Models with air conditioning fitted
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 400 Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1995–2000
- Section
- Repairs › Models with air conditioning fitted
Engine - L SeriesModels with air conditioning fitted
- Clean camshaft cover and mating face on camshaft carrier.
- Fit new gasket to camshaft cover.
- Ensure bolt holes in camshaft carrier are clean and dry.
- Fit camshaft cover and tighten bolts in sequence shown to 12 Nm.
- Connect glow plug feed lead to No.2 glow plug and tighten nut to 2.5 Nm.
- Remove plugs from FIP and injectors.
- Position injector pipes and connect unions to FIP and injectors, tighten unions to 20 Nm.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to fuel system pipes and components, use two spanners when tightening unions.
- Connect injector needle lift sensor multiplug to harness and secure to bracket on injection pump.
- Connect radiator top hose to coolant outlet elbow and tighten clip.
- Align dipstick tube bracket to coolant outlet elbow, fit bolt and tighten to 25 Nm.
- Connect engine coolant temperature gauge sensor Lucar to harness.
- Connect multiplug to ECT.
Models with air conditioning fitted
- Position alternator top mounting bracket to coolant outlet elbow, fit bolts and tighten to 25 Nm.
- Fit bolt securing alternator to mounting bracket and tighten to 25 Nm.
All models
- Connect brake servo vacuum hose to vacuum pump and secure with clip.
- Align brake servo vacuum pipe to camshaft cover and secure with bolt.
- Fit FIP drive belt rear cover and acoustic cover support bracket.
- Secure cover and bracket with bolts, tighten bolts to 8 Nm.
- Clean FIP drive belt tensioner.
- Hold tensioner off and fit Allen bolt.
- Fit camshaft drive belt rear cover, fit and tighten bolts to 8 Nm.
- Align engine harness to belt cover and secure with clips.
- Clean camshaft drive gear and mating face.
- Fit camshaft drive gear and fit new bolt. Do not tighten bolt at this stage.
- Clean FIP belt drive gear and mating face.
- Fit FIP belt drive gear and fit new bolt. Do not tighten bolt at this stage.
- Lower RH side of engine.
- Fit safety bar to mounting.
- Fit bolts securing RH engine mounting to body and tighten to 45 Nm.
Parts & tools for this job For 1995 Rover 400
- TOOLA/C manifold gauge setSearch: AC manifold gauge set
- TOOLUV leak detection kitSearch: AC UV leak detection kit
- PARTCabin filterSearch: Rover 400 1995 cabin filter
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