Table Of ContentEngine and peripherals
ENGINE AND PERIPHERALS
TOP AND FRONT OF ENGINE
FUEL MIXTURE - TURBOCHARGING
FUEL SUPPLY - DIESEL EQUIPMENT
ANTIPOLLUTION
STARTING - CHARGING
IGNITION - INJECTION
COOLING - EXHAUST - FUEL TANK - ENGINE
SUSPENSION
BG0A - BG0B - BG0D - BG0G - KG0A - KG0B - KG0D - KG04
77 11 297 342 NOVEMBER 2000 EDITION ANGLAISE
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Engine and
peripherals
Contents
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10 ENGINE AND PERIPHERALS 13 FUEL SUPPLY - DIESEL EQUIPMENT
Identification 10-1 FUEL SUPPLY
Oil consumption 10-2 Special features 13-1
Oil pressure 10-3 Injector rail / injectors 13-3
Engine - Gearbox 10-4 Checking the fuel pressure 13-6
Sump 10-13 Checking the fuel pump flow 13-8
Multifunction support 10-16 Antipercolation device 13-9
Oil pump 10-17
DIESEL EQUIPMENT
Specifications 13-10
Special features 13-13
11 TOP AND FRONT OF ENGINE
Cleanliness 13-16
Location of components 13-19
Timing belt tension wheel 11-1 Injection warning light 13-23
Timing belt 11-2 Immobiliser function 13-24
Cylinder head gaskets 11-31 Injection programming / conditioning 13-25
Camshafts 11-71 Idle speed correction 13-26
Pre-postheating control 13-27
Cruise control / Speed limiter 13-28
Heater plugs 13-30
12 FUEL MIXTURE - TURBOCHARGING Thermoplunger 13-31
Low pressure pump (booster pump) 13-33
FUEL MIXTURE Fuel filter 13-34
Technical specifications 12-1 Checking diesel pressure and flow 13-36
Air resonator 12-7 High pressure pump 13-37
Air intake 12-9 Injector rail 13-42
Air filter 12-10 Injectors 13-46
Air filter unit 12-11 Pressure sensor 13-50
Motorised throttle body 12-13 Pressure regulator 13-51
Inlet manifold 12-16 Accelerator potentiometer 13-52
Injector holder shim 12-18 Centralised coolant temperature
Inlet manifold 12-19 management 13-53
Exhaust manifold 12-20 Computer 13-54
Front exhaust manifold 12-22
Rear exhaust manifold 12-24
Manifolds 12-25
Engine stop system 12-28
TURBOCHARGING
Pressure regulating valve 12-30
Pressure regulation 12-31
Turbocharger 12-33
Air-air exchanger 12-35
Contents
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14 ANTIPOLLUTION 17 IGNITION - INJECTION
(CONTINUED)
Fuel vapour rebreathing 14-1
Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) 14-8 Combustion misfire fault
finding 17-42
Catalytic converter fault finding 17-44
Oxygen sensor fault finding 17-46
16 STARTING - CHARGING
Computer 17-48
Alternator 16-1
Starter 16-8
COOLING - EXHAUST - FUEL TANK -
19
ENGINE SUSPENSION
17 IGNITION - INJECTION
COOLING SYSTEM
Technical specifications 19-1
IGNITION
Filling - bleeding 19-2
Static ignition 17-1
Checking 19-3
Spark plugs 17-3
Diagram 19-4
Thermostat 19-8
INJECTION
Radiator 19-9
Location of components 17-4
Coolant pump 19-12
Accelerator potentiometer 17-11
Computer 17-12
EXHAUST
Special features 17-14
General 19-19
Immobiliser function 17-16
Exhaust pipe assembly 19-21
Injection programming/
Expansion box and catalytic converter 19-23
air conditioning 17-17
Catalytic converter 19-24
Motorised throttle body 17-19
Front pre-converter 19-26
Idle speed correction 17-21
Rear pre-converter 19-28
Richness regulation 17-24
Adaptive richness correction 17-28
TANK
Centralised coolant temperature
Fuel tank 19-30
management 17-30
Filler neck 19-40
Camshaft dephaser 17-32
Sender unit 19-41
Cruise control / Speed limiter 17-34
Pump-sender unit 19-42
Features of the "On Board Diagnostic"
Petrol filter 19-44
system 17-38
Conditions for "On Board Diagnostic"
ENGINE MOUNTING
fault finding 17-40
Suspended engine mounting 19-45
ENGINE AND PE1R1IP0HERALS
Identification 10
Vehicle Automatic Capacity Bore Stroke Compression
type Engine Gearbox gearbox (cm 3) (mm) (mm) ratio
XG0A K4M710 JH3 DP0 1598 79.5 80.5 10/1
F4P770
XG0B JR5 DP0 1783 82.7 83 9.8/1
F4P771
XG0G F9Q750 PK6 - 1870 80 93 19/1
XG0D L7X731- SU1 2946 87 82.6 0.9/1 1
Engine Workshop Repair Manuals to be consulted depending on the type of engine:
Engine
K4M F4P F9Q L7X
Document
Mot. K4M X
Mot. F4 X
Mot. F9Q
(Common rail high X
pressure)
Mot. L7X X
10-1
ENGINE AND PERIPHERALS
Oil consumption 10
OIL CONSUMPTION MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE
a) Filling to the maximum level
The operation must be carried out with the engine hot (one rotation of the cooling fan assembly) and after
settling for 15 minutes to allow all the oil to drain into the sump.
