Models with air conditioning only
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 600 Repair Manual Supplement
- Year
- 1993–1999
- Section
- Repairs › Models with air conditioning only
Engine - L SeriesModels with air conditioning only
Refit
- Fit engine assembly into position using assistance.
- Fit engine RH mounting assembly.
- Align engine mounting assembly.
- Fit 3 bolts securing engine mounting to engine and tighten to 105 Nm.
- Fit mounting restraint bar to mounting, fit and tighten 2 nuts to 45 Nm.
- Align mounting tie bar to body bracket, fit and tighten bolt to 80 Nm.
- Tighten bolt securing mounting tie bar to mounting to 80 Nm.
- Align engine LH mounting to bracket.
- Fit engine LH mounting, tighten M10 nuts to 45 Nm and M12 nut to 70 Nm.
- Release lifting tool chains from engine.
- Remove lifting tool 18G 1598.
- Using assistance, fit front beam to vehicle. Fit bolts and tighten to 69 Nm.
- Fit engine lower steady bar. See this section.
- Fit LH and RH radius arms to lower arms and tighten bolts to 105 Nm.
- Clean splines of both drive shafts and fit new circlip.
- Smear both differential oil seals with clean engine oil.
- Insert drive shafts into differential and push fully home until circlip locks into differential. Pull on inner joint housing to ensure circlip is fully engaged.
CAUTION: Keep drive shaft horizontal to avoid damaging differential oil seal.
- Engage swivel pins in lower arms and tighten castellated nuts to 50 Nm. Align nuts to allow fitment of split pins.
- Fit NEW split pins to castellated nuts.
- Engage damper forks on dampers, ensuring tabs are aligned with slots in forks.
- Fit but do not tighten pinch bolts and lower arm bolts.
NOTE: Pinch bolts and lower arm bolts should be tightened with the vehicles weight acting on the suspension.
- Position steady bar and gear selector rod.
- Align holes in selector shaft and selector rod.
- Fit selector rod roll pin and secure with retaining clip.
- Fit bolt and washers securing steady bar and tighten to 60 Nm.
- Fit exhaust front pipe. See REPAIR MANUAL - Manifold & Exhaust Systems, Repairs.
- Fit centre beam and tighten bolts to 55 Nm.
- Connect PAS pump feed hose to fluid reservoir and tighten clip.
Models with air conditioning only
- Lubricate new ’O’ rings with refrigerant oil and fit to air conditioning pipes.
- Fit air conditioning pipes to compressor and tighten bolt to 17 Nm.
- Fit and tighten bolt securing air conditioning pipe to bonnet locking platform.
All models
- Connect coolant heater hose to engine and tighten clip.
- Connect boost pressure sensing pipe to turbocharger.
- Connect vacuum pipe to vacuum pump and secure with clip.
- Fit and tighten bolt securing vacuum pipe to camshaft cover.
- Connect vacuum hose to EGR valve.
- Secure fuel filter to mounting bracket.
- Connect fuel hose to fuel filter and secure with clip.
- Connect fuel return hose to pipe and secure with clip.
- Connect expansion tank and heater hoses to coolant rail and secure with clips.
- Fit bolt and two washers to power steering pipe banjo. Fit banjo to pump and tighten bolt to 55 Nm.
- Fit coolant hose to engine oil cooler inlet pipe and tighten clip.
- Connect coolant hose to radiator outlet pipe and secure with clip.
- Fit hose to coolant rail and secure with clip.
- Connect coolant hose to engine oil cooler inlet pipe and secure with clip.
- Fit hose to coolant pump and secure with clip.
- Connect coolant hose to radiator inlet pipe and secure with clip.
- Connect hose to coolant outlet elbow and secure with clip.
Parts & tools for this job For 1993 Rover 600
- TOOLA/C manifold gauge setSearch: AC manifold gauge set
- TOOLUV leak detection kitSearch: AC UV leak detection kit
- PARTCabin filterSearch: Rover 600 1993 cabin filter
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