Air conditioning
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 800 Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1996–1999
- Section
- Repairs › Air conditioning
Engine - KV6Air conditioning
- Position centre beam, fit bolts and tighten to 45 Nm.
- Fit road wheel(s) and tighten nuts to correct torque. See INFORMATION, Torque wrench settings.
- Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
- Position earth lead to gearbox and tighten bolt.
- Position air cleaner bracket and tighten bolts.
- Position battery tray and tighten bolts.
- Fit ECM, tighten bolt and connect multiplugs.
- Position main battery feed lead to battery terminal and fit bolt.
- Locate battery feed lead to fuse box, fit and tighten Torx screw.
- Fit access panel, main fuse cover and fuse box cover.
- Connect engine harness multiplugs
- Remove plugs from fuel feed and return hoses and connect hoses.
- Fit rear steady bar bracket, fit bolts and tighten to 85 Nm.
- Secure harness clip to bracket.
- Position coolant pipe bracket, fit and tighten bolt to 10 Nm.
- Fit steady bar and fit bolt securing steady bar to body.
- Align steady bar to bracket, fit through bolt and special nut. DO NOT tighten bolts.
- Tighten all engine mounting and steady bar fixings in correct sequence to correct torque. See Adjustments.
- Connect multiplugs and secure to bracket on RH suspension turret.
- Secure harness to bracket.
Air conditioning
- Align compressor to mounting bracket, position heatshield, fit bolts and tighten to 25 Nm.
- Fit splash shield, align PAS hose clip, fit spacer to front bolt and tighten bolts.
All models
- Position PAS pump to bracket, fit bolts and tighten 25 Nm.
- Fit PAS pump pulley and fit bolts.
- Fit drive belt to crankshaft pulley and compressor pulley if fitted.
- Using a 25 mm spanner raise belt tensioner and connect drive belt to steering pump and alternator pulleys. Ensure drive belt is correctly located in pulley grooves.
- Tighten PAS pulley bolts to 9 Nm.
- Connect coolant hose to expansion tank and secure with clip.
- Clip hose to PAS pipe.
- Align PAS pipe clip to engine bracket and fit and tighten bolt.
- Position spark plug cover and fit and tighten bolts.
- Fit radiator. See COOLING SYSTEM - ’KV6’, Repairs.
- Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
- Fit manifold chamber. See MANIFOLD & EXHAUST SYSTEMS, Repairs.
- Fit battery. See ELECTRICAL, Repairs.
- Fit air cleaner assembly. See ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - MEMS, Repairs.
- Release bonnet and secure stays to support bonnet.
- Fill gearbox with correct quantity and grade of oil. See MANUAL GEARBOX - ’PG1’, Adjustments.
- Fill engine with correct quantity and grade of oil. See Adjustments.
- Fill cooling system. See COOLING SYSTEM - ’KV6’, Adjustments.
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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