Engine and gearbox - models without air conditioning
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 400 Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1995–2000
- Section
- Repairs › Engine and gearbox - models without air conditioning
Engine - T SeriesEngine and gearbox - models without air conditioning · page 1 of 8
Refit
- Lubricate NEW valve stem oil seal with engine oil.
- Use tool 18G 1577 to fit NEW oil seals.
- Position valve spring, spring cap and collets.
- Position tool MS 1567/1 to valve spring cap.
- Strike head of tool firmly with hammer to secure spring cap to valve with collets. Ensure spring cap collets are correctly seated.
- Fit hydraulic tappet to valve.
- Disconnect air line, and remove adaptor from cylinder head.
- Clean spark plugs and set gaps to 0.85 mm.
- Fit spark plugs and tighten to 25 Nm.
- Connect h.t. leads to spark plugs and secure leads to routing clips.
- Fit inlet and exhaust camshafts. See ’T’ Series Engine Overhaul Manual - Overhaul.
- Fit inlet camshaft cover. See this section.
- Fit exhaust camshaft cover. See this section.
- Connect battery earth lead.
ENGINE AND GEARBOX - MODELS WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING
Service repair no - 12.37.01.99
Remove
- Disconnect battery earth lead.
- Raise front of vehicle.
WARNING: Support on safety stands.
- If required: Drain engine oil. See MAINTENANCEMaintenance.
- Drain cooling system. See COOLING SYSTEM, Adjustments.
- Drain gearbox oil. See MANUAL GEARBOX - ’PG1’, Adjustments.
- Remove radiator cooling fan. See COOLING SYSTEM, Repairs.
- Remove underbelly panel. See BODY, Exterior fittings.
- Remove clip retaining selector rod roll pin.
- Using a suitable punch, drive out roll pin securing selector rod to selector shaft.
- Remove bolt and disconnect gear change steady bar from gearbox, collect 2 washers.
- Release selector rod from selector shaft.
- Tie selector rod and steady bar aside.
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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