Engine and automatic gearbox
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 400 Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1995–2000
- Section
- Repairs › Engine and automatic gearbox
Engine - D SeriesEngine and automatic gearbox · page 1 of 2
- Connect coolant temperature gauge connector and ECT sensor multiplug.
- Connect heater hose to cylinder head and secure with clip.
- Connect coolant hose to inlet manifold and secure with clips.
- Connect coolant hoses to fast idle thermo valve and IACV and secure with clips.
- Connect radiator top hose to cylinder head and secure with clip.
- Connect down shift inner cable to throttle lever and outer cable to abutment bracket.
- Connect throttle inner cable to throttle lever and outer cable to abutment bracket.
- Connect brake servo vacuum hose to inlet manifold and secure with clip.
- Connect fuel return hose to fuel rail and secure with clip.
- Fit hose to clip on inlet manifold.
- Clean fuel banjo union and fit to fuel filter using new sealing washers.
- Tighten banjo bolt to 33 Nm.
- Clean mating faces of distributor and cylinder head.
- Coat new sealing ring in clean engine oil and fit to distributor.
- Fit distributor and tighten bolts to 24 Nm.
- Fit timing belt upper cover. See this section.
- Connect evaporative emission canister hose to throttle housing and secure with clip.
- Connect air intake hose to breather pipe and secure with clip.
- Fit air intake hose to air cleaner.
- Fit air intake hose to throttle housing and tighten clip.
- Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
- Adjust ignition timing. See ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - PGMFi, Adjustments.
- Adjust throttle cable. See ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - PGMFi, Adjustments.
- Adjust down shift cable. See AUTOMATIC GEARBOX, Adjustments.
ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC GEARBOX
Service repair no - 12.37.01/99
Remove
- Raise front of vehicle.
WARNING: Support on safety stands.
- Remove road wheel(s).
- Remove air cleaner. See ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - PGMFi, Repairs.
- Remove underbelly panel. See BODY, Exterior fittings.
- Drain engine oil. See MAINTENANCEMaintenance.
- Drain gearbox oil. See MAINTENANCEMaintenance.
- Drain cooling system. See COOLING SYSTEM, Adjustments.
- Disconnect both battery leads, earth lead first.
- Disconnect 5 engine harness multiplugs.
- Release multiplugs from brackets.
- Remove bolt securing engine harness RH bracket to body.
Parts & tools for this job For 1995 Rover 400
- PARTEngine gasket setSearch: Rover 400 1995 engine gasket set
- TOOLTorque wrenchSearch: 3/8 inch torque wrench
- TOOLFeeler gauge setSearch: feeler gauge set
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