Air conditioning.
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 800 Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1996–1999
- Section
- Repairs › Air conditioning.
Engine - dieselAir conditioning.
Air conditioning.
- Raise hoist sufficiently to gain access compressor bolts.
- Remove 4 bolts securing compressor to bracket on cylinder block.
- Release compressor from bracket and tie aside.
- Disconnect compressor multiplug.
All models
- Remove front engine mounting.
- Raise hoist, tilt engine with gearbox as low as possible and using assistance manoeuvre and lift engine and gearbox from vehicle.
Refit
- Using assistance, lower engine and gearbox into engine bay.
Air conditioning
- Position compressor to mounting bracket.
- Fit bolts securing compressor and tighten to 25 Nm.
- Connect compressor multiplug.
All models
- Position front mounting and align engine and gearbox to rear mounting.
- Fit engine rear steady bar and align to engine bracket and body.
- Loosen RH engine mounting through bolt, align mounting to to engine fit bolts and tighten to 75 Nm. DO NOT tighten through bolt.
- Align front mounting to crossmember and tighten bolts to 45 Nm.
- Lower hoist, disconnect and remove lifting bracket 18G 1598.
- Fit and tighten engine rear steady bar bolts to 45 Nm.
- Tighten RH engine mounting through bolt to 45 Nm.
- Fit front mounting top nut and tighten to 90 Nm.
- Fit rear mounting lower nut and tighten to 90 Nm.
- Clean and lubricate clutch slave cylinder push rod.
- Position clutch slave cylinder, fit and tighten bolts.
- Remove plugs from oil cooler pipes and hoses, clean unions and fit NEW ’O’ rings. Connect hoses to pipes and tighten unions.
- Fit RH drive shaft. See DRIVE SHAFTS, Repairs.
- Fit LH drive shaft. See DRIVE SHAFTS, Repairs.
- Clean exhaust flange faces and fit new gaskets to intermediate pipe and turbocharger outlet elbow.
- Fit front pipe to intermediate pipe and align to turbocharger outlet elbow.
- Fit turbocharger heat shield bracket and tighten exhaust flange nuts to 45 Nm.
- Secure front pipe to rubber mounting.
Parts & tools for this job For 1996 Rover 800
- TOOLA/C manifold gauge setSearch: AC manifold gauge set
- TOOLUV leak detection kitSearch: AC UV leak detection kit
- PARTCabin filterSearch: Rover 800 1996 cabin filter
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