Check visually using the dipstick.
Top up to the maximum level.
Seal the drain plug (with a paint mark on both the filler plug and the sump drain plug) in order to be able to
check later that it has not been removed.
b) Customer driving
Ask the customer to drive the for a period corresponding to about 1250 miles (2,000 km) or before the
minimum level is reached.
c) Refilling to the maximum level
The operation must be carried out with the engine hot (one rotation of the cooling fan assembly) and after
settling for 15 minutes.
Check visually using the dipstick.
Top up to the maximum level.
Note the quantity of oil and the mileage covered since the last filling to the maximum level.
d) Measurement of the oil consumption
Quantity of topping up oil (in litres)
OIL CONSUMPTION =
km (in thousands)
10-2
ENGINE AND PERIPHERALS
Oil pressure 10
ESSENTIAL SPECIAL TOOLS
Mot. 836-05 Boxed kit for measuring oil
Mot. 1437 pressure
Pressure measuring connector
ESSENTIAL SPECIAL TOOLING
Long 22 mm socket
CHECKING CHECKING THE ENGINE
The oil pressure should be checked when the engine
K4M et F4P engines
is warm (approximately 80°C).
Idling 1 bar
Contents of kit Mot. 836-05.
3000 rpm 3 bar
L7X engine
Idling 2 bar
3000 rpm 5 bar
F9Q engine
1000 rpm 1.2 bar
3000 rpm 3.5 bar
USE
K4M and F4P
F9Q engine L7X engine
engines
B + F B + F F+Mot. 1437
Connect the pressure gauge in place of the oil
pressure switch.
10-3
ENGINE AND PERIPHERALS
ENGINES OF
ALL TYPES Engine - Gearbox 10
SPECIAL TOOLING REQUIRED
Mot. 1202-01 Hose clip pliers
Mot. 1202-02
Mot. 1372 Set for removing tamperproof
screws
Mot. 1448 Long nose pliers for hose clips
T. Av. 476 Ball joint extractor
Load positioner
Refer to Section 02 "Underbody lift" for
TIGHTENING TORQUES (in daNm) positioning the belt.
Brake caliper column bolt 0.7 Remove:
Shock absorber base bolts 18 – the battery,
– the front wheels,
Lower ball joint nut 11 – the engine undertray,
– the right and left wheel arch liners and side
Driveshaft gaiter mounting bolt 3
protectors
Stabiliser bar tie rod nut 4.4
Drain:
Track rod end nut 3.7
– the refrigerant circuit using filling equipment.
Acoustic mass mounting bolt 2.1 – the cooling circuit through the lower radiator hose
– the gearbox and the engine if necessary.
