or
passenger compartment. Dust or water in the rear
compartment may be an indication of a problem in one of
these areas. Any faulty areas should be corrected
immediately.
Hangers
Various types of hangers are used to support exhaust
system(s). These include conventional rubber straps,
rubber rings, and rubber blocks.
The installation of exhaust system supports is very
important, as improperly installed supports can cause
annoying vibrations which can be difficult to diagnose.
Three Way Catalytic Converter
The three way catalytic converter is an emission control
device added to the exhaust system to reduce pollutants
from the exhaust gas stream.
CAUTION: The catalytic converter requires the use
of unleaded fuel only.
Periodic maintenance of the exhaust system is not
required. If the vehicle is raised for other service, it is
advisable to check the condition of the complete exhaust
system.
A dual bed monolith catalytic converter is used in
combination with three way catalytic converter.
Catalytic Types:
Three way (Reduction/Oxidation) catalyst
The catalyst coating on the three way (reduction)
converter contains platinum and rhodium which lowers
the levels of nitrous oxide (NOx) as well as hydrocarbons
(HC) and carbon monoxide (Co).
Gasket
The gasket must be replaced whenever a new exhaust
pipe, muffler or catalytic converter is installed.

ENGINE MECHANICAL 6A – 1
ENGINE
ENGINE MECHANICAL
CONTENTS
General Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A–2
Service Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A–3
Service Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A–6
Servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A–9
Tightening Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A–14
Special Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A–25
Engine Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A–28
Engine Mount (RH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A–30
Engine Mount (LH). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A–31
Intercooler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A–32
Cylinder Head Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A–33
Intake Manifold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A–35
Exhaust Manifold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A–36
Turbocharger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A–38Cylinder Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A–41
Cylinder Head Gasket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A–43
Camshaft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A–47
Timing Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A–52
Valve Stem Seal, Valve Spring and Adjuster . . 6A–60
Valve Clearance Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A–67
Oil Rail and Injector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A–69
Crank Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A–72
Crankshaft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A–74
Piston and Connecting Rod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A–84
Cylinder Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A–92
Oil Pump Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A–98
Oil Filter Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A–99
Oil Cooler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A–99

6A – 2 ENGINE MECHANICAL
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Cylinder Head Gasket
The cylinder head gasket is laminated steel sheets.
Three grades of the gasket according to the measured
piston head projection from the cylinder block are
provided to give the engine a minimum compression
ratio fluctuation.
Tightening Method for
Special Bolt
The cylinder head fixing bolts, flywheel bolts and
connecting rod cap fixing bolts are tightened by the
angular Tightening Method.
Piston
Auto-thermatic pistons having steel struts with a 0.4
mm offset from the piston pin center line, are applied to
reduce thermal expansion and resulting engine noise
when the engine is cold.
Bearings
The crankshaft bearings and connecting rod bearings
are of aluminum having a high bearing surface.
These bearings are especially sensitive to foreign
material such as metal scraps. So, it is very important
that the oil ports and other related surfaces are kept
clean and free of foreign material.
Crankshaft bearings are selected for optimum bearing
and journal clearance which reduces vebration and
noise.
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ENGINE MECHANICAL 6A – 9
SERVICING
Servicing refers to general maintenance procedures to
be performed by qualified service personnel.
MODEL IDENTIFICATION
Engine Serial Number
The engine number is stamped on the rear left hand
side of the cylinder body.
AIR CLEANER
Oil Wetted (Viscous) Type Paper Element.
The air cleaner has an oil wetted paper element. No
servicing is required until the replacement interval is
reached.
Never attempt to clean the element, no matter how dirty
it may appear. The element is designed to provide
normal filtering efficiency until it becomes due for
replacement.
Refer to the Item “Service and Maintenance” in the
Owner’s and Driver’s Manual for general service
information.
LUBRICATING SYSTEM
Main Oil Filter (Cartridge Type Paper Element)
Replacement Procedure
1. Loosen the drain plug to drain the engine oil.
2. Wait a few minutes and then retighten the drain
plug.
3. Loosen the used oil filter (2) by turning it counter-
clockwise with the filter wrench.
4. Clean the oil filer gasket fitting face.
This will allow the new oil filter to seat properly.
