Engine 2.7L; Engine 2.7L Description - Dodge Intrepid Service Manual

LH
INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
INTAKE MANIFOLD
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - INTAKE
MANIFOLD LEAKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
INTAKE MANIFOLD - UPPER
STANDARD PROCEDURE - INTAKE
MANIFOLD VACUUM PORT REPAIR
REMOVAL - UPPER
INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
INTAKE MANIFOLD - LOWER
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
EXHAUST MANIFOLD
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
EXHAUST MANIFOLD - RIGHT
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

ENGINE 2.7L

DESCRIPTION
The 2.7 Liter (167 Cubic Inches) 60 degree V-6
engine is a double overhead camshaft design with
hydraulic lifters and four valves per cylinder (Fig. 1).
The engine does not have provisions for a free wheel-
ing valve train.
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INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
EXHAUST MANIFOLD - LEFT
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
VALVE TIMING
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
STANDARD PROCEDURE
ENGINE TIMING - VERIFICATION
TIMING CHAIN COVER
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
TIMING BELT/CHAIN AND SPROCKETS
REMOVAL
REMOVAL - TIMING CHAIN
REMOVAL - CRANKSHAFT SPROCKET
INSTALLATION
INSTALLATION - TIMING CHAIN
INSTALLATION - CRANKSHAFT
SPROCKET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
The cylinders are numbered from front to rear,
with the right bank odd numbered, and the left bank
even numbered (Fig. 2). The firing order is 1-2-3-4-
5-6.
The engine identification number is located on the
rear of the cylinder block just below the left cylinder
head (Fig. 3)
ENGINE 2.7L 9 - 3
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