Lower Timing Cover: Installation
- Apply RTV sealant WSE-M4G323-A6 (Loctite 5901G) to the areas shown, and tighten the bolts within 7 minutes.
- Install the bolts, but do not tighten fully at this stage.
Lower Timing Cover Alignment tool (303-1433)
- Torque:
M6 12 Nm
M8 20 Nm
- Torque: 12 Nm
- Refer to BRAKE VACUUM PUMP - V8 5.0L PETROL information.
- Torque: 40 Nm
- Refer to: CRANKSHAFT PULLEY .
- Refer to ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT information.
- Connect the battery ground cable. Refer to SPECIFICATIONS information.
-
- Fill the engine with oil - for filling values on vehicles without supercharger: Refer to: SPECIFICATIONS .
- Clean any residual engine oil from the oil filler cap area.
- Follow the Steps 13-19 before starting the engine.
-
- Start the engine and allow to run for 10 minutes, stop the engine.
- Check for leaks.
-
- Turn the ignition on.
-
- The message center display will revert to the normal display in the trip computer.
- Press the right-hand OK button and follow the instructions.
- Check that the oil level display shows an oil level reading.
- Only after having started and run the engine for 10 minutes (as indicated in Step 12), switch off the engine, then stabilizing for 10 minutes, take a reading from the oil level display and, if necessary top up with engine oil.
- Turn the ignition off.
- Allow 10 minutes for the engine oil level to stabilize if there has been additional oil top up.
-
- The message center display will revert to the normal display in the trip computer.
- Turn the ignition off.
- Turn the ignition on.
- Refer to ENGINE UNDERSHIELD information.
- Torque: 10 Nm
CAUTION:
Make sure that the mating faces are clean and free of foreign material.
NOTE:
Tighten the bolts in the indicated sequence.
NOTE:
Install the bolt finger tight before final tightening.
CAUTION:
Make sure that the vehicle is left for 5 minutes from filling with oil and that the engine oil level is reading at least minimum (by following Steps 13-19), before starting the engine.
CAUTION:
Make sure that the vehicle has been left for 5 minutes from filling with oil.
CAUTION:
Make sure that the selector lever and the gearshift mechanism are in the park (P) position.
CAUTION:
Make sure that the hood is open.
NOTE:
If instructed to follow Steps 13-19 in a previous step, return to Step 12 and continue the procedure.
NOTE:
The following steps are to update the average oil level value.











