Dodge Dakota Sport 2001 Service Manual page 1242

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PISTON RINGS
STANDARD PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
PISTON RING FITTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
VIBRATION DAMPER
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
FRONT MOUNT
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
REAR MOUNT
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
LUBRICATION
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
OPERATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
ENGINE OIL LEAKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
ENGINE OIL PRESSURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
OIL
STANDARD PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
ENGINE OIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
OIL FILTER
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
OIL PAN
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
CLEANING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
ENGINE 5.9L
DESCRIPTION
The 5.9 Liter (360 CID) eight-cylinder engine is a
V-Type lightweight, single cam, overhead valve
engine with hydraulic roller tappets. This engine is
designed for unleaded fuel.
The engine lubrication system consists of a rotor
type oil pump and a full flow oil filter.
The cylinders are numbered from front to rear; 1,
3, 5, 7 on the left bank and 2, 4, 6, 8 on the right
bank. The firing order is 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2 (Fig. 1).
The engine serial number is stamped into a
machined pad located on the left, front corner of the
cylinder block. When component part replacement is
necessary, use the engine type and serial number for
reference (Fig. 2).
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING—ENGINE
DIAGNOSIS - INTRODUCTION
Engine diagnosis is helpful in determining the
causes of malfunctions not detected and remedied by
routine maintenance.
These malfunctions may be classified as either
mechanical (e.g., a strange noise), or performance
(e.g., engine idles rough and stalls).
OIL PUMP
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
DISASSEMBLY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
EXHAUST MANIFOLD
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
OPERATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
CLEANING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
INTAKE MANIFOLD
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
OPERATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
CLEANING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
TIMING BELT / CHAIN COVER(S)
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
TIMING BELT/CHAIN AND SPROCKETS
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Fig. 1 Firing Order
(Refer to 9 - ENGINE - DIAGNOSIS AND TEST-
ING - Preformance) or (Refer to 9 - ENGINE - DIAG-
NOSIS AND TESTING - Mechanical). Refer to 14 -
FUEL SYSTEM for fuel system diagnosis.
Additional tests and diagnostic procedures may be
necessary for specific engine malfunctions that can-
not be isolated with the Service Diagnosis charts.
Information concerning additional tests and diagno-
sis is provided within the following:
ENGINE 5.9L 9 - 213