ENGINE - 4.6 V8

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GENERAL SPECIFICATION DATA

NEW RANGE ROVER

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INFORMATION

ENGINE - 4.6 V8

Type

4.6 litre V8

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Number of cylinders

Eight, two banks of four

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Bore

94.00 - 94.04 mm

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3.7008 - 3.7024 in

Stroke

81.92 - 82.08 mm

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3.2252 - 3.2315 in

Capacity

4554 cm

3

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278 in

3

Valve operation

Overhead by push-rod

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Compression ratio

High Compression

Low Compression

Up to 99MY

9.35:1

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8.36:1

From 99MY

9.37:1

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8.37:1

Maximum power (at 4750 rev/min)

Up to 99MY

165.5 kW

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157 kW

From 99MY

All except NAS

160 kW

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150 kW

NAS only

165.5 kW

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Crankshaft
Main journal diameter

63.500 - 63.487 mm

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2.50 - 2.4995 in

Crankpin journal diameter

55.513 - 55.500 mm

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2.21 - 2.20 in

Crankshaft end thrust/end float

Taken on thrust washers of centre main bearing

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0.10 - 0.20 mm

0.004 - 0.008 in

Main bearings
Number and type

Up to 99MY

5, Vandervell shells

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From 99MY

5, Glacier Vandervell / AS15

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Material

Lead bronze with lead-indium overlay

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Diametrical clearance

0.010 - 0.048 mm

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0.0004 - 0.002 in

Connecting rods
Type

Horizontally split big-end, plain small-end

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Length between centres

149.68 - 149.78 mm

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5.893 - 5.897 in

Big-end bearings
Type and material

Up to 99MY

Vandervell VP Lead bronze with lead-indium overlay

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From 99MY

Glacier Vandervell GPL2120/AS124A

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Diametrical clearance

0.015 - 0.055 mm

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0.0006 - 0.002 in

Piston pins
Length

60.00 - 60.50 mm

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2.3622 - 2.3819 in

Diameter

23.995 - 24.000 mm

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0.9447 - 0.9449 in

Fit-in connecting rod

Press fit

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Clearance in piston

0.015 - 0.006 mm

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0.0006 - 0.0002 in

Pistons
Clearance in bore, measured at bottom
of skirt at right angles to piston pin

Up to 99MY

0.020 - 0.050 mm

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0.0008 - 0.0020 in

From 99MY

0.022 - 0.067 mm

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0.0009 - 0.0026 in