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Rover Rover 600 Repair Manual - Volumes 1 and 2 - 2nd Edition03 · Engine
03 · Engine

Refit

Make
Rover
Model
600 Rover 600 Repair Manual - Volumes 1 and 2 - 2nd Edition
Section
Cylinder head/valve train: repairs › Refit
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Refit

Diagram of cylinder head assembly showing dowel pins, gasket, oil control orifice, and O-ring labeled A through E
  • A Dowel pin
  • B Cylinder head gasket
  • C Dowel pin
  • D Oil control orifice
  • E O - ring

Note:

  • Cylinder head and engine block surface must be clean.
  • "UP" mark on camshaft pulley should be at the top.
  1. Turn the crankshaft so the No 1 piston is at TDC.
  2. Clean the oil control orifice before installing.
  3. Replace the O - ring.
  4. Align the cylinder head dowel pins and oil control orifice.
  5. Use a new cylinder head gasket.

CAUTION: In handling a metal gasket, take care not to fold it or to damage its contact surface.

  1. Install the cylinder head in the reverse order of removal.
  2. Install the bolts that secure the intake manifold to its bracket but do not tighten them yet.
  3. Position the camshaft correctly.
Diagram of cylinder head bolts with numbered tightening sequence 1 through 10

A    Cylinder head bolts

CYLINDER HEAD BOLTS TORQUE SEQUENCE

  1. Apply engine oil to bolt threads and under bolt heads.
  2. Tighten the cylinder head bolts sequentially in three steps.

1st step torque: 40Nm.
2nd step torque: 70Nm.
3rd step torque: 100Nm.

Note:

  • When using a preset - type torque wrench, be sure to tighten slowly and not to overtighten.
  • If a bolt makes any noise while you are tightening it, loosen the bolt and retighten it from the 1st step.

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