Speed sensor
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 800 Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1996–1999
- Section
- Repairs › Speed sensor
Automatic gearbox - JF403ESpeed sensor
Refit
- Fit pipes to fluid cooler, align pipes and tighten unions.
- Fit hose to bottom of fluid cooler, DO NOT tighten clip.
- Fit mounting bracket to fluid cooler and tighten screw.
- Fit fluid cooler to bottom hose, DO NOT tighten clip.
- Carefully align fluid cooler and connect bottom hose to radiator.
- Connect pipe unions to fluid cooler, tighten unions to 17 Nm.
CAUTION: Ensure inlet pipe is positioned away from engine mounting.
- Check hose runs and tighten hose clips.
- Refit air cleaner. See ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - MEMS, Repairs.
- Fill cooling system. See COOLING SYSTEM - ’KV6’, Adjustments.
- Top-up automatic gearbox fluid level. See Adjustments.
SPEED SENSOR
Service repair no - 44.38.08
Remove
- Raise front of vehicle.
WARNING: Support on safety stands.
- Disconnect multiplug from speed sensor.
- Remove bolt securing speedometer drive pinion to gearbox.
- Remove drive pinion from gearbox.
- Remove speed sensor from drive pinion. Remove ’O’ ring from drive pinion.
Refit
- Clean drive pinion and mating face on gearbox.
- Fit new ’O’ ring and fit speed sensor to drive pinion.
- Fit drive pinion to gearbox and tighten bolt.
- Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
Parts & tools for this job For 1996 Rover 800
- TOOLOBD2 scannerSearch: OBD2 scanner
- TOOLDigital multimeterSearch: automotive digital multimeter
- TOOLBack-probe test leadsSearch: back probe test leads
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