Range Rover P38
LAND ROVER V8
45
REPAIR
ROCKER COVER GASKET (RH) - from 99MY
Service repair no - 12.29.41
Remove
1. Drain cooling system.
See COOLING SYSTEM,
Repair.
2. Remove upper inlet manifold gasket.
See
MANIFOLD AND EXHAUST SYSTEM, Repair.
3. Release engine harness clip from coolant rail
and move harness clear of rocker cover.
4. Release clips and disconnect coolant hoses
from heater.
5. Remove 2 bolts securing coolant rails and move
outer rail clear of rocker cover.
6. Remove bolt securing inner coolant rail to inlet
manifold, remove rail and discard ’O’ ring.
7. Release HT leads from clips on rocker cover.
8. Disconnect HT leads from spark plugs and move
clear of rocker cover.
9. Remove and discard 4 bolts securing rocker
cover.
10. Remove rocker cover and gasket.
Refit
11. Clean mating faces of rocker cover and cylinder
head.
12. Position new gasket on cylinder head.
13. Locate rocker cover on gasket and install
securing bolts.
14. Ensure gasket outer rim is correctly located
around periphery of rocker cover, then tighten
bolts in diagonally opposite sequence to:
Stage 1 -
3 Nm (2.2 lbf.ft).
Stage 2 -
7 Nm (5.2 lbf.ft).
15. Connect HT leads to spark plugs and fit leads to
clips on rocker cover.
16. Clean coolant rail ’O’ ring recess.
17. Lubricate and fit new ’O’ ring to coolant rail, fit
rail to inlet manifold and tighten bolt to
22 Nm
(16 lbf.ft).
18. Align outer coolant rail and fit and tighten bolts.
19. Connect coolant hoses to heater and secure
with clips.
20. Reposition engine harness and secure with clip
to coolant rail.
21. Fit upper inlet manifold gasket.
See MANIFOLD
AND EXHAUST SYSTEM, Repair.
22. Refill cooling system.
See COOLING SYSTEM,
Repair.