Engine and gearbox (page 9 of 9)
- Make
- Mini
- Model
- Mini Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1996–2000
- Section
- Repairs
EngineEngine and gearbox · page 9 of 9
- Align gear change steady bar to gearbox and secure with nut and bolt.
- Connect selector rod to selector shaft and align holes.
- Fit new roll pin securing selector rod to shaft.
- Fit exhaust front pipe. See MANIFOLD & EXHAUST SYSTEMS, Repairs.
- Connect engine harness multiplug to main harness and secure to bracket on body.
- Connect multiplug to evaporative emission canister purge valve.
- Ensure throttle cable is correctly routed and connect inner cable to throttle cam.
- Secure throttle cable adjusting nut to abutment bracket.
- Connect purge hose to pipe and secure with clip.
- Connect heater hoses and secure with clips.
- Clean ends of fuel return and fuel feed pipes.
- Identify and connect fuel return hose to fuel pipe.
- Identify and connect fuel feed hose to fuel pipe.
CAUTION: Ensure hoses are correctly located on fuel pipes.
- Fit clutch slave cylinder onto push rod.
- Align clutch slave cylinder to mounting bracket on flywheel housing, fit bolts and tighten to 37 Nm.
- Position coolant expansion tank and mounting bracket to body.
- Connect coolant feed hose to expansion tank and secure with clip.
- Fit 2 nuts securing coolant expansion tank mounting bracket to body and tighten to 10 Nm.
- Connect expansion tank hose to thermostat housing and tighten clip.
- Connect radiator top hose to thermostat housing and tighten clip.
- Secure ECT sensor harness clip to expansion tank mounting bracket.
- Connect multiplug to ECT sensor.
- Remove plugs from brake pressure reducing valve.
- Clean brake pipe unions.
- Connect brake pipes to pressure reducing valve and tighten unions to 14 Nm.
- Position earth leads to body, fit bolt and tighten to 10 Nm.
- Connect Lucar to bonnet switch.
- Fit fresh air intake duct to inner wing.
- Connect fresh air intake hose to duct beneath wing.
- Locate ECM mounting bracket on body, fit bolt and tighten to 10 Nm.
- Secure clip on main harness to ECM mounting bracket.
- Secure engine compartment fuse box to ECM mounting bracket.
- Connect engine harness lead to engine compartment fuse box.
- Fit fusible link.
- Fit cover to engine compartment fuse box.
- Fit horn. See ELECTRICAL, Repairs.
- Fit starter motor. See ELECTRICAL, Repairs.
- Fit servo and mounting bracket assembly. See BRAKES, Repairs.
- Fit ECM. See ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - MEMS, Repairs.
- Fit engine steady bar - upper. See this section.
- Fit radiator. See COOLING SYSTEM, Repairs.
- Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
- Connect battery earth lead.
- Refill engine with oil. See MAINTENANCEMaintenance.
- Adjust throttle cable. See ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - MEMS, Adjustments.
- Fit bonnet. See BODY, Exterior fittings.
Parts & tools for this job For 1996 Mini Mini
- PARTEngine gasket setSearch: Mini Mini 1996 engine gasket set
- TOOLTorque wrenchSearch: 3/8 inch torque wrench
- TOOLFeeler gauge setSearch: feeler gauge set
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