Camshaft rear oil seal - inlet
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 400 Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1995–2000
- Section
- Repairs › Camshaft rear oil seal - inlet
Engine - T SeriesCamshaft rear oil seal - inlet
Refit
- Clean the oil seal housing and camshaft sealing surface.
- Fit NEW seal using tools 18G 1475 and 18G 1667.
CAUTION: Ensure sealing lip of seal is not distorted.
- Fit timing belt rear upper cover and tighten bolts to 10 Nm.
- Fit camshaft gears, noting the ’IN’ and ’EX’ identification marks.
- Fit, but do not tighten, camshaft gear centre bolts.
- Ensure timing marks are aligned.
- Fit camshaft locking tool 18G 1524.
- Tighten camshaft gear bolts to 65 Nm.
- Loosen nut securing tool 18G 1524, remove tool.
- Loosen timing belt tensioner pulley bolt sufficiently to allow tensioner pulley backplate to rotate without tipping the pulley.
- Remove timing pin tool 18G 1523 from flywheel.
- Rotate crankshaft 2 complete revolutions and align camshaft gear timing marks.
- Tighten tensioner pulley bolt to 25 Nm.
- Fit camshaft timing belt centre cover. See this section.
- Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
- Connect battery earth lead.
CAMSHAFT REAR OIL SEAL - INLET
Service repair no - 12.13.10
Remove
- Remove throttle housing. See ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - MEMS, Repairs.
- Position a cloth beneath oil seal to collect any oil spillage.
- Using a suitable lever, remove oil seal.
Refit
- Clean camshaft and oil seal housing.
- Fit camshaft oil seal.
CAUTION: Use a flat drift positioned across seal to prevent damage when fitting seal.
- Remove cloth from beneath seal.
- Fit throttle housing. See ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - MEMS, Repairs.
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