Cylinder head gasket (page 3 of 7)
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 600 Repair Manual Supplement
- Year
- 1993–1999
- Section
- Repairs
- Loosen but do not remove 4 bolts securing injection pump timing belt camshaft gear to hub.
- Insert locking pin 18G 1717 through hole in injection pump drive gear and into hole in mounting plate.
CAUTION: Locking pin 18G 1717 must be a sliding fit. If difficulty is experienced, rotate pump hub using a socket on hub nut until pin can be inserted.
- Check that timing marks on camshaft gear and back cover are still aligned.
CAUTION: If drive belt is to be refitted, mark direction of rotation on belt.
- Loosen Allen bolt securing tensioner pulley, move tensioner away from belt and tighten Allen bolt.
- Remove injection pump timing belt.
CAUTION: Do not rotate camshaft or injection pump with timing belt removed. Ease timing belt from gears using fingers only, metal levers may damage belt or gears. Store a belt on its edge with a radius greater than 50 mm. DO NOT use a belt that has been twisted or bent double as this can fracture the reinforcing fibres. Do not use an oil contaminated belt. Although the belt has a service life of 84,000 miles (65,000 km) an existing belt should only be refitted if it has completed less than 42,000 miles (65,000 km).
- Remove and discard injection pump timing belt camshaft gear bolt.
- Remove camshaft gear.
- Remove crankshaft pulley bolt.
- Remove crankshaft pulley.
- Noting their fitted positions, remove 6 bolts securing camshaft timing belt lower cover.
- Remove lower cover.
- Remove camshaft timing belt tensioner access plug from timing belt rear cover.
- Loosen but do not remove Allen bolt securing tensioner pulley.
- Screw timing belt tensioner retractor tool 18G 1719 into timing belt tensioner.
- Tighten nut on tool 18G 1719 until belt tension is released.
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