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Rover 400 Workshop Manual (1995-2000)08 · Engine - T Series
08 · Engine

Exhaust camshaft cover gasket

Make
Rover
Model
400 Workshop Manual
Year
1995–2000
Section
Repairs › Exhaust camshaft cover gasket
Engine - T SeriesExhaust camshaft cover gasket
  1. Connect multiplug to IAT sensor.
  2. Connect injector harness multiplug to engine harness.
  3. Connect evaporative emission canister purge hose to inlet manifold and secure with clip.
  4. Connect ECM vacuum hose to inlet manifold.
  5. Align PAS pipe brackets to cylinder head, fit bolts and tighten to 25 Nm.
  6. Secure h.t. leads to cylinder head support clip.
  7. Clean mating faces of throttle housing and inlet manifold.
  8. Fit throttle housing to inlet manifold, fit nuts and tighten to 8 Nm.
  9. Secure evaporative emission canister to mounting bracket.
  10. Connect Lucar to coolant temperature gauge sensor.
  11. Connect multiplug to ECT sensor.
  12. Connect engine coolant rail hose to thermostat housing and secure clip.
  13. Connect coolant expansion tank return hose to thermostat housing and secure clip.
  14. Connect radiator top hose to thermostat housing and secure clip.
  15. Clean timing belt gears and pulleys.
  16. Using fingers only, fit timing belt to gears, starting at the crankshaft gear and working in an anti-clockwise direction around the remaining gears and pulleys.

CAUTION: Ensure the belt run between the crankshaft and exhaust camshaft gear is kept taut during the fitting procedure.

  1. Loosen nut securing tool 18G 1524 , remove tool.
  2. Loosen timing belt tensioner pulley bolt sufficiently to allow tensioner pulley backplate to rotate without tapping the pulley.
  3. Remove timing pin tool 18G 1523 from flywheel.
  4. Rotate crankshaft 2 complete revolutions and align camshaft gear timing marks.
  5. Tighten tensioner pulley bolt to 25 Nm.
  6. Fit camshaft timing belt centre cover. See this section.
  7. Fit exhaust manifold. See MANIFOLD & EXHAUST SYSTEMS, Repairs.
  8. Fit air cleaner. See ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - MEMS, Repairs.
  9. Refill cooling system. See COOLING SYSTEM, Adjustments.

EXHAUST CAMSHAFT COVER GASKET

Remove

  1. Disconnect battery earth lead.
Exhaust camshaft cover gasket – Disconnect battery earth lead.
  1. Remove 4 screws securing spark plug cover, remove cover.
  2. Remove 13 bolts securing camshaft cover.
  3. Remove camshaft cover.
  4. Remove and discard gasket.

Refit

  1. Clean camshaft cover and mating face of camshaft housing.
  2. Position NEW gasket to camshaft housing.

NOTE: Fit gasket dry.

  1. Fit camshaft cover.
Exhaust camshaft cover gasket – Fit camshaft cover.
  1. Fit bolts securing camshaft cover finger tight and tighten in sequence shown to 10 Nm.
  2. Fit spark plug cover, fit screws and tighten to 2 Nm.
  3. Connect battery earth lead.

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