5. Apply a light coat of engine oil to the O-ring.
6. Turn the new oil filter until the filter O-ring is fitted
against the sealing face.
7. Use the filter wrench to turn the filter additional one
and 1/4 turns.
Filter Wrench: 5-5540-0203-0
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CYLINDER HEAD COVER
REMOVAL
1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Remove clip, remove air cleaner cover and air duct.
3. Remove intercooler assembly.
Refer to “Intercooler” in this manual.
4. Remove PCV hose.
5. Remove bolts which fix noise insulator cover then
remove noise insulator cover and insulator.
6. Remove high pressure oil pipe at cylinder head
side.
Take care when removing the injector oil pipe,
because sometimes, during removal, your hand
can be injured by the remaining high pressure oil.
INSTALLATION
1. Cylinder head cover.
1) Install the cylinder head cover gasket to cylinder
head cover.
2) The gasket must be set perfectly with no loose
areas.
3) Apply liquid gasket (TB1207B or equivalent) to
the rubber seal of the camshaft end, injector
harness gasket area and No. 1 camshaft
bracket.4) Tighten cylinder head cover fixing bolts to the
specified torque.
Torque : 9 Nꞏm (0.9 kgꞏm/6.5 lb ft)
2. Fill with about 300 cc of engine oil from the high
pressure oil pipe installation port of the oil rail using
an oil rail filler. If assembled without filling the oil rail
with oil, the time for starting the engine will be
longer.
3. Install the high pressure oil pipe immediately and
tighten the sleeve nut to the specified torque.
Torque : 80 Nꞏm (8.1 kgꞏm/57.9 lb ft)
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(1) Noise Insulator Cover
(2) Insulator
(3) Bolt(4) Oil Seal
(5) Gasket
(6) Cylinder Head Cover
(7) Bolt
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INTAKE MANIFOLD
REMOVAL
1. Drain engine coolant and disconnect water hose
from thermostat hosing.
2. Remove intercooler assembly
Refer to “Intercooler” in this manual.
3. Remove bracket bolt of oil level gauge guide tube.
4. Remove PCV Hose.
5. Remove hoses from EGR, EGR vacuum sensor
and inlet/outlet of heater.
6. Disconnect harness connector form MAP sensor,
EGR vacuum sensor, ETC sensor, water
temperature unit, IAT sensor and EVRV.
7. Remove high pressure oil pipe.
8. Remove the two way valve.
9. Remove fuel pipe from between intake manifold
and high pressure oil pump.
10. Remove fixing bolts and nuts on the intake
manifold, then remove the intake manifold
assembly.
INSTALLATION
1. Install the intake manifold, tighten bolts and nuts to
the specified torque.
Torque : 20 Nꞏm (2.0 kgꞏm/14.5 lb ft) for bolt and nut
2. Install the fuel pipe and tighten to the specified
torque.To r q u e :
M16 bolt (apply engine oil) 4 Nꞏm (0.4 kgꞏm/2.9
lb ft)
Cap nut (M10) 13Nꞏm (1.3 kgꞏm/9.4 lb ft)
Fuel pipe (M10 apply engine oil) 14 Nꞏm (1.4
kgꞏm/10 lb ft)
3. Install two way valve.
Torque : 20 Nꞏm (2.0 kgꞏm/14.5 lb ft)
4. Fill with about 300 cc of engine oil from the high
pressure oil pipe installation port of the oil rail using
an oil filler. If assembled without filling the oil rail
with oil, the time for starting the engine will be
longer.
5. Install the high pressure oil pipe immediately and
tighten the sleeve nut to the specified torque.
Torque : 80 Nꞏm (8 kgꞏm/57.9 lb ft)
6. Reconnect harness connector to MAP sensor, EGR
vacuum sensor, ETC sensor, Water temperature
unit, IAT sensor and EVRV.
7. Connect the hoses to EGR valve, EGR vacuum
sensor, and water inlet/outlet pipe for heater.
8. Connect PCV hose.
9. Install the oil level gauge guide tube and tighten
bracket bolt.
10. Install the intercooler assembly.
Refer to “Intercooler” in this manual.
11. Connect the hose to the thermostat housing and fill
with engine coolant.
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(1) Intake Manifold
(2) Throttle Valve Assembly
(3) EGR Valve
(4) Gasket