Land Rover 3 5 3 9 4 2 V8 Engine Overhaul 2003 2nd Edition Rover Manual

ENGINE
CONTENTS
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Oil pressure by-pass valve - refit 32......................................
Oil pressure relief valve - refit 32.........................................
CAMSHAFT AND TAPPETS 33.........................................
Camshaft end-float - check 33...........................................
Camshaft and tappets - remove 33.......................................
Camshaft and tappets - inspection 34.....................................
Camshaft and tappets - refit...

ENGINE
DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION1
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ENGINE
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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION 

ENGINE
DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION3
CYLINDER BLOCK COMPONENTS
1.Cylinder block
2.Piston and gudgeon pin
3.Connecting rod
4.Core plugs
5.Camshaft
6.Dipstick
7.Camshaft key
8.Timing chain
9.Camshaft sprocket
10.Spacer
11.Distributor drive gear - if fitted
12.Distributor - if fitted
13.Oil pump gears *
14.Timing cover and gasket *
15.Timing cover oil seal *
16.Crankshaft pulley
17.Crankshaft sprocket
18.Woodruff key
19.Crankshaft
20.Centre main bearing shell - upper21.Crankshaft rear oil seal
22.Rear main...

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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION
CYLINDER HEAD COMPONENTS
1.Cylinder head
2.Rocker cover
3.PCV filter
4.Rocker shaft
5.Tappet
6.Pushrod
7.Rocker shaft bracket
8.Rocker arm
9.Rocker shaft spring
10.PCV air intake filter11.Engine oil filler cap
12.Inlet valve seal, spring, cap, and collets
13.Exhaust valve seal, spring, cap and collets
14.Inlet valve and seat
15.Exhaust valve and seat
16.Inlet manifold gasket and seals
17.Cylinder head gasket
18.Valve guide
19.Bolts - cylinder head
20.Spark plug...

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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION5
Engine without suffix B added to serial no. illustrated
OPERATION
The V8 engine is an eight cylinder, water cooled unit
comprising of cast aluminium cylinder block and
cylinder heads.
The two banks of cast iron cylinder liners are shrink
fitted and are located on stops in the cylinder block.
The banks of cylinders are set at 90°to each other.
The crankshaft is carried in five main bearings,
end-float being controlled by the thrust faces of the
upper centre main bearing...

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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION Lubrication - Engine numbers without suffix B
1.Oil strainer
2.Crankshaft main bearing oil feed
3.Oil pressure relief valve
4.Oil pump5.Main galleries
AOil to cooler
BOil from cooler 

ENGINE
DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION7
Lubrication - Engine numbers with suffix B
1.Oil strainer
2.Oil pump
3.Pressure by-pass valve
4.Oil pressure switch5.Oil pressure relief valve
AOil to cooler
BOil from cooler
Engine numbers without suffix B
The full flow lubrication system uses an external
gear pump which is driven by the distributor drive
shaft. The oil pump gears are housed in the timing
cover and the oil pressure relief valve and warning
light switch are fitted to the oil pump cover.
Engine numbers...

ENGINE
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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION Distributor drive and timing chain lubrication
1.Bearing
2.Camshaft
3.Key
4.Camshaft timing chain sprocket
5.Spacer
6.Distributor drive gear
The distributor drive and timing chain are lubricated
from the camshaft front bearing. The feed to the
timing chain is channelled along the camshaft
sprocket, key and spacer.Hydraulic tappets1.Clip
2.Pushrod seat
3.Inner sleeve
4.Upper chamber
5.Non-return ball valve
6.Spring
7.Outer sleeve
8.Lower chamber - high pressure
The...

ENGINE
OVERHAUL1
ROCKER SHAFTS
Rocker shafts - remove
1.LH rocker shaft only:Remove screw securing
dipstick tube to rocker cover.
2.Noting fitted position of 2 longer screws or
multi-hex bolts, remove and discard
screws/bolts securing rocker cover to cylinder
head.
3.Remove rocker cover.
4.Remove and discard gasket from rocker cover.
NOTE: Gaskets fitted to early engines
were cork; these must be replaced with
later type gaskets which incorporate
compression limiters in the bolt holes.
5.Mark each rocker...