CVH engines
CVH (Compound Valve angle, Hemispherical combustion chambers) engines are of four cylinder in-line overhead camshaft type, mounted transversely, together with the transmission, at the front of the car.
The crankshaft is supported in five main bearings within a cast iron crankcase.
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Vacuum servo unit and linkage - removal and refitting
Removal
1 Refer to Section 12 and remove the master
cylinder.
2 On fuel-injection models unclip and lift out
the front section of the heater plenum
chamber to provide access to the connecting
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Crankcase emission control filter renewal - CVH engines (Every
24 000 miles or 2 Years)
Carburettor and Central Fuel
Injection (CFI) engines
1 Where fitted, the crankcase ventilation filter
is located in the base of the air cleaner.
2 The filter can be renewed by pulling it out of
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Crankshaft and bearings - examination and renovation
1.8 litre (R2A type)
1 Examine the bearing surfaces of the
crankshaft for scratches or scoring and, using
a micrometer, check each journal and
crankpin for ovality. Where this is found to be
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