Workshop Manuals Factory service & repair Land Rover
01 Range Rover 2002MY ON Workshop Manual - Service Procedures - LM - 6th Edition - NAS02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 INTRODUCTION26 27 28 GENERAL INFORMATION29 30 31 GENERAL DATA32 33 IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS34 35 TORQUE WRENCH SETTINGS36 37 LIFTING AND TOWING38 39 CAPACITIES, FLUIDS, LUBRICANTS AND SEALANTS40 MAINTENANCE41 42 ENGINE - V843 44 45 46 EMISSION CONTROL - V847 ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - V848 49 FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM - V850 51 COOLING SYSTEM - V852 53 54 55 MANIFOLD AND EXHAUST SYSTEM - V856 57 58 TRANSFER BOX59 60 61 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - ZF 5HP2462 63 DRIVESHAFTS64 65 FINAL DRIVE66 67 68 FRONT DIFFERENTIAL69 70 71 72 STEERING73 FRONT SUSPENSION74 75 REAR SUSPENSION76 77 BRAKES78 RESTRAINT SYSTEMS79 80 81 82 DOORS83 EXTERIOR FITTINGS84 85 INTERIOR FITTINGS86 87 88 SCREENS89 90 91 SEATS92 93 94 SUNROOF95 BODY DIMENSIONS96 97 98 99 PANEL REPAIRS100 101 102 103 BODY SEALING MATERIALS104 105 106 107 CORROSION PREVENTION AND SEALING108 109 PAINTING110 111 HEATING AND VENTILATION112 AIR CONDITIONING113 114 115 WIPERS AND WASHERS116 CHARGING AND STARTING117 118 119 LIGHTING120 CONTROL UNITS AND RELAYS121 122 DRIVING AIDS123 124 ALARM SYSTEM AND HORN125 126 WINDOWS127 128 NAVIGATION AND IN CAR ENTERTAINMENT129 HARNESSES130 131 INSTRUMENTS
Land Rover L322 Range Rover Service Procedures42 · ENGINE - V8
42 · Engine

Piston assemblies - engine set (page 2 of 3)

Make
Land Rover
Model
Range Rover L322 Range Rover Service Procedures
Section
OVERHAUL
ENGINE - V8Piston assemblies - engine set · page 2 of 3
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ENGINE - V8

12-2-74 OVERHAUL

7. Hold connecting rods in a soft jawed vice.
8. Carefully remove and discard 2 retaining rings 

securing the gudgeon pin in the piston.

9. Push the gudgeon pin out of the piston and 

connecting rod, remove the piston.

10. Repeat for the 7 remaining pistons.

Inspect

1. Clean cylinder bores, pistons,  piston rings 

connecting rods and gudgeon pins.

2.

Pistons and cylinder bores:

 check and record 

cylinder bore diameters at bottom, centre and 
top of bore ensuring that measurements are 
taken at the angle shown.

3. Repeat procedure at angle shown and from the 

2 sets of measurements obtained, calculate 
cylinder bore ovality and taper.
 

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 GENERAL DATA, Engine - V8.

4. Starting with No 1 piston, measure and record 

piston diameter at right angles to gudgeon pin 
holes, and 12 mm from bottom of piston skirt:

5. Compare piston diameter with cylinder bore 

size and determine piston to bore clearance.
 

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 GENERAL DATA, Engine - V8.

6. Using an expander, remove piston rings from 

piston.

7. Check new ring fitted gap 30 mm from top of 

bore. Ensure rings are fitted square to bore 
when checking gap.
 

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 GENERAL DATA, Engine - V8.

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