Timing cover (page 2 of 2)
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 800 Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1996–1999
- Section
- Repairs
Engine - dieselTiming cover · page 2 of 2
- Remove ancillary belt tensioner top bolt
- Remove tensioner pivot pin circlip and washer.
- Remove tensioner assembly.
- Remove 2 bolts and Allen securing engine mounting plate and remove plate.
- Remove 7 screws upper screws securing timing cover.
- Release cover from dowels.
- Lower engine and remove timing cover.
Refit
- Clean sealant from mating faces of timing cover and cylinder block.
- Clean timing cover.
- Apply a 3 to 6 mm bead of RTV sealant to timing cover as shown.
- Position timing cover and locate to dowels taking care not to displace sealant.
- Raise engine.
- Fit upper screws to timing cover finger tight.
- Lower engine.
- Position timing pointer and fit and tighten timing cover lower screws to to 10 Nm.
- Clean servo pipe banjo bolt.
- Position NEW sealing washers, fit and tighten banjo bolt to 40 Nm.
Parts & tools for this job For 1996 Rover 800
- PARTGlow plugsSearch: Rover 800 1996 glow plugs
- TOOLGlow plug socketSearch: glow plug socket
- TOOLDiesel compression testerSearch: diesel compression tester
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