Cylinder head gasket (page 5 of 5)
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 200 Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1995–1999
- Section
- Repairs
Engine - K8Cylinder head gasket · page 5 of 5
Refit
- Remove bolts securing cylinder liner clamps to cylinder block and remove clamps.
- Clean joint surfaces of cylinder head and cylinder block. Clean oil and coolant passages. If necessary, de-carbonise piston crowns and cylinder head.
- Clean cylinder head bolts with a wire brush. Inspect cylinder head bolts for signs of damage.
- Wash cylinder head bolts and wipe dry. apply a light film of oil to bolt threads and underside of head bolts.
- Clean location dowels and fit to cylinder block.
- Fit new cylinder head gasket, dry, to cylinder block.
- Using assistance, fit cylinder head onto cylinder block, carefully locating dowels.
- Carefully enter cylinder head bolts. DO NOT DROP. Screw bolts into place by hand.
- Working in the sequence shown, progressively tighten the cylinder head bolts using the following procedure: i. All bolts to 20 Nm. Use a felt tip pen and mark position of radial mark on each bolt head. ii. Turn all bolts through 180°. iii. Turn all bolts through another 180° and align radial mark.
CAUTION: If bolt is overtightened, back off 90° then realign radial marks.
- Fit camshaft cover. See this section.
- Fit h.t. lead guide brackets and secure with bolts.
- Connect coil h.t. lead to distributor.
- Fit bolt securing inlet manifold to support bracket and tighten to 25 Nm.
- Connect multiplug to IACV.
- Connect multiplug to TP sensor.
- Connect multiplug to IAT sensor.
- Connect injector harness multiplug and secure on throttle body mounting bracket.
- Fit new ’O’ ring to fuel feed pipe
- Fit fuel feed pipe to fuel rail and tighten bolts to 5 Nm.
- Fit fuel return hose to fuel rail and secure with clip.
- Secure fuel return pipe to clips on underside of inlet manifold.
- Fit coolant pipe to inlet manifold and secure with clip.
- Connect brake servo pipe to inlet manifold.
- Connect ECM vacuum pipe to inlet manifold.
- Fit evaporative emission canister vacuum pipe to inlet manifold and secure with clip.
- Connect throttle cable to throttle cam.
- Locate throttle cable adjusting nut in abutment bracket.
- Connect coolant pipes to outlet elbow on cylinder head and secure with clips.
- Connect multiplugs to coolant sensors on outlet elbow.
- Fit camshaft timing belt rear cover and tighten bolts to 10 Nm.
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
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