Engines fitted with manual timing belt tensioner
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 400 Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1995–2000
- Section
- Repairs › Engines fitted with manual timing belt tensioner
Engine - K SeriesEngines fitted with manual timing belt tensioner
- Fit camshaft cover. See this section.
- Connect h.t. leads to distributor cap.
- Connect expansion tank hose to inlet manifold and tighten clip.
- Connect vacuum hose to inlet manifold.
- Secure throttle cable to 2 clips on inlet manifold, ensure throttle cable is correctly routed.
- Connect brake servo vacuum hose to inlet manifold.
- Connect throttle cable to throttle cam.
- Locate throttle cable adjusting nut in abutment bracket.
- Connect purge hose to throttle housing and secure with clip.
- Remove plugs from fuel system hoses and components.
- Connect hose to fuel return pipe and secure with clip.
- Clean union of fuel filter and fuel outlet pipe.
- Connect fuel outlet pipe to fuel filter and tighten union to 30 Nm.
- Connect multiplug to IACV.
- Connect HO2S multiplug to engine harness and secure to clip on bracket.
- Secure coil h.t. lead to clip on bracket and connect to distributor cap.
- Connect multiplug to IAT sensor.
- Connect multiplug to injector harness.
- Connect multiplug to TP sensor.
- Connect multiplugs to ECT sensors.
- Connect coolant hose to coolant outlet elbow and tighten clip.
- Secure coolant hose to clip on camshaft rear cover plate.
- Connect radiator top hose to coolant outlet elbow and tighten clip.
- Fit new gasket to exhaust manifold flange and connect exhaust front pipe.
- Fit 4 nuts securing exhaust front pipe to exhaust manifold and tighten to 45 Nm.
- Fit 2 nuts securing exhaust front pipe to mounting bracket on differential housing and tighten to 25 Nm.
- Fit alternator top mounting bracket to stud on cylinder head.
- Connect alternator heatshield to stud on cylinder head.
- Fit and tighten bolt securing alternator heatshield to mounting bracket.
- Position alternator in vehicle.
- Connect 2 cables to alternator and secure with nuts.
- Fit bolt securing alternator top mounting bracket to cylinder head and tighten to 25 Nm.
- Fit nut securing alternator top mounting bracket to cylinder head and tighten to 25 Nm.
- Manoeuvre alternator onto mounting brackets.
- Fit 2 through bolts securing alternator to mounting brackets, fit 2 nuts and tighten to 45 Nm.
- Fit camshaft timing belt rear cover to cylinder head and cylinder block.
- Fit 4 bolts securing camshaft timing belt rear cover to cylinder head and cylinder block and tighten bolts to 9 Nm.
- Fit 2 camshaft gears to their respective camshafts.
- Fit bolts and washers securing camshaft gears to camshafts. Using tool 12-182 restrain camshaft gears and tighten bolts to: M8 bolt 35 Nm M10 bolt 65 Nm.
- Using tool 12-182, align camshaft gear timing marks and fit camshaft gear locking tool 18G 1570 .
Engines fitted with manual timing belt tensioner
- Fit camshaft timing belt tensioner to cylinder head.
- Fit tensioner pulley Allen bolt.
- Connect tensioner spring to stud on cylinder head.
- Push tensioner pulley down to fully OFF position, fit and tighten backplate bolt to 10 Nm.
Parts & tools for this job For 1995 Rover 400
- PARTTiming belt kitSearch: Rover 400 1995 timing belt kit
- TOOLEngine timing tool setSearch: Rover engine timing tool set
- TOOLTorque wrenchSearch: 3/8 inch torque wrench
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