Suspended engine mounting upper linkage
mounting bolt 10.5 Right-hand side of the vehicle
Body mounting bolt for the suspended
engine mounting movement limiter 2.1 Remove:
– the brake caliper (having removed its retaining
Engine mounting bolt for the engine spring) and attach it to the suspension spring,
suspension mounting cover 6.2 – the ABS sensor,
– the lower ball joint nut (use an Allen key cut down to
Engine tie-bar fixing bolt:
X = 22 mm to lock the ball joint if necessary),
– on the sub-frame 10.5
– on the engine:
● K4M-F4P 10.5
● F9Q-L7X 18
the bolts mounting the aluminium side
members to the lower cross member 4.4
the bolts mounting the aluminium side
member tie rods 4.4
Wheel bolts 10.5
REMOVAL
Put the vehicle on a 2 post lift.
18 661
During this operation, the vehicle must be secured
to the lift with a strap to prevent it from becoming
unbalanced.
10-4
ENGINE AND PERIPHERALS
ENGINES OF
ALL TYPES Engine - Gearbox 10
– the upper mounting of the stabiliser bar tie-rod and Remove:
slacken the lower mounting, – the radiator grille and the bumper,
– the two bolts securing the driveshaft mounting clamp – the relay plate at (2) and unclip the fuse holder (3),
to the relay bearing support (F9Q and L7X engines), – the battery tray at (4),
– the track rod end using tool T.Av. 476,
– the shock absorber base mounting bolts.
Detach the driveshaft and then remove the hub unit
assembled with the driveshaft.
Left-hand side of the vehicle
Remove:
– the brake caliper and attach it to the suspension
spring,
– the ABS sensor,
– the lower ball joint nut (use an Allen key cut down to
X = 22 mm to lock the ball joint if necessary),
– the upper mounting of the stabiliser bar tie-rod and
slacken the lower mounting,
– the track rod end using tool T.Av. 476,
– the driveshaft gaiter mountings (if the car is equipped
with a manual gearbox),
– the shock absorber base mounting bolts.
18701
Detach the driveshaft and then remove the hub unit
assembled with the driveshaft.
To do this, drill out the three tamperproof bolts
using a Ø 5 mm drill bit in the axis of the bolt.
Then remove the bolts using a stud extractor
Disconnect the fog lights at (1).
Mot. 1372.
18701
10-5
ENGINE AND PERIPHERALS
ENGINES OF
ALL TYPES Engine - Gearbox 10
Remove the windscreen washer reservoir filler neck. – the injection computer mounting (5) and
mounting (6),
Unclip: – the connectors (7),
– the power steering reservoir and remove its support, – the earth strap fixing bolts (8) and then remove the
– the wiring harness from the upper cross member. computer bracket (9),
Disconnect:
– the lens unit connectors,
– the bonnet contact connector (if fitted).
Remove:
– the two upper bumper guides (A), then release the
clip (B) on each lens unit,
– the three mounting bolts (2) on each lens unit,
– the two lens units,
– the resonator unit assembly (K4M-F4P engines) or
the air filter unit (F9Q-L7X engines) and the air intake
sleeve,
– the lower radiator mountings as well as the upper
hose,
– the connectors on the fan assembly and the
condenser,
– the mountings of the air conditioning hoses (if fitted)
on the compressor and the dehydration canister.
18855
NOTE: plugs must be fitted onto the hoses and
– the upper cross member, removing the bonnet pressure relief valve to prevent moisture from entering
opening cable, the circuit.
10-6
ENGINE AND PERIPHERALS
ENGINES OF
ALL TYPES Engine - Gearbox 10
Remove the cooling assembly.
Disconnect:
F4P-K4M-L7X engines
– the connector and the pipe on the canister bleed
solenoid valve,
– the fuel pipe at the upper engine mountings tie rod.
F9Q engine
– the fuel supply pipes at (3) and the diesel filter
connector, unclip and remove,
Special notes on cars equipped with manual
transmission
Remove:
– the clutch slave cylinder by removing the clips (C),
– the gearbox control(s).
JH3-JR5 gearbox
All types
– the brake servo vacuum pipe,
– the hoses on the expansion bottle,
– heater hoses on the cylinder head coolant pipe
housing outlet.
Special notes on cars equipped with automatic
transmission
Disconnect:
– the ball joint (1) from the multifunction switch cable,
– the cable (2) of the multifunction switch by releasing
the sleeve stop.
NOTE: do not move the orange ring during this
operation. This could break during removal or
refitting. Where necessary, do not replace the
control cable as the absence of this part does not
affect the operation of the system.
10-7
