Fiat 1996 Brava Service Manual page 43

Bravo-Brava
Introduction
Planned maintenance
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Disconnect the rigid engine coolant pipe
using tool 1860967000 to undo the con­
nector on the cylinder head; also undo the
bolt shown and position the pipe at the
side.
Undo the bolts fixing the tappet cover and
remove it taking care to disconnect the oil
vapour recovery pipe and the bolt shown-
in the inset fixing the timing belt cover to
the tappet cover. Then proceed with
checking the tappet clearance.
Bravo-Brava 1929 D
3. Undo the bolts fixing the tappet cover,
disconnect the brackets connected to it
and remove it. Then proceed with check­
ing the tappet clearance.
Checking tappet clearance and, if neces­
sary, adjusting
4. Rotate the camshaft so that the inlet and
exhaust valves are in the closed position.
With the engine cold, check the clearance
between the cam recess radius and the
tappet is within the recommended values
using a feeler gauge.
Engine type
Inlet
Exhaust
1910 TD
0.35 mm
0.35 mm
1929 D
0.30 mm
0.35 mm
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