Camshaft cover gasket
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 200 Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1995–1999
- Section
- Repairs › Camshaft cover gasket
Engine - K16 with VVCCamshaft cover gasket
- Connect air intake pipe to throttle body and secure with clip.
- Connect return pipe to fuel rail and secure with clip.
- Secure return pipe to clips on underside of inlet manifold.
- Fit camshaft gear rear cover and tighten bolts to 9 Nm.
- Clean mating surfaces of camshaft and gears.
- Fit gears to camshafts.
- Using tool 12-182 to restrain gears, fit bolts and washers and tighten to 65 Nm.
- Check timing of gears and adjust if necessary.
- Fit tool 18G 1570 to gears.
- Fit new camshaft timing belt. See this section.
- Connect brake servo vacuum hose to inlet manifold.
- Connect evaporative emission canister hose to inlet manifold and secure with clip.
- Fit coolant hose to inlet manifold and secure with clip.
- Connect throttle cable to throttle cam.
- Connect throttle cable adjustment nut to abutment bracket.
- Fit alternator top mounting bracket to cylinder head. Fit and tighten nut and bolt to 25 Nm.
- Swing alternator into position and tighten top mounting bolt to 25 Nm.
- Tighten alternator lower mounting bolt to 45 Nm.
- Adjust throttle cable. See ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - MEMS, Adjustments.
- Refill cooling system. See COOLING SYSTEM - ’K’ SERIES, Adjustments.
CAMSHAFT COVER GASKET
Service repair no - 12.29.40
Remove
- Disconnect battery earth lead.
- Release 2 clips and disconnect 2 breather hoses from camshaft cover.
- Remove 2 screws securing spark plug cover and remove cover.
- Disconnect h.t. leads from spark plugs, release mounting rubbers and place leads aside.
- Progressively loosen and remove 15 bolts securing camshaft cover.
- Remove camshaft cover.
NOTE: The gasket is re-usable and should remain attached to camshaft cover.
- Check condition of sealing path. It should be complete and attached to gasket. Remove gasket from camshaft cover only if sealing path is damaged or detached from gasket.
Parts & tools for this job For 1995 Rover 200
- PARTEngine gasket setSearch: Rover 200 1995 engine gasket set
- TOOLTorque wrenchSearch: 3/8 inch torque wrench
- TOOLFeeler gauge setSearch: feeler gauge set
Links open Amazon search results in a new tab. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.